endzone_dave Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Gone are the days when Dan and Vinny would hop on a plane and sign the most expensive free agent the first day of free agency. Gone are the days when the Skins use a draft pick to trade for TJ Duckett. Gone are the days when the Skins sign a washed up QB from a division rival. Gone are the days when the Skins use three 2nd round picks on Devin Thomas, Malcolm Kelly, and Fred Davis. This team is a professionally run organization now and it shows. The pain is over. I know I'm being captain obvious but man it feels good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allskinz Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I'm on the sign McCloughlan to a long term deal NOW bandwagon. Gruden, McVay, Barry, Callhan, etc are coaching out of their minds. It feels good to fall back into relevance and coming into the season nobody expected it. From top to bottom we are seeing this team transform. We've all fallen for it in the past, but this time it feels different. Finally heading in the right direction. And in the corner, Dan Snyder is sitting back and keeping his mouth shut. Hopefully Jerry Jones doesn't follow suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooterman Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Certainly hopeful this is true. Just eliminating the noise around the team that has been there for a decade or more would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zazzaro703 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Forgot the most important point. Gone are the days that EVERYTHING leaked to the media causing massive drama. Well, other than Scot getting some hummers and his wife going to Twitter. I wonder what changed and who is no longer around the organization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnboy99 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 The pain is over. Not quite Go to this thread for a bit of nostalgia http://es.redskins.com/topic/393865-cousins-is-the-man/page-166 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roanoker Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Usually the light at the end of the tunnel for this team was a train coming the other way. Hopfully, we're finally moving out of the darkness of dysfunction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD_washingtonredskins Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I'm on the sign McCloughlan to a long term deal NOW bandwagon. Gruden, McVay, Barry, Callhan, etc are coaching out of their minds. It feels good to fall back into relevance and coming into the season nobody expected it. From top to bottom we are seeing this team transform. We've all fallen for it in the past, but this time it feels different. Finally heading in the right direction. And in the corner, Dan Snyder is sitting back and keeping his mouth shut. Hopefully Jerry Jones doesn't follow suit. Though I would love that, it's ironically the type of move the previous regimes would make with such a small sample size. Granted, McCloughan has been very successful in other places (that's why he got the contract we just signed him to after all). But tripling down on someone after one good season has put us in bad situations before. There's nothing wrong with playing things out and letting things happen naturally. I don't know the terms of his contract, but I think it's OK to begin negotiating with him sometime before the final year he's under team control. To this point, he's done very well, but there's no way to know that he's outperformed anything (they probably expected quality moves, stability, etc.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 And then there's Cleveland.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mursilis Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Next season is crucial in determining the direction of this franchise, and whether things have TRULY changed. It's not like this team hasn't made the playoffs before (2005, 2007, 2012), but after each of those seasons, they failed to return. In fact, after two of those seasons, (2005, 2012), they returned to 10+ losses. fell back to last in the division, and crushed whatever hope they generated in the past year. True contenders don't do that, but fluke teams do. So next season we'll see what this team truly is - a true contender, or a one-season fluke? I'm betting they show sustained improvement next season, but I've been wrong about that before. Let's hope that's not the case this time. And then there's Cleveland.... Yeah, but there's always going to be Cleveland. Browns fans can't even be football fans anymore - I'm guessing they're all closet-Greek tragedy fans. There's no other explanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 My favorite turning point- Snyder wanted the team to wear a certain color pants on game day and was told no. He doesn't even have a say in pant color. And then there's Cleveland.... http://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/cleveland-fans-apply-to-relocate-browns-to-los-angeles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PigskinRedskin Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 And then there's Cleveland.... I thought we're not allowed to curse here? But I generally do feel as though things are truly evolving on all levels. Snyder is quiet and us seeing the development on the field, the fans rejoicing and the sales increasing. We have a strong GM that has found some key players and are continuing to develop those before him. Allen is quieter and focused on expenses and events which he's good at. Our coaches have grown and appears to learn what has worked and who is working hard. Let's hope it continues! