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Thanks Posse. We may have you take a test run on the new digs for feedback prior to go-live. Appreciate you!
Hey brothers and sisters. Those who have been around for a while know I've been mostly silent on the Skins for 2-3 years now. Many reasons for that, many having to do with a whole lot of changes in real life (good ones), but I think mostly due to the decline of the franchise from the glory years under Gibbs 1.0 to the .... thing .... it's become over recent years.
The last 48 hours or so feel ... different.
I'm too fully formed at this point in my life not to recognize and remember how many times I and others have felt and said that in the last 20 years, and then inevitably watched it all circle the drain again. Each time, learning that rock bottom actually has a basement has taken a toll. I know it could happen again.
But ... I'm tellin ya ... this feels different. Reading your replies above, and finding myself seeking out articles and columns about the team and enjoying them instead of cringing and shaking my head, I can't help feeling like a major page is being turned. New decade, new digs ... new Redskins.
Been a long time since I've felt this good about what comes next.
Glad we'll be able to share this ride together.
Hey brothers and sisters. Those who have been around for a while know I've been mostly silent on the Skins for 2-3 years now. Many reasons for that, many having to do with a whole lot of changes in real life (good ones), but I think mostly due to the decline of the franchise from the glory years under Gibbs 1.0 to the .... thing .... it's become over recent years.
The last 48 hours or so feel ... different.
I'm too fully formed at this point in my life not to recognize and remember how many times I and others have felt and said that in the last 20 years, and then inevitably watched it all circle the drain again. Each time, learning that rock bottom actually has a basement has taken a toll. I know it could happen again.
But ... I'm tellin ya ... this feels different. Reading your replies above, and finding myself seeking out articles and columns about the team and enjoying them instead of cringing and shaking my head, I can't help feeling like a major page is being turned. New decade, new digs ... new Redskins.
Been a long time since I've felt this good about what comes next.
Glad we'll be able to share this ride together.
This is where I've been for 48 hours now. Struggling not to let myself get caught in it again because it is has "felt different" before so I keep waiting for the sucker punch. I've failed miserably. I've been living on Twitter, catching every rumor I can.
As I said on Twitter, at this point all I can do is hope that if my heart is as wrong as my head thinks it is, my head is good enough to shield my heart if the time comes for that.
This is where I've been for 48 hours now. Struggling not to let myself get caught up by this team again because - let's face it - it HAS "felt different" before, so I keep waiting for the sucker punch. I am leary of being "Dan Snyder'd" again but I've failed miserably. I've been living on Twitter, catching every rumor I can.
As I said on Twitter, at this point all I can do is hope that if my heart is as wrong as my head thinks it is, my head is strong enough to shield my heart if the time comes for that.
Thanks @Burgundy Burner for your donation - we appreciate it brother
Can't believe this place rose from the ashes 7 days ago and I'm just not seeing this thread. I was just lamenting yesterday about what I was going to do during the draft. I drove by another site and tried, but oh my!!!!! I'm so stoked you guys decided to keep this going. Lean on the community. I know asking for money can be emotionally difficult, so I would suggest you set up a couple fundraising weeks each year. Maybe one just before and after the season. Leave a donation link available year long, of course. I can't tell you how happy I am about this. I'm actually giddy. And I agree with Mark, this feels different. Here's to hoping and believing and getting to share it with all of you. Hail!!!!
It's certainly didn't hurt to have what appears to be a new start happening about the same time. But honestly, it was the reaction and sentiment from you guys that led us to re-think things. We're reenergized and are in the process of putting a new site together. Thanks for the validation and again for the generosity!
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