markshark84

LOL. This team has had 2 10 wins seasons in the 22 seasons since Snyder cursed us with his presence (don’t count 1999 since he didn’t have enough time to wreak the team). In those 22 years, we have never had a 10+ win season nor have we EVER had a back to back winning season. How on earth do you think we could ever put together 10+ win seasons CONSECUTIVELY….. You know the definition of insanity right? Under Snyder’s ownership, there’s as much a chance of this team stringing together 10+ wins consecutively as I have of winning The Masters in April…… What amazes me is that our fan base was so insanely loyal that it took 20+ years and countless Snyder failures to get them to wake up and walk away. It’s embarrassing to watch games and see an entire green/black stadium against the eagles or yellow/black against the Steelers.

Thanks. I am DC born and raised, but live outside the area now. I was young when they won SBs, but some of my earliest memories are watching those SBs with my family. Since Snyder bought the team, my interest has slowly eroded over time as he is a horrendous owner and person. By about 2013 (RGIII fallout) my fanship became completely dormant, stopped watching games altogether, but the recent play of Heinicke in the playoff game brought me back. So in a way, I am both a new and old fan..... And I am not "buying" into anything. I only make my football opinions based on performance. Haskins, overall, performed abysmally and such performance was clearly a result of many of the things his coaches, players, media, etc. were critiquing about him. I am not one to coddle an already entitled football player. The fact the coaches were saying this in the media wasn't a surprise to anyone as anyone with eyes could clearly see what they were talking about on the field. Haskins is a guy that has exhibited, at every turn, a lack of maturity and horrible emotional intelligence. Qbs like that don't survive for very long in this league ---- just ask Johnny Football about that. So my opinion on Haskins is based on the performance of Haskins. His performance (based on QBR) has been historically bad --- like all time bad for any QB in the league. With respect to the blitz pickups --- I generally consider that the job of the QB and, at times, C. It is their job to make the proper adjustments thereby telling their RB, HB, TE, WR, etc. to pick them up or redesign their route. Similar to MIKE identification. That's not a position players job. I still hold to the fact that much of the running game was hindered by having an inept QB in Haskins, followed by Smith, who literally can't throw a pass beyond 15 yards in the air. In the TB game, it was clear, the TB DEF was loading the box, which would make it difficult to run. I also disagree with your sentiment that a QB's slow progressions hurt the run game. They absolutely do, albeit indirectly. If a QB has slow reads, you can load the box without much risk. You will most likely get to the QB within the 4 second timeframe necessary. At the very least, loading the box will pressure him --- and for an unprepared and undisciplined guy like Haskins, presser turns into TOs. So as a DEF coach, if I have a QB who lacks the ability to make quick progressions, I will, maybe >80% of the time, send 1-2 more pass rushers, since I know that Haskins will most likely not get to the 3 or 4th option (and you don't need to cover those options on man, more a hovering zone) and with the added pressure comes (1) more TOs, and (2) more defenders to protect the run game. On a side note, I didn't think Smith was that great at getting the ball out fast. He goes thru his progressions quickly, but more than not, ended up with the dreaded dump off pass (which he did a ton in KC). I am of the belief that as the game has evolved, now the pass will open up the run (since many DEFs initially attempt to stop the run up front). If a DEF doesn't respect the pass (and that lack of respect is correct), you will never be able to run consistently. I don't think that Haskins, Allen, or Smith are QBs you need to respect. Heinicke, I actually do as he showed he could throw downfield (but the lack of run production was clearly a result of TB's DEF scheme). With respect to playcalling, when you have a QB as unprepared as Haskins, that could create a huge issue in what you can call.... Again, Haskins was commonly unprepared and when you have that issue, the playbook gets quite small...... You could be correct, however, but with a guy like Haskins and Smith under center, it is very difficult to tell. With respect to Riveria's comments, first I will say that I am not a huge Riveria fan, but I don't think he's worthless. He has actually been good for the organization given what a horrible owner we have. And when you say the coaches have "all the power" --- I always laugh when anyone says that about anyone within this organization that is NOT Dan Snyder. Snyder has ALL the power. That has become painfully clear over the past 2 decades. That said, I stand by the fact that Riveria's comments were a last ditch effort to put some fire under an otherwise entitled, immature, unfocused QB. But unless one of us was there behind the scenes, it's all speculation. 2 last comments --- first on this statement: "The reason I'm focusing my criticism on Rivera and the coaches is because they are the ones with all of the power, and they are the ones who are still here." As a fan, I don't think that is the correct view to take. I think that it's probably better to support the current team over putting them down in favor of a horrendously performing player that made mistake after mistake after mistake, whose cutting was fully warranted and is no longer with the team. The ultimate mistake was drafting him at 15 in the first place ---- which, of course, was a Snyder call..... Secondly, you mention FO..... We don't have a FO. We have Dan Snyder. He's our FO. And if you think he is at fault, well, then I 100% agree with you. Snyder has been an absolute CURSE to this organization and turned one of the NFL's most respected franchises into the joke of the NFL.

