List & Profiles of Your Typical Redskins Fan Types
We all know at least one in each category. Which one are you?
"I remember when this team was good" guy
Your rationale - We'll never return to the glory years. You win with OLine and smash mouth football. Joe Gibbs, Bobby Beathard, and Jack Kent Cooke knew how to run a team. This sucks. I sold my season tickets a long time ago.
When we win you say - "About damn time."
When we lose you say - "Told you so!"
Your jersey - Riggins.
Blind Optimist guy
About you - You own a Redskins Snuggie, your car has Redskins magnets on the doors, and each window has the flag. You have a Redskins-themed basement and at least one person in your family wears something Redskins related every day of the week....including in March. If someone asked you what a seam route is, you would reply "I stopped sewing years ago," yet you know exactly what is wrong with this team.When we win you say: "HAIL TO THE REDSKINS!!! I LOVE MY TEAM! We will fight on!!"
When we lose you say: "HAIL TO THE REDSKINS!!! I LOVE MY TEAM! We will fight on!!"
Jerseys purchased the last 4 seasons (from team store of course): Randle El, Colt Brennan, McNabb (all three types: red, white, and black), Haynesworth, Banks, Beck (custom made), Kerrigan
Growing More Cynical by the Day guy
(aka - This could be our year guy)About you - After a deflated ending to the season the previous year, you swore off the Redskins. After the draft and free agency, you start buying into all the chatter out of Redskins Park that this year is different. Thousands of varying "what if" scenarios go through you head, "If our OLine can stay healthy...", "If our sub-par QB keeps it simple and doesn't try to overdo it,"..."If our new guys step up, Orakpo should have 74 sacks this year....OK, let's do this now Redskins!"
When we win you say: "What did I say!?!?!? Smart football!! Run the ball. Play action. Control the game. We got a shot here to bring back a home playoff game!!"
When we lose you say: "THIS TEAM SUCKS! I knew it. We have no depth, we're poorly coached. We might not win another game!!"
Your jersey: You own a Cooley jersey but are too cool to wear it, so you wear funny or vintage Redskins t-shirts.
Sky-is-always-falling guy
About you - You follow the Redskins very closely. Redskins Insider, Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus. When anything happens to the Redskins: An injury, a player is cut, a player from an opposing team is signed, rumor about signing T.O., you broadcast via all your channels how this is a dumb decision or is bad for the team.
When we win you say: "I can't believe we won that game without two starters! There's no way that the <insert next week's opponent here> " won't be ready to stop that!!!"
When we lose you say: "At least we'll have a better draft pick."
Your jersey: Jason Campbell (You're too bitter to spend money on a new jersey)
Other considered types:
- Call me when they win a few games in a row guy,
- God hates our team guy,
- Superstitious guy,
- Guy who can't watch the game because he is so stressed guy
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This couldn't be more spot on...
I used to be blind optimist guy but have grown into cynical guy. Pretty much bi-polar guy. I did buy a McNabb jersey ugghh… but now I only have the “throwback” Orakpo.
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Throwback Jersey?
Are those the ones that are more red than burgundy and kinda look like KC Chiefs jerseys?
this...

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I'm not saying this to be an ass, but can you not see the picture above?
Just wondering if there is something wrong with the site?
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I have the Arrington with the arrow on it.
Those unis were the best.
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That jersey needs to go in the trash can.
1) for Arrington
2) for the Spurrier era
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I love Arrington. He was great.
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Yea it was awesome how he gave up on his team in the biggest season of his life
and bolted for a division rival… what a guy…
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I'm not mad at Lavar, I thought he was a great player.
I wish things would have worked out with him and he could have stayed healthy. Imagine him in the 3-4.
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I'll never let go of the shit he pulled going into Week 17 in'05 when were 9-6...
Guy had never been to the playoffs before and it was the Skins biggest game in 6 years. He was a complete ass and tried his hardest to make it all about him and derail the team, luckily we overcame it.
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Then he intercepted Chris Simms in the playoffs.
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by iH8dallas on Nov 4, 2011 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Honestly you can't blame Lavar
Danny did him really dirty in the contract negotiations. It got really ugly apparently to the point that it got down to a real personal level so Lavar gave them the finger and left.
