Hail Dan Snyder!!!

[kentuckyskinsfan]

If there was any doubt on Team Loyalty and making money, I think we can all agree...Dan Snyder has put fourth more money in the right place to bring the tradition back to Washington...Thank you Dan Snyder. What do you the loyal Exstremeskins fans say about Dan Snyder now?

[sugewhite94]

I love the fact that our owner wants to win!

[RedskinWarship]

i like that he used to eat spaggetti-o's and drink hot chocolate in front of teh tv and watch the skins play.

[ciresolstice]

Is this sarcasm? It reads kind of funny. Maybe I just had one too many.

[Braxford]

I do love how Snyder wants to win. Picking up players in the draft and free agency is always a gamble that is part of sports. Some have panned out for the Skins with Snyder some havent but at least he puts forth the money and effort on his part to help the team win. Keep it up

[Merlin Emrys]

Why is this a thread?

[terpskins10]

If there was any doubt on Team Loyalty and making money, I think we can all agree...Dan Snyder has put fourth more money in the right place to bring the tradition back to Washington...Thank you Dan Snyder. What do you the loyal Exstremeskins fans say about Dan Snyder now?

It still remains to be seen if Haynesworth isn't another free agent bust. So, I feel the same way as I did a week ago.

He's gotta learn one way or the other that this isn't the way to build a team. Even if Albert plays like he did the last two years, I don't see us being any closer to a championship until we figure out a way to draft.

[kubstix]

It still remains to be seen if Haynesworth isn't another free agent bust. So, I feel the same way as I did a week ago.

He's gotta learn one way or the other that this isn't the way to build a team. Even if Albert plays like he did the last two years, I don't see us being any closer to a championship until we figure out a way to draft.

You could tell the Ravens the say thing and they would laugh at that.

[1972FAN]

Regardless if this is humor, I wasn't thrilled with money but hell its not my money,, and his willingness to open his check book is with out question. If this Does or Does not pan out I be will pointing towards Vinnie not synder for the praise or the boot. So far by no means could I complain on the pickups
very solid CB and monster DT and a solid OG, all needs so so far I give vinny a thumbs up.

[Santana_89]

I'm impressed with how they were able to land Haynesworth and re-sign Hall and Dockery when it looked like that Haynesworth was headed elsewhere. I am a proud Redskins fan as always..maybe I've got my chest stuck out a little further :D

[Gibbs Hog Heaven]

Regardless if this is humor, I wasn't thrilled with money but hell ITS NOT MY MONEY,.....

Not picking on your post '72FAN, just using it as an example to many of the same the last 24 hours or so.

Indirectly, it kinda' is your money, if you buy merchandise etc and tickets to follow this team. So on that basis, we darn well should have a vested interest in how it's spent.

Oh, to the OP, I've never doubted that Danny wants to win bad, in his own way. It's just the way he continually goes about it and the people he places his, uhmmm, "misguided" trust in that frustrates the living **** out of folks, to be kind.

Hail.

[dinamo]

We can't ignore that Dan Snyder is the owner who wants to win and he has put money where his mouth is many times. I think as fans it is our right to question whether what he often does is right for the team. Let's hope this off season acquisitions will work great for the team.
I personally do appreciate what Snyder does for the team. Good job Danny!

[1972FAN]

Not picking on your post '72FAN, just using it as an example to many of the same the last 24 hours or so.

Indirectly, it kinda' is your money, if you buy merchandise etc and tickets to follow this team. So on that basis, we darn well should have a vested interest in how it's spent.

Oh, to the OP, I've never doubted that Danny wants to win bad, in his own way. It's just the way he continually goes about it and the people he places his, uhmmm, "misguided" trust in that frustrates the living **** out of folks, to be kind.

Hail.

You do have the choice to purchase or not.

[Papabear]

He fought his guts out.

[RIPSean]

:doh:Thank you Dan for causing countless hours of pain and embarassment to Redskins fans everywhere for this past decade. We really appreciate it.

[nneece]

Snyder will prove he really wants to win when he hires a competent GM and removes himself from personal decisions. Until then it is going to be more of the same.

[Justsomeguy]

I'm impressed with how they were able to land Haynesworth and re-sign Hall and Dockery when it looked like that Haynesworth was headed elsewhere. I am a proud Redskins fan as always..maybe I've got my chest stuck out a little further :D
Here here!:cheers:

[DexterSackMachine]

It still remains to be seen if Haynesworth isn't another free agent bust. So, I feel the same way as I did a week ago.

He's gotta learn one way or the other that this isn't the way to build a team. Even if Albert plays like he did the last two years, I don't see us being any closer to a championship until we figure out a way to draft.

For all the "draft only" people. You do know that the model (NFL not hockey) for all your theories, the New England Patriots brought in 20 free agents in 2001! No they weren't Albert Haynesworths but it's a huge departure from the method that many people believe is the "only way to build a championship team". They also traded for some risky, high priced receiver named "Moss" two years ago, and that kinda worked out for them.

