RansomthePasserby Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Just now, dc1 said: I appreciate the honor, but I don't like the installation. I was hoping for a bronze statue. Oh no… how did they mess this up? I was hoping for a bronze statue of him leaping into the end zone during the playoff game against the Eagles or something like that that embodies him. A generic wireframe clothes hanger with its arms at its sides does not do him justice. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LetThePointsSoar Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Just now, RansomthePasserby said: Oh no… how did they mess this up? I was hoping for a bronze statue of him leaping into the end zone during the playoff game against the Eagles or something like that that embodies him. A generic wireframe clothes hanger with its arms at its sides does not do him justice. Exactly. The leaping into the end zone is the ONLY right answer for a Sean statue. Any one of us on here could have told them that. The ineptitude is and continues to always be so staggering. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zCommander Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 1 minute ago, Cooleyfan1993 said: I can’t imagine a statue will be built when the new owners are in place. None of them would have any attachment to Sean Taylor. I’d love an actual statue one day, but it doesn’t sound too logical unfortunately It should never be about the new owner's attachment to a player(s). It should always be about attachment of the fans to their team and it's history instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FootballZombie Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 8 minutes ago, Voice_of_Reason said: When I first saw it, I was ... ehhhhhh??? What I like is it's full Redskins. I'm going to have to think about this one. I actually like the simplicity. I like the fact it's also kindof a memorial to the Redskins, which I'm not sure if that was entirely intentional or not, but it feels intentional. Admittedly, I'm not a statue guy. I think most times they look nothing like the person they are supposed to look like. So, I kindof like this. But I might be in the minority on it, and I will not fight anybody on their opinion about it. It feels ... too simple. I can see that angle, and here is the F up in it from the team perspective. This thing was billed as a statue, and that conjures some very specific imagery in people heads. What they have here falls vastly short of that and feels like an Omega level cop out. If they were not going to deliver a statue they should have had much better messaging. With better expectations, more people would have been receptive to the angle you described. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LetThePointsSoar Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Can we kick this mother ****er out already?!? No more. Just leave. Today. Yesterday. Seriously. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simmsy Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Anyways...Falcons have given up 26 sacks this year. I'd rather have Juste in, but I think we can manage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice_of_Reason Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Just now, TK said: It's my favorite part of the thing. It feels intentional. And almost like "I DARE THEM TO CRITICIZE THIS." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoshuaj Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Stone Cold said: I like it. It’s quietly ominous and intimidating…just like Sean was. It’s also empty just like we all are since he left us. $.02 If you’re scared of stick figures in the night…..he has no arms or legs ffs Do we dare consider that maybe they (whomever they may be) could/would do something at a new stadium to honor ALL the legends? Maybe? oh well, is it time to whine about the refs yet? Edited November 27, 2022 by stoshuaj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalSkins Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 3 minutes ago, FootballZombie said: I can see that angle, and here is the F up in it from the team perspective. This thing was billed as a statue, and that conjures some very specific imagery in people heads. What they have here falls vastly short of that and feels like an Omega level cop out. If they were not going to deliver a statue they should have had much better messaging. With better expectations, more people would have been receptive to the angle you described. It’s a mannequin with a jersey on it. This is what the lakers have outside Staples center: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice_of_Reason Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 (edited) Hey there, is this going to work? My power just went off and I'm testing my new UPS power supply to see if WIFI stayed up when power went down... EDIT: HOT DAMN! IT WORKED! 2 $60 UPS's, one at the Verizon box and one at the WiFi router, power goes out, and WiFi stays on. Now that's what I call WINNING! Edited November 27, 2022 by Voice_of_Reason 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabbyrwock Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 If they wanted to go with something headless and armless, they should've made a statue of Taylor's hit on Moorman in the pro bowl. They could've taken the head and arms off the Morrman part of the statue and it would still have been completely accurate. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewCliche21 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 What. The. ****. Is. That. I am unbelievably impressed by this team's ability to lower the bar just slightly slower than they can dig underneath it. What a colossal **** up. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FootballZombie Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Just now, SoCalSkins said: It’s a mannequin with a jersey on it. This is what the lakers have outside Staples center: Oh, make no mistake, Its woefully inept, embarrassing, cheap, lazy and wrong... but the direction could have worked with better messaging that this was not going to be some bronze monument and if someone who actually cared had input. Clear epoxy mannequin draped football gear with taped fingers and eyeblack in an action pose would have been symbolic and cool. Wire frame standing at attention is just the absolute minimal possible effort and is hard to look at positively. