When will it end??

[LadyNRedskinsfan]

we have to at least make it to the super bowl so we can send email, after email ,after email to len fatsquarelli about how dumb he is. and i think michael wilbon would help. check it out.......

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=pasquarelli_len&id=1884898

Last laugh?
That other New York franchise, the one where players apparently aren't on-time for club meetings even when they are five minutes early (sort of), may have proven that there is nothing like a little chaos to get things going in the right direction. We are forever grateful to clever Giants coach Tom Coughlin and his team for luring Washington brass into the little-used ruse in which you try to convince an opponent that dissension runs rampant in the ranks (wink and, uh, double-wink).

At least the Giants victory keeps the Redskins and sainted Joe Gibbs from going 16-0. Last week, one of the hosts of the popular ESPN-produced show dubbed something like Pardon the Insult suggested on local D.C. television that yours truly was "stupid" for predicting the reincarnation of Gibbs would not succeed. Chances are pretty good that, at some point in the future, said host (who also gloated that he planned to assail yours truly in the FedEx Field press box with his analysis but, um, didn't), will get a chance to rub my nose in it big-time. But for one week -- thanks to Coughlin, and Kurt Warner, who won his first start since the 2001 NFC championship game -- hey, we ain't so dumb after all.

The Washington offense, the part of the team run by Gibbs (defensive coordinator Gregg Williams functions pretty much with autonomy, as did Richie Petitbon back in the glory days), struggled mightily. Quarterbacks Mark Brunell and Patrick Ramsey tossed four interceptions. Tailback Clinton Portis was held to just 69 yards by the Giants' mutineers.

In the event no one else is keeping tabs, Portis has now averaged a pretty pedestrian 2.6 yards per carry since his scintillating 64-yard scamper the first time he touched the ball in a Redskins uniform. This is a guy who averaged 5.5 yards in two seasons with the Denver offense.

Oh, well, enough of this gloating. It is, as demonstrated by Giants resident rabble rouser and erstwhile defensive end Michael Strahan, a tad unbecoming. And, in Strahan's case, a little contrived. It's Strahan, after all, who has most fomented unrest among his mates. He fails to understand that, with management endorsing Coughlin's martinet bent, he won't win this battle. But he did help win a game on Sunday and then proclaimed that a win was just what the doctor ordered. Like he really wanted Coach Tommy the Terrible to notch a victory amid such a week of turmoil.

By the way, word is that Coughlin had turned all the clocks in the building ahead, so players would be on time.
who is this WE that he talks about?? ok, so after one loss, he is a genius because he thinks it was a mistake for gibbs to come back. this guy make my blood boil.... :devil2:

[rskinsfan10]

You are stupid for gloating after one loss.

[smoot]

yep, this is the guy

[dj_stouty]

And he is wrong...Portis has averaged 3.19ypc after the 64-yard TD. (Not 2.6ypc)

[IndianBaller27]

Just watch... One day when the Skins win the Super Bowl, he will feel sooo retarted. If we make the playoffs he will probably say we won't even get passed the wildcard. And if we win it all this year, (I'm not saying we will, but IF) then he will be criticized by everyone that has anything to do with football and will probably write one last article saying how the opposing team beat themselves. Neither team should've been in the Super Bowl... Blah blah blah...

[Jimskin]

Thanks LNRf. Can't wait to rub his nose in it!

[CarMike]

I really, really hate that bastard!

[pardon my language....]

I thought journalist were suppose to be unbiased....

[rskinsfan10]

Funny how he chose to take this "national", and only after we loss. He made no mention of this last week after we won. His comments are laced with envy about Wilbon. He wishes that he was on a show called Pardon the Insult.

[CarMike]

More like, "Pardon the fat arse who doesn't know the difference between a football and a ball shoved a foot up his fat arse"....

[RedskinRyan]

I thought journalist were suppose to be unbiased....

i was wondering about this.......not about the fact that its so for the giants, but that he is ALWAYS dissing the skins. even if they win the SB, he will find something to say, like how come it took so long, why cant we win w/o gibbs, crap like that.

[dj_stouty]

It really surprises me that an ESPN employee like Len Pasquarelli would make fun of an ESPN produced show like PTI. I'll bet this is FAR from the "last laugh".

[whitskins]

This is a complete joke. If ESPN had any integrity towards real journalism they would put a leash on this guy because he is disgracing their name and I say this without one shred of hyperbole.