Also have a look at the Patriots tree that is trying to branch off into Kansas City and Denver. Are they convinced you have to draft only? No they are signing free agents left and right. In KC this is a departure from the failed draft approach of the last regime. They spent a bunch of high draft picks on defense over the last few years and have the one of the worst in the league.

The point is, as has been stated before, there is more than one way to skin a cat. The Redskins didn't become a team that builds unconventionally when Dan Snyder plopped down his money to buy the team. This is how they rolled going back to the early 70's, and they have had 5 Super Bowl appearances in that span! Don't you recall that in the 80's they didn't even draft a first rounder for a 7 year stretch and still managed to reload for a Super Bowl Title in 1991.

While drafting well will certainly help a team be great, drafting is a low percentage game and few teams excel at it. And if you do happen to draft a Tom Brady, Albert Hayesworth etc..., in 4 years or so they're still going to get a huge contract so you didn't really gain too much.

Once again the point is that this is what we do. It's not perfect, but drafting isn't some magical path to Shangri la all the time either. Just ask the Lions...

[cmfam7]

Once again we look good on paper. Have to wait and see how they play together. :2cents:

[jflow78]

Not picking on your post '72FAN, just using it as an example to many of the same the last 24 hours or so.

Indirectly, it kinda' is your money, if you buy merchandise etc and tickets to follow this team. So on that basis, we darn well should have a vested interest in how it's spent.

Oh, to the OP, I've never doubted that Danny wants to win bad, in his own way. It's just the way he continually goes about it and the people he places his, uhmmm, "misguided" trust in that frustrates the living **** out of folks, to be kind.

Hail.

Well, since you've spent your money and already received something in return, it's really not your money anymore. Yes you can say I gave it to the Skins and I hope it's put to good use, but that's about as far as you "vested interest" goes. Otherwise it's kind of like buying a bag of oranges and then following the farmer around for the rest of the year wondering how he'll put your $2 to work.

On the other point, I agree, I'm frustrated Dan's plans haven't worked out, but I'm extremely happy that we have an owner that actually wants to win as bad as the fans do.

And regardless of what people say, his tactics have changed, a little. Instead of going after Kurt Warner, Derek Brooks, and some other guys that were fantastic in their primes and are at the end of their careers, he went after young guys who are coming into their primes with contracts that will allow us to cut them when that time has ended, so I don't really feel as bad about this spending spree (though the amount makes me puke in my mouth a little).

So, I'm glad we have our owner, instead of, say, the guy who owns the Clippers or the Lions (who have been doing things "the right way" through the draft for a long time and it's given them the joy of being first at something).

[SlinginSammy HOF '63]

i like that he used to eat spaggetti-o's and drink hot chocolate in front of teh tv and watch the skins play.


I'm assuming he was probably 8 right? Don't people usually quit doing this by 8 years old?:)

[Prosperity]

I'll thank him when we win something, until then it's all just pissing in the wind

[Skins PR]

For all the "draft only" people. You do know that the model (NFL not hockey) for all your theories, the New England Patriots brought in 20 free agents in 2001! No they weren't Albert Haynesworths but it's a huge departure from the method that many people believe is the "only way to build a championship team". They also traded for some risky, high priced receiver named "Moss" two years ago, and that kinda worked out for them.

People need to quit making comparisons to us bringing people in from other teams and the Patriots doing it.

The Patriots do not (or at least extremely rarely) give huge contracts to free agents. Moss was not high-priced when he requested to be traded there. He signed for a very reasonable contract.

Why do players go to New England for less money? Because their motivation is to win.

Why do players go to Washington for huge money? For huge money.


Who would you rather have? The guys whose primary motivation is money or the guy who wants to win?

[HOGnificent]

Honestly, im glad we have an owner with the brass to spend the cash. I think us fans sometimes forget Danny's a SKINS fan too, owner or not. And while I like the aquisitions, im not overly excited because we have been down this road before. I still cringe everytime I see Deion talk about the cowgirls or I think about what MARTYball might have been like beyond 1 season. (besides its more fun to pick on Vinny...he's just easy!):rotflmao::dallasuck

[Gibbs Hog Heaven]

You do have the choice to purchase or not.

Do you really, when it comes to sports and "your team?"

Strictly speaking, of course you do. Nobody holds a gun to your head.

But since when did being a fan of a sports team follow the rest of "normality?"

The bond between fan and team is like nothing else in many peoples lives outside of ones own family. It's not like doing the grocery shopping and deciding you'll go to another store for a change or better value for money on a given week. Your team is your team, often handed down from father to son, and in most instances, is your team for life.

As sad as all the above and what we put ourselves through may seem to the layman, it is what it is, unique to us; and as such, in reality to "our World", so to speak, we don't have that "choice."

