kleese Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 Amidst all the confusion, negativity, and downright depression this team is suffering from (and more importantly, this BOARD is suffering from), I thought I'd pass along some better news. Today is the birthday of a great former Redskin, someone we all remember fondly, someone that gave us all wonderful memories. Just thinking about him and the teams he played on makes me smile and makes all this current madness seem a little less painful. Hopefully, someday we'll find another warrior like this man and he too can lead us back to glory. Anyone know who it is? Guesses? Going once....... Going twice....... Last chance.......... The answer is none other than..... #5 Heath Shuler! Yep, he turns 32 years old today if you can believe that. Seriously, many of our failures can be traced back to that draft pick. Nothing can crush a team like gambling on a QB high in the draft and coming up empty. You gnerally anticipate a rocky beginning, so teams usually "put up" with poor early results and ignore the position, assuming the young guy will eventually come around. When it doesn't happen, it has potentially devestating effects. Think about where we'd be if Heath was the pro bowl level QB we hoped for. Not a star we;ll say, just a solid pro bowler. We'd have a 34 year old pro bowl QB in his 10th year. Not too many guys like that play on consistently bad teams. Heath wouldn't have been able to save Norv-- Norv would have eventually been exposed, but those years probably would have been less painful and frustrating. Instead of 8-7-1, we may have been 10-6, etc.... It just goes to show you how important EVERY big move a franchise makes truly is-- the effects can be incredibly far-reaching. It all adds up. There have been TONS of other FO mistakes for sure. Westbrook, Andre Johnson, Desmond Howard, just to name a few, but the biggie of all biggie's was blowing it with Shuler. 10 years later and we're STILL trying to establish a QB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broohaha Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 CLOWN HIM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDawg Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 :thud: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orlskinsfan Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 hey kleese not to nitpick but you said he turns 32 today but later in your post you state he's 34....how old is he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kleese Posted December 31, 2003 Author Share Posted December 31, 2003 32 typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 Hot Dog him. This isn't "Happy" or "News" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phat Hog Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 Clown ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kleese Posted December 31, 2003 Author Share Posted December 31, 2003 Well, I'm sure it's happy news for the Shuler family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldskool Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 Send in the clown!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NASMTrainer Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 I think you people just like to clown people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inmate running the asylum Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 Send Blondie over to his house and have her slime him. :drool: :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiggoDrill Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 Ja! Ich liebe das KlownSuit. Wunderbar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldskool Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 Originally posted by Skin-N-NY I think you people just like to clown people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Williams Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 don't clown him.....:banhim: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 1, 2004 Share Posted January 1, 2004 Here ya go Kleese, the Redskin killer himself:laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 1, 2004 Share Posted January 1, 2004 Though I don't remember the score, I remember we lost, and I got one hell of a sun burn. Friggin Shuler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blade Posted January 1, 2004 Share Posted January 1, 2004 No this doesnt at all deserve a clown.... he didnt post anything fake. Although he did mislead us somewhat by calling Shuler a 'great Redskin', he didnt intentionally mislead us to think breaking news was happening. And its THIS that gets the 'clown'. But I do appreciate you guys keeping an eye out for potential 'Clowns' and helping us keep to a minimum :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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