[truant]

Alright, can someone put this together?

Here is a really interesting nugget on this whole Lenny saga: he loves Jeff George for some reason. Just last week he wrote an article basically begging a team to sign Jeff as a backup QB. Anyone else see this?

Well, I'm sure you remember that Jeff's time here wasn't all that special.

Connection?


I guess it doesn't matter, but his blatant dislike for the Redskins and unbiased artcles are really getting on my nerves, esp since he is seemingly flaunting his bias now. I'm completely disappointed in ESPN for not even caring to give its readers unbiased materials, especially in the face of numerous emails complaining about his articles.

Oh well, i hope we turn it around just so the fat man can shut up like he never said anything. I also hope Lavar finds him in a very dark (and soundproof) alley.

[sdredskinsfan]

That article is seriously unprofessional. It's beyond biased, and clearly written out of pure emotion. It might pass as a post on the Giants' fan website, but that's it. Even Dr. Z tempers his bashing of the Skins with some objectivity and praise.

I wonder if we should write a collective letter to the editor. I like ESPN, but that seriously pisses me off, and brings into question whether I continue to download the website.

[Skinsfan1906]

who is this WE that he talks about?? ok, so after one loss, he is a genius because he thinks it was a mistake for gibbs to come back. this guy make my blood boil.... :devil2:


Deion Sanders makes my blood boil. :banghead:

[redwolf1218]

he's never been invited as a guest speaker on PTI, or the sports reporters, or between the lines, or sports century, or any of those shows that i can remember, because he's not a good journalist and not considered an expert at anything so no one cares about his opinion and he's jealous.

[Carmelo]

That was ugly. Just plain ugly. I feel like I just watched a little fat kid throw a tantrum in the school yard. Just ugly
and yeah, I'm questioning myself with the 'little' fat kid thing..

[GolfFreak]

blah blah blah blah blah ... this guys irks me.

[NamVet4]

"Ole Pastabelly" has everybody riled up! So, he gets some MB coverage . . .
But, in the final analysis, he will revert back to the dung heap he oozed out of and drag his self-anointed greatness with him. He will feast on his putrid ego and gorge his smelly belly with his self-serving prevarications.

So long you dumpy dope !

[28thegreat]

Chances are pretty good that, at some point in the future, said host (who also gloated that he planned to assail yours truly in the FedEx Field press box with his analysis but, um, didn't), will get a chance to rub my nose in it big-time. But for one week -- thanks to Coughlin, and Kurt Warner, who won his first start since the 2001 NFC championship game -- hey, we ain't so dumb after all.

When it is time to rub your nose in it, Big Pasta Man, there will be a VERY LOOOOOOOOOng line waiting to participate!!!!!

[openallnight]

who is this WE that he talks about??
It's a secret satanic cult hellbent upon bringing an end to humanity starting with our beloved Redskins. Rumor has it that pasquarelli is actually the leader, aka the Anti-Skin.

[LATrueRedskin]

And he is wrong...Portis has averaged 3.19ypc after the 64-yard TD. (Not 2.6ypc)

Yeah, you can't take a writer seriously when he doesn't even get the stats right, and changes them in his favor. What a tool. :rolleyes:

[dabro]

That article is seriously unprofessional. It's beyond biased, and clearly written out of pure emotion. It might pass as a post on the Giants' fan website, but that's it. Even Dr. Z tempers his bashing of the Skins with some objectivity and praise.

I wonder if we should write a collective letter to the editor. I like ESPN, but that seriously pisses me off, and brings into question whether I continue to download the website.

The guy's a moron. Why bother?

[superskin]

It's a secret satanic cult hellbent upon bringing an end to humanity starting with our beloved Redskins. Rumor has it that pasquarelli is actually the leader, aka the Anti-Skin.

Any such cult doesnt stand a chance against the forces of Burgundy and Gold. In fact, I think its time that the "Anti-Skin" met SuperSkin. I'm serious - When we are in the midst of a 5 or 6 game winning streak, I am going to make it a point to find "Pastabelly" at FedEx and present him with an autographed Olive Garden menu, courtesy of all of us here at HR.

At the very least, I am seriously considering publicly calling him out whenever I get a chance - this punk has made it strangely personal and has totally crossed the line.

Let's start by shutting him up Monday Night - a record crowd chanting "We Want Dallas" and a decisive win will quiet him down a bit.