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewCliche21 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 18 minutes ago, Stone Cold said: I like it. It’s quietly ominous and intimidating…just like Sean was. It’s also empty just like we all are since he left us. $.02 Ladies and gentlemen, I present you with rationalization. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Do Itch Big Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Paper Boi paper Boi. I get that paper boi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewCliche21 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Just now, FootballZombie said: Oh, make no mistake, Its woefully inept, embarrassing, cheap, lazy and wrong... but the direction could have worked with better messaging that this was not going to be some bronze monument and if someone who actually cared had input. Clear epoxy mannequin draped football gear with taped fingers and eyeblack in an action pose would have been symbolic and cool. Wire frame standing at attention is just the absolute minimal possible effort and is hard to look at positively. So they could've ****ed up less if they told us that they were going to **** it up in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooleyfan1993 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 (edited) 9 minutes ago, NewCliche21 said: What. The. ****. Is. That. I am unbelievably impressed by this team's ability to lower the bar just slightly slower than they can dig underneath it. What a colossal **** up. Yep. I was hoping…….HOPING……that they’d do today correctly. But NO. They didn’t. And I’m not at all surprised. Just embarrassed. bring on the loss to the falcons in the all-black uniforms to make it the full skins/WTF/commandos experience…….. @Conn THIS is my reaction to the *^** the team did. So, you were WRONG. Edited November 27, 2022 by Cooleyfan1993 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RansomthePasserby Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 1 minute ago, FootballZombie said: Oh, make no mistake, Its woefully inept, embarrassing, cheap, lazy and wrong... but the direction could have worked with better messaging that this was not going to be some bronze monument and if someone who actually cared had input. Clear epoxy mannequin draped football gear with taped fingers and eyeblack in an action pose would have been symbolic and cool. Wire frame standing at attention is just the absolute minimal possible effort and is hard to look at positively. Speaking of tape, they should have added tape to the face mask. That was Sean’s iconic look. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FootballZombie Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Just now, NewCliche21 said: So they could've ****ed up less if they told us that they were going to **** it up in advance. No. If you tell someone your erecting a memorial you can't follow up by hanging a small plaque. In retrospect from an outside perspective this had no business being hailed anything close to a statue unveiling and it doomed them before they began Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stone Cold Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 1 minute ago, NewCliche21 said: Ladies and gentlemen, I present you with rationalization. Meh…I like art. This is a piece of art. You like it or you don’t. That’s how art works, i looked at it and saw Sean. I liked the way it made me feel. I have a dog in the fight as well so I could easily hop on the bandwagon and say it sux. But it doesn’t to me. I’m retired man… don’t care what folks think of my opinion lol 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalSkins Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Just now, FootballZombie said: Oh, make no mistake, Its woefully inept, embarrassing, cheap, lazy and wrong... but the direction could have worked with better messaging that this was not going to be some bronze monument and if someone who actually cared had input. Clear epoxy mannequin draped football gear with taped fingers and eyeblack in an action pose would have been symbolic and cool. Wire frame standing at attention is just the absolute minimal possible effort and is hard to look at positively. It’s not even a game worn jersey. The merch they are selling has the face mask taped up. The jersey is basic. So disappointed in them and I have eyes wide open. My expectation was low but after hearing Jason say they would do it right I expected something more grand. They used wire frame mannequins. The ones they had for the name reveal were nicer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsfan93 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 44 minutes ago, BigDibbs31 said: I’ve been as anti-Milne as anyone all year as the PR but today is not the best day to be breaking in a new guy. Muffed punt in these conditions is a real possibility If Dotson is doing the returns, I’m not worried about it at all. Hes sure handed and he would do better on one leg than Dax as a returner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share Posted November 27, 2022 Look closer. They ****ed it up even more 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 (edited) They shouldn’t have called it a statue. On the other hand, I may have been the only one who was thinking a statue was a bit too much for Taylor. Statues should be reserved for Skins legends, the ones who helped transform the franchise. So a part of me was glad it wasn’t a statue. But they should have called it an installation in tribute to Sean Taylor. Actual statues can then be left for the Baughs, Gibbs and Monks of the team’s history. But even as an installation it’s lacking. Looks like something you’d put in the team store lol… Edited November 28, 2022 by Califan007 The Constipated 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsfan93 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 OMG! What a pathetic tribute! Would a solid stone statue break the bank Dan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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