I feel like you are completely ignoring all the off-the-field issues Haskins had. I personally think the DC coaching staff gave Haskins too much benefit/leeway when he screwed up over and over and over again. After all, the dude did compromise his HC's health in order to attend a strip club with his girlfriend.... And the on-field deficiencies Haskins displayed were at a minimum partial to complete by-products of his off-the-field mistakes. When you have a young QB that lacks even a sprinkling of maturity and the ability to digest instruction, it is VERY difficult to impossible to develop them. After all, these coaches' jobs/careers are on the line. If it's me and I have an employee that time and time again won't listen, and i can get fired for it --- I am moving on and going with a guy that I can at least train. That is a no-brainer. Many of the complaints you reference can be attributed to the QB play honestly. Blitz pick-up and identification is one of the QBs primary pre-snap jobs. Haskins lack of preparation is WELL documented. A bad run game can be the product of when a DEF doesn't respect the pass --- especially when you have a QB that holds the ball, is not elusive within the pocket, and is slow thru progressions. That said, we do need an upgrade at the RB position as our group was not very good at identifying holes or execution. Haskins' footwork was atrocious --- again a result of lack of discipline and practice. I believe the coaching staff had no other option but to threaten Haskins --- since it was clear he did not take things very seriously and acted like an entitled child. It's similar in parenting --- you ask and ask and then ask differently and then yell, and if it doesn't work, you threaten and then follow up with the threat the first time. And demoting him to 3rd string was honestly correct considering it has been proven he was the worst performing QB on the roster. We were 1-5 with Haskins as QB. There was little to no mental/physical development during his mid-season benching, despite his words that it did. Haskins' QBR in 202 was 30.8, which was lowest among ALL qualifying NFL QBs. His QBR was 20 in 2019 (again, lowest among qualifying NFL QBs). That isn't coaching..... come on. When you take Haskins out of our offense, it wasn't horrendous. No "good", but not so bad we need to burn it down. Don't get me wrong, there are a number of issues with talent at the WR, TE, RB, Tackle positions --- but there were 3 QBs that showed they could produce in the environment with Haskins being the only one that couldn't. Personally, I believe that releasing Haskins was the absolute best thing you could have done for him. My hope is that it is a wake up call to him. Sometimes you have to hit rock bottom in order to grow, and my hope is that this is his and he will realize his issues, work on them, and come back a better player on a different team. Just read your other post, so I edited this one to include.... I agree that what you wrote was 100% fact, except I'd consider them incomplete and some are opinions on what is "bad coaching". Which include: - The bad coaching goes beyond the objectively terrible performance of the offense -- Using every half of football as a referendum on the future of your QBs is bad coaching. -- Telling the QB you are trying to develop that if he has another multiple turnover game then he'll lose his job is bad coaching. -- Demoting that QB to third string the next week after a loss and thus scapegoating him for it is bad coaching. That is demonstrated incompetence in the handling and developing of a young QB prospect that this coaching staff is guilty of. To those opinions, I think it is difficult to come to such conclusions without being there behind the scenes. It would be necessary to know what Haskins was doing in film rooms, at practice, with the team in the locker room, etc. It appeared as if he had lost the locker room (other than Chase Young, who was his college teammate, but even his comments appeared to show he was in the minority of players that supported him). You can't "coach" maturity, work ethic, dedication, selflessness, leadership, etc. A QB needs all those things and Haskins didn't appear to possess any of them. GOOD coaching is making the difficult decisions and cutting bait before more damage is done. Time will tell whether this was good coaching or bad..... The similarities with respect to maturity, dedication, prep, etc. with Manziel are present (without the substance abuse).

