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2010 Season True or False: The Entire Washington Redskins Organization has a chip on its shoulder

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SMOSS89

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Hmmm.....let's see:

Daniel M. Snyder - Embarrassed by his 2009 team, not only for that season, but the entire duration of his ownership to that point. Made key decisions to completely overhaul the organization to prove everyone that the organization is heading in the right direction, and perhaps, that he is capable of being a competent owner.

Bruce Allen - Son of legendary coach George Allen, Bruce was fired in Tampa after the 2008 season along with head coach Jon Gruden for years of inconsistency in the teams play. During the year off, he would meet with various executives, former and current coaches to discuss football, still clearly anticipating his opportunity to come back to the NFL and win his first ring as a GM.

Mike Shanahan - After 14 successful years in Denver, he was fired after an 8-8 season in 2008. The fiery competetive spirit was still alive during his year off, as he continued to study film, trends in the NFL, how other teams do business, etc. After his new opportunity with the Redskins started, he has stated many times that he has learned a few things over the past year, and deep down I'm sure he vows to prove people wrong and show he is still a successful head coach. Even little comments like during McNabb's presser, referring to their new bond and "Getting a fresh start.......sounds better than being fired, right?", it's obvious this man's will to win is as strong, if not stronger, than ever.

Donovan McNabb - Pretty simple scenario here. Guy gets traded inter-division because his old team wants to get younger. He will get his shot at them twice a year, and the fire will burn ever the more to win that elusive Superbowl title. His will to win is infectious and will surely spread to the rest of the locker room if it hasn't already. Deep down though, this man knows he has many critics to silence in the years ahead.

There are countless other stories, whether it be Clinton Portis showing that he is committed and ready to contribute, or the team in general having a UNIFIED sense of urgency (minus one Albert Haynesworth), to the silly little ad campaigns that try and demonstrate we're heading in a new direction, one thing is clear:

This whole organization has a chip on it's shoulder. TRUE!

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Dick Edds

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True ... there is nothing like seeing a team with the "WILL" to win ... it's infectious and that confidence breeds confidence.

It's not something you can quantify or describe with words. But I can see it in Shanny's eye's ... I can see it in London Fletcher's eyes ... and I can see it in McNabb's eyes.

Edit: of course not in person, but you get what I'm saying. It's almost here!

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First Colony

First Colony

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It damn well better be true.

The organization has been an embarrasment (save for the Gibbs 2.0 years and even that had more downs then ups) for 18 years now.

Lots of players had their absolute worst season last year.

2010 begins the start of quite a bit of vengence

I could not agree more

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Redskins Anonymous

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True - the Redskins do have a chip on their shoulder. I think Bruce Allen's chip is even bigger because he was fired so the Glazers could hide their financial woes.

Bruce Allen was given an extra 2 million dollars a year to resign players. I don't have to be a GM to know that is not enough money to keep a Super Bowl team together. This financial mismanagement came from the top of the Bucs organization. Given the financial constraints put on the Bucs FO by the Glazers, it is actually impressive that the Bucs even competed during his time there. It is a testament to Allen and Gruden. The people in Tampa are just starting to figure out the Glazers are broke and don't care about the Bucs anymore since Tampa stopped giving them land after building the Bucs a new stadium and training facility (the Glazers then asked Tampa for more land to build a "practice facility"; aren't training facility and practice facility the same thing? crooks...) My point being that Bruce Allen has the added incentive of showing what he really can do when he doesn't have unreasonable financial handcuffs restricting him.

People in Tampa are so dumb they still blame Bruce Allen for destroying the Bucs Super Bowl team. In reality, the Glazers won their title and then focused on Manchester United. They have blamed everybody but themselves for the Bucs decline which worked for awhile. But now that they have fired everybody, it is obvious even to the biggest, dumbest, most rednecked Buc fan that Bruce Allen was not the problem. The Glazers are; this is why Bruce Allen has the biggest chip on his shoulder of the lot.

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ttr77

ttr77

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I'm sure a lot of them feel that they have something to prove. Whether or not this carries them past the first half of the first game is a bigger question. I tried to be pissed at my last girlfriend forever, but once I got laid all was forgotten.

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rick7423

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I'm sure a lot of them feel that they have something to prove. Whether or not this carries them past the first half of the first game is a bigger question. I tried to be pissed at my last girlfriend forever, but once I got laid all was forgotten.

:point2sky:beavisnbutthead: ROFL, well said sir, well said!!!

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skins island connection

skins island connection

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Absolutely friggin' t r u e !!!

The problem was the chips on their shoulders from last year were cow chips, and no matter what they did, they kept stepping in it.

Now, a new attitude will envelop the team, and it will really show against division foes, not so much on the teams who have a permanent parking spot in the cellar each year, but they will be looked over for a few weeks, until they really blow out someone on all sides of the ball, THEN they will begin to get the eyes from the league.

And personally, I hope the 1st game is a slaughter, because NOTHING is better than creaming the pukes; well, ok there are a FEW things, but thats for a different forum...:evilg:

DAMN I AM PUMPED AND READY FOR WEEK 1 !!

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Annonymous Source

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Does Everyone, or almost everyone, within the orginization have a chip on their shoulder this season? Absolutely YES! Is this team ready to be a contender? Probably not.

This team has many positions where there seems to suddenly be wells of competition. The simple fact of the matter is that aside from RB most of this competition is between average at best NFL starters trying to get a shot. It is far better than where we were, but the fact is that this team does not have the youth or the talent to be called a true competitor yet.

(puts back on rose colored glasses) Still, this team is stronger at every position than last season, as well as more motivated...Can't wait for Kickoff!

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hail2skins

hail2skins

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Good thread, and you gave good examples of key individuals from the owner on down who have something to prove. But dammit, I hear the same stuff every year. "We're going to have a different attitude with Coach X in here." Before last season "JC is going to be all fired up because of how Snyderatto tried to bring in Cutler and Sanchez, etc."

Not to sound like the proverbial turd in the punchbowl, but I'm sick of platitudes.

As the Nike slogan goes......JUST DO IT!

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