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http://profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm

POSTED 8:24 p.m. EST, January 8, 2008

LEN HOLDS AN IMPRESSIVE GRUDGE

Four years after Len Pasquarelli of ESPN.com got his Friar Tuck hairdo out of place when former scoop-feeder Vinny Cerrato failed to give Len a head's-up regarding the stunning decision of Joe Gibbs to come out of an eleven-year retirement, Len is still throwing darts at the Hall of Fame coach.

Amazingly, Pasquarelli claims that age kept Gibbs from succeeding in his second stint: "He was, simply, too old to handle his players, to understand their perspectives, to push their buttons in this era of salary-cap football (remember, Gibbs didn't have to worry about the salary cap during his first stint). And the wear and tear of a season is hard on any coach, much less one who qualifies for senior citizen discounts at your neighborhood cafeteria."

(Hopefully, Gibbs and Pasquarelli don't dine at the same cafeteria -- otherwise, the real benefit of the early bird would be for Joe to get some of the food before Len eats it all.)

Never mind the fact that Gibbs didn't have a Bobby Beathard or comparable front-office talent to set the table with high-end players, or that mismanagement of the roster prior to Gibbs' arrival put the team in a hole from which it was difficult to escape.

Here's the reality -- the Redskins went to the playoffs in two of four seasons under Gibbs. Most NFL coaches, young or old, would love to bat .500 when it comes to getting to the postseason.

So it's just as easy to praise Gibbs as it is to condemn him. We choose the former; he emerged from more than a decade out of the sport and performed pretty well in a far different environment than he last experienced in the final season before the onset of free agency and the salary cap.

And the team is in better shape than it was when Gibbs returned. Before him, the 'Skins made the playoffs only once in five seasons of ownership by Snyder, and were in a four-year drought. Now, there's a feeling that the team is moving in the right direction.

Though, in the end, Pasquarelli is entitled to his opinion, we'd have more respect for it if we thought that it was derived not from the fact that he's still miffed about failing to have fed to him with a side of fries what ended up being one of the bigger news entrees of the decade.

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aejm1400

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He is basically an idiot. Gibbs may not have landed a Superbowl this time, but he got the team to the playoffs twice, drafted our QB for years to come, and made the franchise respectable again. One look at what Gibbs had when he started should show anyone what wonders he has done with this roster.

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AzSkinsFan63

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Yep calling a guy with 3 SB Rings and 3 NASCAR championships ordinary makes ESPN and him look rather ignorant!

ESPN's advertisers should think twice about distancing themselves from knee jerk biased mediots such as these guys!

The NFL should actually make a point to slap ESPN on the wrist for this kind of truly unprofessional journalism.

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Though, in the end, Pasquarelli is entitled to his opinion, we'd have more respect for it if we thought that it was derived not from the fact that he's still miffed about failing to have fed to him with a side of fries what ended up being one of the bigger news entrees of the decade.

Most of the article is just fluff, but that last graph ... That's exactly right.

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jobedoza

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We all know what the Redskins faithful think of Mr. Pasquarelli. So, I ain't gonna say anything that's already been said...

But, I will wanna say to hold a grudge against an organization just because he didn't get a scoop just shows how sad his personal state is. He's entitled to his opinion, but to try to find something bad to say about a coach, a hall-of-fame coach, after leading his team through a turbulent season, is pretty pathetic IMO.

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