SkinsNatsFan Posted August 14, 2004 Share Posted August 14, 2004 It's just rain and wind! Show the team once again what Redskins fans are all about tonight! If you're thinking about not going, give the tickets to someone else. If you don't have tickets, get them now and get out there tonight! Be there for the team! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted August 14, 2004 Share Posted August 14, 2004 The stadium is going to look just like my pic a t game time :laugh: and I don't blame people for not going because it's going to be a mess out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJasMD Posted August 14, 2004 Share Posted August 14, 2004 Originally posted by skinsnatsfan It's just rain and wind! Show the team once again what Redskins fans are all about tonight! If you're thinking about not going, give the tickets to someone else. If you don't have tickets, get them now and get out there tonight! Be there for the team! I will be there tonight, poncho on, beer in hand wearing my arrington jersey. Surprising us waterboys are the one's going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. S Posted August 14, 2004 Share Posted August 14, 2004 are you sure they wont cancel it, they are calling for winds up to 35 mph? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCBnG21 Posted August 14, 2004 Share Posted August 14, 2004 I hope they don't cancel it, that would suck. I took the 7 hour drive to get down here, and will be there in my poncho also. Don't care if it is pre-season, at least I get to support the team and see Gibbs run out again. It's just rain after all, at least it isn't snow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walking Deadman Posted August 14, 2004 Share Posted August 14, 2004 Sorry everybody, if this was a regular season game I'd be there. But to get stuck in traffic driving home from the stadium for three hours (trying to get over a wind-swept bay bridge and flooded highways at midnight) just to see the starters play for a half tops- nah. I'll be nice and dry drinking and eating and enjoying the game watching comcast sportsnet. Wish you all best of luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJasMD Posted August 14, 2004 Share Posted August 14, 2004 DON'T LET JOE DOWN PEOPLE For Gibbs, A Coach's Homecoming By Gary Fitzgerald Redskins.com August 13, 2004 Since returning to the Redskins, Joe Gibbs has been on sort of an extended homecoming. For Redskins fans, the homecoming officially begins Saturday night with the team's first preseason home game. Fans at FedExField will see what Gibbs does best--coach a football team in a NFL game. Gibbs makes his debut at the Redskins' 91,655-seat stadium against the Carolina Panthers at 8 p.m. ET. "It'll be interesting for me, but I know what to expect from my fans," Gibbs said Friday after the team's practice. "I don't know 92,000 of them, but it'll be interesting to be at home for a lot of our players who weren't here last year. It'll be an exciting time. We all know our fans make a difference." Gibbs has been at FedExField only twice--once in 2000 when he was inducted into the team's Ring of Honor and earlier this year when he attended the team's Draft Day Party. With the remnants of Hurricane Charley expected to hit the Washington, D.C., region Saturday afternoon, Gibbs' coaching return could be a wet one. But the only thing that could deter Gibbs is if the NFL decides to cancel the game due to lightning in the area. "If it's rainy weather, it's usually your best players who play the best," Gibbs said. "But we're going to play in bad weather this year-this is an outdoor sport, obviously. We're going to play in everything you can think of. The thing about being in Washington--I don't care how cold it was, if it was raining, whatever--the stadium was always jam-packed. I always admired that about our fans." Asked how long the starters would play, Gibbs said coaches would "play it how we feel." In last Monday's 20-17 win over the Denver Broncos in the Hall of Fame Game, most starters played a couple of series in the first quarter. Mark Brunell started at quarterback and played into the second quarter before being replaced by Patrick Ramsey. In Saturday's game, Ramsey will get the start as Gibbs alternates his quarterbacks during the first few preseason games. "All of our quarterbacks, when they get the opportunity, they're going to be matched up against a real good group," Gibbs said. "Every play you make will be important because you're evaluating against the best out there. It's a big test for all of them. Certainly the quarterback is a reflection of the pass protection and the running game, but I'm hoping we look smooth and we all do our part." Another position that will be scrutinized on Saturday is right tackle, where Kenyatta Jones will make his first start as a Redskin. Jones replaces Jon Jansen, who suffered a season-ending ruptured left Achilles injury in Monday's game. "Obviously everybody's going to be curious to see what happens at right tackle," Gibbs said. "I think we're going to give Kenyatta a chance and look at other guys behind him. Guys like Mark Wilson and Jim Molinaro are going to get their opportunities." "If it's rainy weather, it's usually your best players who play the best," Gibbs said. "But we're going to play in bad weather this year-this is an outdoor sport, obviously. We're going to play in everything you can think of. The thing about being in Washington--I don't care how cold it was, if it was raining, whatever--the stadium was always jam-packed. I always admired that about our fans." "If it's rainy weather, it's usually your best players who play the best," Gibbs said. "But we're going to play in bad weather this year-this is an outdoor sport, obviously. We're going to play in everything you can think of. The thing about being in Washington--I don't care how cold it was, if it was raining, whatever--the stadium was always jam-packed. I always admired that about our fans." DON'T LET JOE DOWN PEOPLE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afparent Posted August 14, 2004 Share Posted August 14, 2004 As long as the metro is running, I will be there!