Since then he has buried the hatchet and he still considers himself a redskin.
Lavar was Good, he wasn't great.
He had 3 good years and 1 really good season when he had 10+ sacks. Great players have more than one season of 10+ sacks. He also never had a 100+ tackle season.
@Callahan_9 on the twitter machine.
by Diesel44 on Nov 4, 2011 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Kevin, what bucket is your boy The Hog in?
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Ooo...hmm. He's yea, an albatross.
"Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure that you’re not, in fact, surrounded by assholes." - William Gibson
by Kevin Ewoldt on Nov 4, 2011 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions
haha
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I know who I am.
But I don’t own any of those jerseys. I have Taylor, Portis, Theismann, Arrington and Stephen Davis.
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Are they extra-medium or child's XL?
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No, but they should be.
My Sean Taylor jersey is an XL and it’s like a dress. I have to tuck it into my pants and the sleeves go way past my elbows.
Actually I think I’ll wear that one on Sunday.
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I'd say I fit somewhere in-between optimist and growing more cynical
Unfortunately I have no memories of the team being good.
I think being a Redskins fan would be like being in an abusive relationship (only way worse)
I think that is most of us
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That is me
Maybe because I am on here a lot!but I wouldn’t trade it for anything!
Don't feed the TROLL!...You have been warned.
by the maroon bird on Nov 4, 2011 1:07 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I wish it was that way for me sometimes
Don’t get me wrong, tt was awesome growing up during the 80’s as a Skins fan, but now it makes the last decade very tough to deal with. Espeically with a wife who’s a Cowboy fan. At least they haven’t really done anything either since the middle 90’s!! I think I’m somewhere between wanting to believe we are going in the right direction to jesus we suck and that can happen from one play to the next!
I think i'm a little lucky in that here there aren't many fans here so I don't have to deal with the smack talk most of the time!
Even though they give me little reason to I still find ways to be optimistic somehow!
I own a Campbell jersey
but I think I fall into “Cynical Guy”
SpottieOttieDopaliscious
I'm more of a God hates our team guy
My Rak jersey accidentally got put through the dryer and now the 8 is starting to peel off. I fell on to my knees, looked skyward, and screamed “why God why?”
Maybe it’s because I skip church on Sunday to watch football.
My dad is slowly becoming can't watch because I'm so stressed guy.
Against Carolina he said “Fuck this!! I’m going fishing!”
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I was briefly that guy
I watched the lion king instead of the second half against Philly.
Well worth it!
Apathetic guy
I’ve been there a few times in the past. Not anymore though.
Now i’m more of a relax and see what happens guy. Though if we are playing terrible enough I am just walk away and go do something more fun guy.
The Beat Box aka skins secondary.
I see it like this.
I was born into a family of diehard fans, so this is really the only sports team I root for. I don’t care about hockey, baseball, I love basketball but don’t claim allegiance to any team.
I have the Redskins for four months out of the year. So, instead of sitting around sulking like a loser I take it one game at a time.
Life feels better that way.
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I'm a mix between blind optimist and cynical guy
Lately I’ve been more on the negative side though.
Dear Passionate fan, I know you are passionate, but please reply with a logical answer or I will ignore you.
by TerpsAllTheWay on Nov 4, 2011 1:02 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I must be a skitzo fan.
I have all of those stereotypes goin on in my head. Thanks, now I feel the need for a psyche evaluation.
What the shit
I'm a mix betwen cynical guy and sky is always falling guy.
I have a Moss jersey, Orakpo jersey, and a Sean Taylor jersey. Taylor gets the most love……….sigh
I must be the definition of the Sky is Falling Guy, then...
I say as I read Hogs Haven, and stare over at my most recent jersey, Jason Campbell.
However, I also have traits of the “Growing more Cynical guy”, as I’ve sworn off buying any new Redskins stuff for myself (others have bought stuff for me, however, as gifts) until we win the freaking NFC East again…. could be a long drought. I also have a LOT of vintage Redskins T-shirts and sweatshirts, mostly bought new when they weren’t vintage.
