jdfountain Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Oh the memories. The best of times and the worst of times. It seems so far in the past, yet so near to becoming a reality once more. Superbowls!!!! HTTR :point2sky http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/redskins/longterm/1997/history/allart/super82.htm http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/redskins/longterm/1997/history/allart/xviii.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonnyRules Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Oh the memories. The best of times and the worst of times. It seems so far in the past, yet so near to becoming a reality once more. Superbowls!!!! HTTR :point2sky http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/redskins/longterm/1997/history/allart/super82.htm http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/redskins/longterm/1997/history/allart/xviii.htm Thanks for posting the links to the past. :point2sky It got me thinking. I remembered that I was interviewed at the 1984 game during half time. Many of my friends told me they saw my name in the Washington Post; unfortunately I was traveling a lot back then and never saw the article until you jogged my memory. So I did a search and low and behold, I finally found it. http://proquest.umi.com/pdf/c746d93b9e4f780d33881468a1d231fd/1137815845/share2/pqimage/hnirs3/20060120222724936/7250/out.pdf Theisman had thrown an interception just before halftime. I ran down the ramp to grab another beer when the reporter stopped me and asked what I thought about the game. At first I thought she was a hooker, but she showed me her credentials (wink, wink) and I talked to her. Anyhow, I'm the guy in the third paragraph. Thanks for helping me remember 22 years later; much appreciated. :point2sky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsand521 Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Wow, I read the last link article, and I got depressed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdfountain Posted January 21, 2006 Author Share Posted January 21, 2006 Thanks for posting the links to the past. :point2sky WOW,.....How did you manage to find that? Bad subject, but great read :applause: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonnyRules Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Wow, I read the last link article, and I got depressed! Yeah, if a few key players hadn't been out past 4:00 am the night before, we would have rolled over the Raiders. It was a pretty depressing day. But what the heck, we were in the Super Bowl. I bet you would take us being in the big game today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsiaticSkinsFan Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 This is probably why Gibbs is so conservative at teh end of halves and games... The Redskins' offense was struggling. Gibbs opted not to run out the clock. He opted not to throw deep, perhaps since cornerback Hayes stood 45 yards downfield, protecting against the big play. Instead, Theismann dropped back into the end zone and threw a swing pass to running back Joe Washington in the flat. The ball never reached Washington. Squirek leaped in front of him at the five-yard line for the interception, then ran into the end zone for the 21-3 touchdown. Later came Gibbs' reasoning: "With 23 second (actually 12) left in the half, you have two choices: you can either fall on the ball or try to get something . . . I wanted to run something safe. It got us a 67-yard gain in the first game (against the Raiders). I was hoping we'd get 20 or 30 yards and maybe get a field goal . . .I didn't like the idea of falling on the ball." He used to gun it, 22 years and he still cant forget it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsiaticSkinsFan Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Yeah, if a few key players hadn't been out past 4:00 am the night before, we would have rolled over the Raiders.It was a pretty depressing day. But what the heck, we were in the Super Bowl. I bet you would take us being in the big game today. if we won that game... we would have been the team of the Decade and Art Monk, Russ Grimm, Joe Jacoby, and Joe Theisman woulda been HOFers... real talk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonnyRules Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Thanks for posting the links to the past. :point2sky WOW,.....How did you manage to find that? Bad subject, but great read :applause: Your post gave me the date. I did a search at the Washington Post with my name. Found the article. Pretty incredible. I'm on a nostalgic high right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyf316 Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 http://proquest.umi.com/pdf/c746d93b9e4f780d33881468a1d231fd/1137815845/share2/pqimage/hnirs3/20060120222724936/7250/out.pdf Thanks for helping me remember 22 years later; much appreciated. :point2sky This link was broken when I tried it. I'd like to read it, though. Can you post just your paragraph, maybe? Thanks - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonnyRules Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Give me a few seconds to print, scan, and repost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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