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoyaparanoia Posted August 14, 2004 Share Posted August 14, 2004 I will be rared back in my recliner screaming my head off for the Skins to cream the ****cats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondie Posted August 14, 2004 Share Posted August 14, 2004 Someone pay for my plane ticket and I will be there!!!!!!! I can head to the airport right now. Just call and tell them you are buying a ticket for Blondie.......and I will be there before game time. It IS my birthday, ya know!! Blondie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarhog Posted August 14, 2004 Share Posted August 14, 2004 Happy Birthday Blondie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wetredhead Posted August 14, 2004 Share Posted August 14, 2004 there are seven of us going. We are taking our kids and a couple of friends. Not the best day but have the tickets. Do not think they would mis it for the world. Thank god their undercover. My husband will be in our normal seats. Its going to be fun. GO Skins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondie Posted August 14, 2004 Share Posted August 14, 2004 Originally posted by Tarhog Happy Birthday Blondie! Thank you kind sir. Rock will perform great tonight. He KNOWS it is my birthday and he will want to make sure I have a happy one!! So, watch for the TD and him telling the camera........"That was for my baby Blondie" :laugh: Hey......it's my birthday. I can wish for whatever I want!! Blondie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riggins44 Posted August 14, 2004 Share Posted August 14, 2004 Happy Birthday, Blonde! I would be there if I could, but the weather and the fact my mother in-law had surgery yesterday cancels all travel plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCS Posted August 14, 2004 Share Posted August 14, 2004 Happy B-day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golgo-13 Posted August 14, 2004 Share Posted August 14, 2004 Four of us are going to the game tonight. Two of the guys are flying in from Canada to see the game. We got drenched on the last day of training camp just to see the starters run some drills - so we sure as hell aren't gunna let rain stop us from seeing the starters play at home - and come on - GIBBs IS BACK - First home game!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUSTINMFOX Posted August 14, 2004 Share Posted August 14, 2004 Do you guys think my tent will hold up to 35 mph winds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsNatsFan Posted August 14, 2004 Author Share Posted August 14, 2004 Originally posted by BigJasMD DON'T LET JOE DOWN PEOPLE "The thing about being in Washington--I don't care how cold it was, if it was raining, whatever--the stadium was always jam-packed. I always admired that about our fans." Exactly!!! Good post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty Gut Posted August 14, 2004 Share Posted August 14, 2004 I'll be there. Gonna start drinking at 5 on the way there, so rain or hail, I won't feel a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Symbol Posted August 14, 2004 Share Posted August 14, 2004 I can't. My wife won't let me spend that much money to go across country for a Redskins game. At least she's going to let me go to the one in San Francisco. Hopefully Candle Stick will be RFK Jr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingGibbs Posted August 14, 2004 Share Posted August 14, 2004 I will be there. Have a Orange 1 parking pass. Sec 308 row 12 seats 19 and 20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWill Posted August 14, 2004 Share Posted August 14, 2004 I just came back from vacation in Ocean City, MD.......but I live in MA. I was toying with the idea of taking the family to the game, but two things really got in the way........one, it is difficult to rationalize how much fun we will have to my wife and my 2 and 3 year old sons......two, hurricane, tropical storm, whatever; way too much drama before an eight hour car ride. However, I will be with you in spirit.....and I will be watching the game at 1pm tomorrow on NFL network. Have fun!!! :point2sky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvoSkins Posted August 14, 2004 Share Posted August 14, 2004 I be there. Ready to be drenched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlinginSammy HOF '63 Posted August 14, 2004 Share Posted August 14, 2004 If I didn't live 800+ miles away, didn't have to work tonight & didn't just come home from there on vacation I would be there with yall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatFischer37 Posted August 14, 2004 Share Posted August 14, 2004 I will be there in a poncho paying now $7 each for a stinkin beer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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