jockey Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 I will start by saying I am a die hard Skins fan through and through. Have been for many years. On the contrary, I find myself wishing they lose every single game this year. Not because I wish bad on Zorn. I like the guy. Why?....because my hope is that an 0-16 season will force the poor excuse of a front office to re-think their strategy in fielding a team and realize that the way they have gone about business in the past years is not working. Especially if they see the team go 0-16 (it pains me to say: UNFORTUNATELY they have won 2 games to this point) I don't want to beat a dead horse but building a team exclusively through the draft is the way to go. Your offensive and defensive lines are the lifeblood of the team and concentrating on those positions are paramount to success. (As a youngster, I always wished then GM Bobby Beathard would go for the high profile and flashy RB, QB or WR but time and time again, he was always dedicated to building that line - smart man - heck I could even through a few TD passes behind that quality line he built) It seems that every single game they win leads everyone, front office included, into a false sense of getting to the promise land....without realizing the games they win are just flukes. I'll get more satisfaction out of wins when I know the front office has a plan and the traditional proper structure for the organization to survive and prosper for the long haul (ex. N.E. Patriots) ...and maybe want to kiss the Lombardi Trophy a few times. The only control I have is through wishing for them to lose every single game. I can't make the fans boycott the games (which is long overdue and realize people we have more power than we think). I can't make the fans stop buying the merchandise. I can't force Snyder to sell the team. It seems we are always rebuilding. It's just so darn disheartening to see other teams who have rebuilt two and three times (the right way) and gone on to do great things in the same span Snyder has owned the team. It also pains me to know we have lost one generation (now going on 2 generations) of potential Skins fans because all they know of the Skins is a poor pathetic team and not the proud winning organization I grew up with. Am I alone in my mindset in wishing for losses? I just want to know if anyone else feels the same way. I want my proud organization back Be heard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinz4Life12 Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 No......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD_washingtonredskins Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 No...but I won't completely kill you for it either. I understand the mindset that some bad years might lead to a more successful front office setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFKFedEx Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 I'd accept a 3-13 season if I knew it would lead to a wholesale change in FO philosophy the following off season. However, it would probably take multiple years of 3-4 wins to keep Danny out of football opps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Lloyd Christmas Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 no, but sometimes i just feel like eeking out wins against bottom dwellers is just delaying the inevitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooley4President Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 I don't root against them, but I don't look at losing the same way. I've done away with any expectations I've had with this team, and I'm OK with losing all season so long as it's losing with a purpose. If we go 4-12 this year or something crazy like that and it results in real change, I'm OK with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba9497 Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 not a chance in hell you don't know what's going on, nor know what will happen as the season progresses. I hope the team gets it together and have a good season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsHokieFan Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 For 3.5 hours every Sunday I want the Redskins to win that damn game real bad. Its the rest of the week where I think "boy, if things get real ugly, there could be some very positive change within the organization" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachreiter Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 i am with you that i want us to end up with the worst record in the league this season, but my reason is because we would finally be in a position to draft a franchise QB and not have to give up 2 arms and a leg (which snyder is gleefully willing to oblige) to get him. we would also be able to grab a top tier Olineman in the early 2nd/3rd. this draft is deep, and the talent at the top has star written on them and top talent is still going to be available in the 2nd and 3rd rounds. i hope we can snag mccoy, but bradford would do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMVSkins Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 I don't root against them but you couldn't tell that when my friends ask about how I think they are going to do on sundays, I think the skins offense turned us fans into realist instead of optimist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Nope, not once. Even if we are out of the playoffs, I don't want to lose a single play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikie Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 personally no, but I have some friends who have been die-hards since gibbs 1 and share similar thoughts to you... their reasoning is this club needs to hit rock bottom before it move ahead in the correct manner... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick1796 Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 NO, and I am really annoyed that you do an still call yourself a fan. I want the team to pull it together and use the talent that is on the roster. i want them to win every remaining game. I would rather be wrong about vinny, danny, and every player i might doubt than to wish the team lose even a single game. not even for better draft position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Never. And the day I do I walk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePreciating Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Pull it over, Ma'am. Fan Police. You are not a fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TankRizzo Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 It's kind of like having a drug addict for a relative. You don't condone their choices in life. You know those choices are detrimental to their health and while you don't want to see anything bad happen to them, you do kind of hope something happens that will open their eyes and seek real, professional help and correct the way they live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinz248 Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 No......... Exactly.... If you say yes turn in your Redskins Fan Card (our crappy FO has been selling them you didn't know? ) Every year, I hope we go 19-0. If we lose, I find POSITIVES about the game instead of dwelling on the NEGATIVES. Either way, the next game, I forget about the L and cheer my ass off and hope we come away with the W. Yes even if it is UGLY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinking Skins Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 nope, but I do learn not to pray for miracles as much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoleSkin21 Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 No not at all. I wanna win. I get sick of the Cowboys and Eagle fans in the area talking trash after we lose. That's more of a motivator for me to want to win more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbs Hog Heaven Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 I don't personally subscribe to that, but I understand and fully appreciate those like the OP that have been beaten down by nigh on two decades of almost constant mediocrity that do. The same way I fully understand and appreciate those that half want the QB to get injured to get anything in there to spark this anemic offense. Years upon years of following a run-of-the-mill, consistently mediocre franchise will do that to a fan. Particularly one who's lived through the great times. Hail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskey17 Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Never in a million years. :logo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stugein Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 "As a Skins fan, do you find yourself rooting against them?" Does not compute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePreciating Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 "As a Skins fan, do you find yourself rooting against them?"Does not compute. Bingo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Pressure Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 No, I find myself predicting the next horrible thing that we'll screw up or will happen to us in a game though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldskool Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 No......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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