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrFan Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I'm happy that we're on the winning side now, and I think most of the credit goes to SMC and Callahan. I'm also happy Snyder and Allen has been put into constant hibernation. Is this era of dysfunction over ? I sincerely wish it, but we will need to keep on improving during the upcoming season to avoid any setback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skins island connection Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I had to check to ensure the OP was referring to the organization. ES, well, thats a horse of a different color... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFKFedEx Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I need to see three years of apparent non meddling from the owner before I'll be convinced the culture has changed. That being said, the early returns from the Scotty Mac era have been hella good. Let's be honest in that much of our recent success has been the result of quality QB play. Check back in mid May to see where Scott has taken us. The first 15 minutes of this movie have been great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Tater Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 And then there's Cleveland....I heard they are looking a Vinnie for GM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSanz Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I made this mistake after the 2012 loss to Seattle. I am now staunchly in the "prove it" camp. This franchise has done nothing in the past two decades to deserve any benefit of the doubt. Call me jaded; that's fine. Maybe I am. I will not be caught with my pants down again like in 2013. 2013 was devastating to my sports psyche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skins4eva Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I made this mistake after the 2012 loss to Seattle. I am now staunchly in the "prove it" camp. This franchise has done nothing in the past two decades to deserve any benefit of the doubt. Call me jaded; that's fine. Maybe I am. I will not be caught with my pants down again like in 2013. 2013 was devastating to my sports psyche. I agree. When I see us a) win a playoff game and string more than one winning season together back to back, I will get more comfortable agreeing that the era of dysfunction is behind us. I think this is a nice thread but premature and it better not jinx us this weekend! And by the way, its MalCOMB kelly...check your facts Endzone_Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacks 'n' Stuff Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I swear to God that I never thought I'd see the day. I'm cautious due to all of the times I've been hurt in the past but it truly does feel different this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBass1724 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 We're not as "gimmicky" on offense like we were in 2012, so it definitely feels different in a more positive manner. It's way too premature to say The Era of Dysfunction is over, but we are trending in the right direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewCliche21 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I swear to God that I never thought I'd see the day. I'm cautious due to all of the times I've been hurt in the past but it truly does feel different this time. It feels different this time, just like it did the last time. I'm wait and see and hope to be surprised like I was with Gruden and Cousins this year. I would, however, like to keep McCloughan locked up here. The feeling about him isn't different; it's the first time we've had a real hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss_Hogg Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I certainly hope so. Our team created the blueprint for NFL dysfunction with Cerrato, Snyder, Zorn, Haynseworth, McNabb, RGIII injury debacle, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinz_4_life Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 As a post glory day fan its hard to be so convinced so early with the "new" regime change. How many times in the past two decades have we seemingly figured it out only to have it crash down to the ground and burn. Just reminds me of the "house that bruce built" thread all over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAVEONTHEWARPATH93 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 way too early to make that declaration. I mean our GM had his wife blow his **** up publicly on twitter like 4 months ago. We may be good but it'll take years of quiet for me to think the dysfunction is all gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kindred Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 From what I hear, there's been a fundamental shift in the culture and atmosphere of the locker room. No more factions, no more segregation by offense, defense, positions, or skin color. Players from any/all positions are chilling together, playing games together, hanging out together. There's a goofy Lord of the Rings movement among many of the players. DHall says he's once again having fun after a long time of playing cause its the job. There's a cohesiveness to the team that wasnt there before. I'm not sure if it started from that initial spark when the team had a brawl with the texans in the offseason and the whole team got each other's back, or whether Kirk provided that spark and passion with the come from behind @ Tampa and his defiant, **** you "You like that!" to all the haters and doubters. Or perhaps Gruden is just the right combination of toughness, motivation, and fun that this team needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Acre Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 So in retrospect, are people thrilled, satisfied, or dissatisfied w/our #5 draft pick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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