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Word: quarterbacked (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Washington fans faced the season with glad hearts. Gibbs and General Manager Bobby Beathard seemed to end the quarterback schizophrenia by trading Schroeder. Owner Jack Kent Cooke shelled out $6 million to get Wilber Marshall from the Bears. We returned all the great players: Art Monk, Daryl Green, Kelvin Bryant, Williams...

Author: By David A. Plotz, | Title: Lost Faith: Gibbs and God | 12/15/1988 | See Source »

...going to the playoffs this year. Bryant hurts himself whenever he walks. Dexter Manley got suspended for drugs. And the Quarterback Shuffle has reappeared--Gibbs switches Williams with the newest new guy, Mark Rypien...

Author: By David A. Plotz, | Title: Lost Faith: Gibbs and God | 12/15/1988 | See Source »

Bostonians indifferent to the boring New England Patriots and their dwarf-like back-up quarterback probably wonder why I've been loyal to a pro football team. I admit it. The NFL is pointless, slow and cruel. But the Redskins, somehow, are different...

Author: By David A. Plotz, | Title: Lost Faith: Gibbs and God | 12/15/1988 | See Source »

...Washington, a city without sincerity, the Redskins have always been true. All that unites our divided city is the team. No one cares what color the quarterback is, as long as he beats the Cowboys and the Giants. We all throw bagels in Georgetown when we win. We all stay home sick when we lose...

Author: By David A. Plotz, | Title: Lost Faith: Gibbs and God | 12/15/1988 | See Source »

...blame Joe Gibbs most of all. He broke his tradition of loyalty. He refused to stick by his quarterback, letting Williams and Rypien dance like marionnettes for him. He has let controversy simmer and made the team 45 separate players. Our direction has vanished...

Author: By David A. Plotz, | Title: Lost Faith: Gibbs and God | 12/15/1988 | See Source »

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