For Cam and Kyler, they had been in college for 4 years. Cam played 2 years including 1 at Blinn and 2 years at FL. Kyler played 8 games at A&M before his 21 at OK. Neither is exactly a 1 year and leave early guy. But I think you are correct with Haskins. And my rationale is similar to yours in that I generally think QBs that leave early for the NFL after one season may not be as mature in that they aren't thinking long term. I am interested in how you know Trey's intangibles. Do you know him personally? That is a serious question,. There isn't much on the guy in how he preps and clock in/out hours. That said, for a QB, the intangibles are everything. Successful QBs are the workhorses and team first guys.

I have never been a huge fan of drafting 1st round QBs that have only 1 year of starting QB college experience. The haskins experiment helped confirm it. And in this case, a QB that has 1 year of experience at a lower talent level than DI. I prefer QBs that are smart enough to know when the right time it is for them to come out and not just look at it from a the financial perspective of being a first rounder. If Lance were smart, he would go back and make sure he is in a position to succeed when he goes to the NFL. Really, this guy only has 1 real season of being a QB under his belt as he was an run option QB in high school and rarely threw. That in and of itself makes me leery of Lance.

You are disregarding the fact there are even politics in pro sports. When you have an undersized guy (and let's be honest, TH isn't close to 6-1; Brady looked a full head taller when they went to shake hands) that came from a nothing program, sigma/bias will work wildly against you. When you look at Romo's early history, it's crazy. The guy was almost cut for Quincy Carter! It took 3 years and a threat to leave to New Orleans in order for him to sniff the field. I 100% agree that generally the cream rises to the top, but you need to have an opportunity to rise. The vikings was his best hope, but that was in year 1 out of college, he got hurt, and it is understandable the franchise didn't want to waste time on a guy that was on IR for like 2 years. After that, he was behind Brady, Watson, and Newton --- and he still rose the ranks after Newton was hurt and impressed the staff so much, well, he's here now. Personally, I think when evaluating the depth chart and investment of a player, overall performance should be considered greater than what other teams thought of the guy. But that's just me..... I am with you that this game finally got me excited about this team. I have been 100% dormant for nearly 6 years. TH woke me up. To not give this dude a chance to compete for QB1 would be insanity. That said, we would absolutely need to invest in multiple QBs as his injury concerns are 110% valid. In looking at all this, the redskins have screwed up much easier decisions, so as long as Snyder is the owner, my expectations on their ability to correctly handle this are next to 0.

The hope I have is that other teams are less inclined to sign him because of his familiarity with Turner’s scheme — and the fact his performance was contributed to that familiarity. If that won’t be the case, the only way we get him at any sort of bargain is if other teams are concerned with his durability and/or TH wants to stay here because he feels Turner’s offense puts him in the best position to succeed.

3 year, 13M non-gauranteed too much? As a GM, I’d be interested in signing him to something longer and backloaded thats not guaranteed, like 5 year 20M, small signing bonus, with most of the money coming in years 3-5. If he fails, you cut him in year 1 or 2 of the contract. If he continues, you have a cap friendly franchise qb for a 4 to 5 year period. That scenario is how some teams win SBs.

For the past 5 years, I became a completely indifferent fan. I lost all passion I had for this team as a fan. Last night was the first time in an extremely long time I began to cheer again — and it was ALL because of #4 Heinicke. He single-handedly kept this team in that game. His play was inspiring. My hope is they learn from all their mistakes (which are at this point beyond counting), sign him to a very cap-friendly low risk multi-year deal, and give him a chance as starter next season while drafting for Offensive need outside the QB position. With the 19th pick, most top QB prospects will be off the board, but top WR, OL, etc will be there. If he fails, QB can be addressed in the subsequent year. We may have been handed a gift. I just hope for once, this organization doesn’t screw it up.

If I were a season ticket holder, then I'd be a pretty big hypocrite wouldn't I? And I guess you'll STFU and take whatever Danny boy throws your way..... Repeat after me: thank you Mr. Dan Snyder Sir, may I have another......

Well, if you like Dan Snyder and think he is a good owner, then keep on going..... If the "fan experience" is more important to you than having an owner and management capable of fielding a winning team ---- that's on you.

Why anyone would spend top $$$$ to actually go to the games is beyond me. The experience is horrible, prices crazy high, and every dollar that gets stolen from you just lines the pockets of the worst owner in all of sports. Keeping your season tickets only guarantees we'll continue to have the worst owner in all of sports. If our fans were truly interested in seeing our situation improve, they'd give up their tickets and not spend $$$ on the team.