Hail.

[Capt Rich Fla]

I'll give him credit for one thing. With every check he signs, he makes the Eagles fans skin crawl.

[Big Mac Patty Wack]

I love my man Danny!

[HailGreen28]

If there was any doubt on Team Loyalty and making money, I think we can all agree...Dan Snyder has put fourth more money in the right place to bring the tradition back to Washington...Thank you Dan Snyder. What do you the loyal Exstremeskins fans say about Dan Snyder now?**** him. He's on pace to getting our hopes up, bending us over, and ****ing us all yet again. **** him.

[Khlav Kalash]

If wishes were horses...

I don't care how much The Danny wants to win, how much money he is willing to spend to do it, how savvy he is at selecting the right personnel to make sure the team wins; the fact is, he doesn't. Look at the decade that he has owned the team: 76-84 regular season, 2-3 playoffs. As one of my friends pointed out at dinner last night, we could very well spend the rest of our lives watching a Redskin team owned by this Napoleon with a Cell Phone who constantly seems to believe that we are just that one big, splashy signing away from a Super Bowl. If we could just throw enough money at the next Timmy Smith...

[downbeat87]

Snyder will prove he really wants to win when he hires a competent GM and removes himself from personal decisions. Until then it is going to be more of the same.


dude, i think we have one :cool2:


you can say im wrong if last years draft class doesnt pan out (and no, not judging on just last year)

regarding money, we deserve to get this. as much money as we, i spend on tickets, parking, beer, and johnny rockets... we, i better be able to get the FA we want.


snyder is getting the best defensive player in the league, in an area we have sucked at for the past 3 years.

grif and haynesworth, good GOD!

[Horatio]

If there was any doubt on Team Loyalty and making money, I think we can all agree...Dan Snyder has put fourth more money in the right place to bring the tradition back to Washington...Thank you Dan Snyder. What do you the loyal Exstremeskins fans say about Dan Snyder now?

All his spending hasn't won us so much as a second divisional title, much less get us near the Super Bowl. Why are so many folks dazzled by the dollar signs with Snyder? His ambition is to make money first, and winning is just another way to generate more income. He'd be just as happy if the team went 2-14 as long as the team continues to be profitable.

[Skinsfor4]

:doh:Thank you Dan for causing countless hours of pain and embarassment to Redskins fans everywhere for this past decade. We really appreciate it.


Good intentions,bad results in the past.Heres to future success to heal us all.:helmet:

[HA1LV1CT0RY]

Good intentions,bad results in the past.Heres to future success to heal us all.:helmet:

Amen. :point2sky

[rk3025]

Hail to Dan a true redskin fan!
Does anyone remember what Dan's offer to Dockery was a couple years ago and was bashed for not paying it?


I'm impressed with how they were able to land Haynesworth and re-sign Hall and Dockery when it looked like that Haynesworth was headed elsewhere. I am a proud Redskins fan as always..maybe I've got my chest stuck out a little further :D

[RedskinWarship]

I'm assuming he was probably 8 right? Don't people usually quit doing this by 8 years old?:)
lol, yeah USUALLY. it was hard to tell though, in the picture i saw of him doing this, he looked the exact same size he does now, so, maybe he was early 30's.

[GaryGreenMonk]

Open checkbook does not = winning.

One day I would think Dan would finally learn that.... and that fans would finally learn that.

OUTPERFORMANCE of player contracts is how you build a overperforming team and get the most out of the salary cap. The Pats are masters of this and why they were so dominant with all their pieces in place.

When your team is full of outperformers... players all playing above the level of their contract $$ .. then you end up with a superior team within the cap.

DeAngleo Hall at last years cost was an example of an outperformer... someone who cost us little... but provided a value to the team mch higher than that.

Hall this year is the highest paid corner in the league.... why? because he played pretty well for 6 games???? i mean seriously.. everyone here thinks that deserved a contract that big?

So now we have 2 highly paid players that will NEVER outperform their contracts.

We also have a lot of other players that were signed a long time ago to big contracts that are likely to underperform what they cost against the cap.

Carter and Taylor come to mind.

Haynesworth will help... but here's the real problem...

Justin Tuck... a scary awesome DE... he's 6' 6" and 295 lbs... he's a big strong dude.

Carter and Taylor are both 6' 5ish. But only 250lbs. Tuck has 45 lbs on them, and is equally as fast if you ask me.

[NawtyMagazine]

I love the fact that our owner wants to win! :cheers:

[kramdizzle]

:doh:Thank you Dan for causing countless hours of pain and embarassment to Redskins fans everywhere for this past decade. We really appreciate it.


:chair:

[ThePreciating]

Snyder tries harder than any other owner to make his team good. Yeah it hasn't worked out yet, but I love having Snyder as an owner. He learns a little more every year, and he buys us as many weapons as he can.