No Danny, Nooooooo - Tom Landry, 1982., and Washington Redskins fans, 1999-
battered-fan syndrome
i always likened myself to suffering from battered-fan syndrome…on game day i feel abused and ready to divorce myself from the team, but come monday, i find myself listening to the rationale as to why the team hurt me, after a few days away, i realize how much i still adore my team, and, finally, come the weekend, I’m right back in there accusing the people who question why i love this team that they “just don’t know what we have together.” sigh HAIL!!!
by atark001 on Nov 4, 2011 2:14 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Wow...
… Sounds a lot like me. I’ve gone through various stages of all of the fan types… but I think the battered-fan fits just perfectly at the moment. What kind of jersey does the battered fan wear? One that they have thrown off and left on the floor for a day… but picks up later, cleans off, and puts on again?
by California Granata on Nov 4, 2011 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions
The I am smarter than the Coaches Fan
1. When we run you say “Oh my god why would you run?”
2. When we pass you say “What an idiot you should have ran”
3. If the receiver drops the ball you say “What a terrible play call”
4. If the QB throws into triple coverage you say “What a terrible play call”
5. If x starts the game you say “Why isn’t y starting?”
6. When a preseason “star” gets cut you say “The coach is an idiot”
6 When that “star” is never picked up by another team you say …..nothing
I fall somewhere in between
the I remember when and the sky is falling. Mostly the I remember, but I think they’ll get good again eventually. I have the Portis Jersey. I never miss a game on TV, except if it is late in a bad season, if there is fresh snow I’ll go snowboarding rather than torture myself for three hours. Is there an “I hate the owner, but support the team” guy?
Formerly KS and CS
by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Nov 4, 2011 2:30 PM EDT reply actions
The Hypocrite Fan
Accuses other fans of doing the very same things he does.
"If a man speaks and there is no woman around to hear him, is he still wrong???"
You forgot the
I don’t know anything about football, so I will blame everything on Snyder guy.
Who doesn’t own a jersey (maybe Portis).
The Rod has spoken
by Rodskin on Nov 4, 2011 3:42 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I left that category out bc I didn’t want to incriminate myself.
"Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure that you’re not, in fact, surrounded by assholes." - William Gibson
by Kevin Ewoldt on Nov 4, 2011 5:44 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I'm in the grown ass man category.
Jerseys- 21, 44, 28, 81, 30 (perhaps jumped the gun on this one)
@Callahan_9 on the twitter machine.
the grown-ass man presently would be 59
When you wear your 30 jersey, you should wildly celebrate opening a beer, shutting the door, tying your shoes …
I’m the “I remember when this team was good” guy.
by Old King Clancy on Nov 4, 2011 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm a combination...cynically optimistic
i have way to many jerseys…taylor 36, taylor 21, taylor pro bowl, campbell, portis, lloyd, thomas, custom hankerson, mcnabb, haynesworth, monk, bailey, and lastly smoot.
most of them are chinese knockoffs so i don’t feel too bad getting 2 a season
I fall in the category of perfect fan...
Optimal balance of optimism and hope with dash of realism all encompassed by a Lombardi-esque sort of football knowledge/savvy.
Which jersey to wear....
If they play against the 49ers like they did against the Bills, I’ll have to start buying and wearing some ridiculous jerseys.
What should the first jersey be ? I’m torn between Shuler (sucks) and Sanders (douche).
???

Jarvis Jenkins
Kory Lichtensteiger
Tim Hightower
Santana Moss
Chris Cooley
Trent Williams
Phillip Buchanon
Byron Westbrook
Tashard Choice
I guess I'm mostly cynical guy with a splash of blind optimist
Except I didn’t swear off of the team since I started following them in 2007 (the year #21 was taken). And I’ll proudly wear my Cooley jersey, ‘cuz I don’t give a #$%^! COOOOOLEY!
I think you could make a case for “Captain Hindsight Guy” too: the fan who is always first to jump up and tell everyone why the team lost the game the day before, yet had nothing nearly as insightful to say BEFORE the game. No, I don’t have anyone in particular in mind.
Old guy who remembers when the team was good
And most of the people that I know in the same category usually have Darrell Green jerseys, and numbers 81, 72, seven, and 44
The world looks mighty different when you're peeking out your belly button

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