[dabro]

Let's see: the Redskins turn the ball over 7 times and the G's get how many points? Oh, yeah - 17! They had how many first downs in the whole game? ONE! Yep, he's got lots of reasons to gloat!

[Booser]

i don't understand why i keep hearing about portis' low yds-per-carry if you don't count his long run... why would you not count it? of course his average would go down - but so would anyone else's in the NFL. take away each running back's longest run from scrimmage and their average yds per carry will be worse. it isnt rocket science and it is not very telling.

[CowboyKilla]

I can smell Lenny from down here in Miami.

[BurgundyNGold]

Any such cult doesnt stand a chance against the forces of Burgundy and Gold. In fact, I think its time that the "Anti-Skin" met SuperSkin. I'm serious - When we are in the midst of a 5 or 6 game winning streak, I am going to make it a point to find "Pastabelly" at FedEx and present him with an autographed Olive Garden menu, courtesy of all of us here at HR.

At the very least, I am seriously considering publicly calling him out whenever I get a chance - this punk has made it strangely personal and has totally crossed the line.

Let's start by shutting him up Monday Night - a record crowd chanting "We Want Dallas" and a decisive win will quiet him down a bit.
OMG, SuperSkin. Have we found your Lex Luthor? Pastabelly?!

[BurgundyNGold]

i don't understand why i keep hearing about portis' low yds-per-carry if you don't count his long run... why would you not count it? of course his average would go down - but so would anyone else's in the NFL. take away each running back's longest run from scrimmage and their average yds per carry will be worse. it isnt rocket science and it is not very telling.
The same could be said of Barry Sanders: 2, 1, 3, -4, 4, -1, 80

[colkurtz]

The reason I hated losing to such a low-rent team like the Giant's is because now we have to continue listening to the nauseating, biased and unprofessional drivel from morons like this.

Only a winning record will shut up knuckleheads like this jerk.....

[Arrington4Life]

One can only hope the next Big-Mac with extra cheese will finally put the finishing touches on an already clogged artery. This man is a moron. We beat ourselves, plain and simple. "C.Port averged 2.6 yards since the 64 yard scamper" Yeah, well hey douchebag, take all the 20+ yard runs from all NFL running backs and you probably don't have a very high average do you? Please have a heart attack.

[Redskinfan28]

this is one of the most unprofessional articles ever written.

[Skins57]

More like, "Pardon the fat arse who doesn't know the difference between a football and a ball shoved a foot up his fat arse"....

:sfight: get em' Mike :lol1:

[bgforever]

WE is the Consensus Non-Thinking Tank (we emphasize Tank for Pastabelli) Group or CNTG or better yet, "Can't Gather".

I gather his we gathers this stuff from thin air and suddenly they miracously become clairvoy, clairvy, oh you know what I mean, cause anyone can read Pastabelli's mind. HEHATEME!

Hail to the Redskins!

Pastabelli sucks!

[sdredskinsfan]

The guy's a moron. Why bother?

Because ESPN.com is respectable and Fatsquerelli is not. Can't believe he has not been reprimanded for that article if he hasn't been already.

[joethefan]

Funny how he chose to take this "national", and only after we loss. He made no mention of this last week after we won. His comments are laced with envy about Wilbon. He wishes that he was on a show called Pardon the Insult.

Well he wnat to see us stay down so he can keep his job...maybe some young kid trying to take his job..with some good skins footage or something....don't understand his thinking....he should understand history then he'll understand hw Gibbs operates.

[whitskins]

I'll tell you when this will end, it ends in the early hours of Tuesday Morning right after the Skins have had their glorious coming out party to the NFL after drubbing the hapless Dallas Cowboys before a national audience.

This is our game and Fatsquarelli won't be able to say jack after we put the smack down on this punk team. If I ever walk across that fat oaf I'll smack his fat face in public.

[RedskinRyan]

i don't understand why i keep hearing about portis' low yds-per-carry if you don't count his long run... why would you not count it? of course his average would go down - but so would anyone else's in the NFL. take away each running back's longest run from scrimmage and their average yds per carry will be worse. it isnt rocket science and it is not very telling.

cause everybody wants to hate the skins. its the popular thing. if you wanna make a name for yourself, write bad about the skins and your in the 'in' crowd.

[RedskinRyan]

after beating dallas, fans should start a "f--- pastabelly" chant and hold up signs with his face with the red cirlce around it(like the no-smoking signs).

[SmashMouth24]

hah :goodpost: