Obtaining great Redskins Tickets has always proven to be a very difficult process, with many people settling for sub-par seating far away from the action - hardly worth even going to the game! We know you want to get down close and support the Redskins, and the tickets are out there, you just have to know where to look...
2007-08 Washington Redskins
Yes, the Redskins were lackluster last season. However, in '07 Washington has been proactive in restructuring their team. What they do need to address at the moment is their slow pass rush. Joe Gibbs came out of retirement to train the Redskins, and they have not improved. They have to, if they want their coach to stay out of retirement. They have strenghened their defense line, and starter LaRon Landry working with Sean Taylor will have the potential for explosiveness. New sign London Fletcher-Baker was brought in to support the linebacking crew, and Marcus Washington continues to be a strong linebacker. This season, Washington ticket holders can definitely expect to see improvement on the field - the risk is too high otherwise.
Previous Seasons
With an impressive season from quarterback Mark Brunell, the 2005-2006 Washington Redskins ticket holders watched their team return to the playoffs after five straight years of missing the postseason. In head coach Joe Gibbs’ second term with the team, running back Clinton Portis broke the Redskins’ rushing record with over 1,500 yards, and wide receiver Santana Moss also set a new team record with over 1,400 receiving yards. As the team from the nation’s capitol prepares for their wild card playoff game, fans at FedEx Field believe that the Redskins have begun a return to their former position among the NFL elite.
The Redskins are one of the oldest franchises in the National Football League and enjoyed moderate success after the NFL merger in 1970. However, the team’s greatest period of success came during Gibbs’ first 12 years with the team during the 1980s and beginning of the next decade. Under his leadership, the team appeared in four Super Bowls, winning three of the competitions. Quarterback Joe Theismann guided the team to two of its championships before a career ending leg injury forced the Redskins to turn to Mark Rypien to lead the passing attack. Theismann’s successor proved to be another strong offensive weapon, and he earned the MVP award of Super Bowl XXXVI when Washington defeated the Buffalo Bills.
Gibbs’ decision to retire in 1993 forced the team into a period marked by three coaching changes and one playoff appearance in just over a decade. After the Redskins finished last in the AFC East in 2003, head coach Steve Spurrier left the team to return to college football. Dan Snyder, the team’s owner, convinced Gibbs to come out of retirement to help the franchise return to the years of glory that it had enjoyed during his first reign. While Gibbs’ first season was disappointing, FedEx field is now the biggest stadium in the NFL, which is necessary for the team’s expansive fan base. Redskins football tickets are some of the most difficult to obtain in the league, and the waiting list for season tickets is rumored to be over 35 years long.
After quarterback Mark Brunell’s injury-ridden season in 2004, the passer has returned to lead the Redskins’ offensive power into the playoffs. The season’s highlights included a victory over historic rival, the Dallas Cowboys, and a second place finish in the NFC East. While the team is the wild card in this postseason, Gibbs appears to be ready for another long era of success, and the waiting list for Redskins ticket may get even longer.
