Redskins Fans Must be the Dumbest Football Fans in the NFL

[SonnyandSam]

I debated for two days with myself whether to start this thread. But I'm still pissed at our fans...so here goes.....



At both the Giants and the Cardinals games, our fans could not stay quiet when our offense was on the field. And they got louder when the offense was in the red zone! TWICE, Redskins fans started chanting, "Let's Go Redskins" (loudly) while the offense was in the huddle and at the line of scrimmage at the Cardinals game. Other times, they clapped, whistled, and yelled encouragment. I can appreciate our fans being excited about possible scoring opportunities, but damn it, shut the **** up! Save it for the Skins defense.

Redskins fans are so stupid they cannot even read 20 foot high letters on the HD screens pleading with them to be QUIET......OFFFENSE AT WORK. Despite regular videos of this reminder all throughout the game, Skins fans continued to be loud in the 4th quarter when the offense was on the field.

All these "casual" fans who come to a game once in a while have no clue how to act at a live Redskins game. This is not your ****ing living room; shut the **** up when the Redskins offense is on the field.

I also appreciate that the fans were quite loud in general for both games. We clearly affected both the Giants and the Cardinals offense a couple times in each game. And that's great! I want FedEx Field to bring that home field advantage. There has been a lot of enthusiasm in the stands. We definitely want that. But fans have to channel that energy without creating problems for the team.

And one more example of how ignorant our fans are.....so few know the words to the fight song. In another thread, we have debated the value of the new video that shows the words on the screen. When the band strikes up HTTR, hardly anyone sings the words. But when the video version comes on the screen, everyone is karoaking and the song is incredibly loud because everyone is singing along. Again, the energy and enthusiasm is there; they just do not know when to be loud and need to learn the words to our fight song.

OK.....I'll get off my soap box now.

[Teller]

Your thread title is an exaggeration...I mean, HELLO!! Cowboys! Eagles!

But your point stands, as it does, unfortunately, every year.

[Truant]

A bit mean to the more casual fans, but you're probably not wrong.

[NLC1054]

Also, GET OFF MY LAWN!

[ouvan59]

I have a feeling it is the same idiots that yell "O" during the National Anthem. And by the way, it's not Redskin fans. It's some of the fans and it's not even close to the majority. That and the fact that it's not even close to being loud enough to create any kind of problem. Yes, it's stupid but please don't try to suggest that it's just Redskins fans.

[RVAbrendan]

I especially noticed this during the Cardinals game, albeit on television. I saw Rex motioning for the crowd to STFU.

Then again, our fans also do the WAVE when we're on defense. smh.

Edit: Now that I think of it, most casual skins fans I run into are pretty annoying. ALWAYS spouting "superbowl!" after a good game, talking smack when we're up, and being sore losers when we're down. Many of my friends dislike Redskin fans far more than the team itself, and I can't blame him.

[Crazy Levi]

I think this is overblown. First off - how many OTHER stadiums do you go to? I was at the Superdome several times during their Super Bowl run and I saw it at every game, including the playoffs (noisy fans on O).

And it really isn't THAT bad. Do you really think the crowd was loud enough to disturb the Redskins' offense? I really doubt it.

Lastly, you simply can't get upset at fans for getting excited when the Skins are on the march. It's a good thing, and as long as it isn't loud enough to bother the O who cares? I was at the game and I don't remember hearing anything loud enough to disrupt our O.

---------- Post added September-20th-2011 at 01:36 PM ----------

I have a feeling it is the same idiots that yell "O" during the National Anthem.

You need to get over this. It's ridiculous and unhealthy.

Reading that "O!" thread, it's clear that many people here see the "O!" shouters as pretty much worse than Hitler and responsible for everything wrong with the world. Give it up already.

[Skins4life88]

I notice it in both game also but I always stand up and try to get my section to bring it down. In the first game there were large group of Giant fans around my section so that wasn't all skin fans. You can tell some of the fans don't come out a lot because they would know to bring it down when the offense is at work.

[S.T.real,lights,out]

Well, i am in agreement with u on most things...however i cant blame people for not knowing all the words to our fight song. I have been a fan for as long as i can remember. I dont know all the words to it. Maybe b/c u cant really hear it while wathcing the game from home....or maybe for the idk 15-16 years we haven't been scoring very much? IDK.

But i guess if people are spending $100's of dollars to see the game they can do whatever they want. But they should be quiet when the O is out there.

[Bang]

Totally agree.
I have no idea why our fans have no idea how to be a 12th man.

At least they've managed to be in the stadium for kickoff both of these games. If there's another thing that irritates and baffles me it's how empty our stadium tends to be at kickoff

~Bang

[SonnyandSam]

I have a feeling it is the same idiots that yell "O" during the National Anthem. And by the way, it's not Redskin fans. It's some of the fans and it's not even close to the majority. That and the fact that it's not even close to being loud enough to create any kind of problem. Yes, it's stupid but please don't try to suggest that it's just Redskins fans.

First, I completely agree with your comment about "O" during the national anthem. That has always annoyed me going back to Orioles baseball games where it came from. Totally disrespectfull in my opinion.

But I disagree with you about how many are participating and how loud it is. I sit in the end zone and hear how loud it is. It is loud. Not deafening...but definitely loud. And yes, it IS Redskins fans. There were almost no Cardinals fans in the crowd on Sunday. This WAS Redskins fans cheering. They were not making negative noise but positive noise, if you understand my point. They were cheering "Let's Go Redskins"! You think Cardinals fans were chanting that?

[Lavarleap56]

Have to agree with the OP 100%.Years ago you would always here "skins fans are some of the smartest fans in the NFL". I think over the years that's not the case anymore. On gameday you have idiots yelling when the team is on offense, telling people to sit down and be quiet when we are on defense, doing the damn wave. Thank God the stupid beach ball thing stoped a few years ago. Fans need to smarted up or stay home imo.

[ouvan59]

First, I completely agree with your comment about "O" during the national anthem. That has always annoyed me going back to Orioles baseball games where it came from. Totally disrespectfull in my opinion.

But I disagree with you about how many are participating and how loud it is. I sit in the end zone and hear how loud it is. It is loud. Not deafening...but definitely loud. And yes, it IS Redskins fans. There were almost no Cardinals fans in the crowd on Sunday. This WAS Redskins fans cheering. They were not making negative noise but positive noise, if you understand my point. They were cheering "Let's Go Redskins"! You think Cardinals fans were chanting that?

I didn't mean that it was opposing teams' fans. I just meant that the average fan doesn't do it just a few dumbasses (just like the "O".

[SonnyandSam]

Totally agree.
I have no idea why our fans have no idea how to be a 12th man.

At least they've managed to be in the stadium for kickoff both of these games. If there's another thing that irritates and baffles me it's how empty our stadium tends to be at kickoff

~Bang

Or how many people leave in the fourth quarter to avoid the traffic. I don't get it....pay $65-$300+ dollars per ticket plus parking and arrive late and leave early. Why the heck go to the game? By early in the fourth quarter a lot of the upper level and a good chunk of the lower level seats were empty. The fans gave up on the team and just assumed there would be no comeback. Arrgghhh.

[tshile]

agree with the OP.

the people who chant while we're on offense irritate me as well.

there's just no logic behind it...