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Remembering the 2007 Redskins, and four of Joe Gibbs’ greatest games

By Kyle Hundley

LANDOVER, MD - DECEMBER 30: Santana Moss #89 of the Washington Redskins runs the ball against the Dallas Cowboys at FedExField on December 30, 2007 in Landover, Maryland. The Redskins defeated the Cowboys 27-6. (Photo by Larry French/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD - DECEMBER 30: Santana Moss #89 of the Washington Redskins runs the ball against the Dallas Cowboys at FedExField on December 30, 2007 in Landover, Maryland. The Redskins defeated the Cowboys 27-6. (Photo by Larry French/Getty Images) /
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LANDOVER, MD – DECEMBER 02: Jason Fabini #69, Todd Yoder #87, Casey Rabach #61, and Pete Kendall #66 of the Washington Redskins observe a moment of silence in honor of former teammate Sean Taylor prior to playing the Buffalo Bills on December 2, 2007 at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD – DECEMBER 02: Jason Fabini #69, Todd Yoder #87, Casey Rabach #61, and Pete Kendall #66 of the Washington Redskins observe a moment of silence in honor of former teammate Sean Taylor prior to playing the Buffalo Bills on December 2, 2007 at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /

2007 Redskins legacy

While this team wasn’t able to advance past the wild card round, the 2007 team will ultimately be remembered for their resolve. To fight, to claw, to weather the storm, to believe in one another throughout and battle back from 5-7 to make the playoffs, having nothing given to them and having to earn everything they had, this team would’ve made Sean Taylor proud. And watching his teammates lay it all on the line for him and give everything they had in his honor, Taylor would’ve been looking down smiling.

2007 was a special season. For both tragedy and triumph; pain and happiness. The wins and losses; the trials and tribulations, this season of Redskins’ football taught us as much about life and dealing with adversity as it did about football, maybe even more so.

Joe Gibbs may have won three of the four Super Bowls he coached in his first stint as the head coach of the Redskins, but these four wins to get to the playoffs were easily the most impressive of his legendary career. When things were at their worst, Gibbs coached his best. And given the circumstances he was facing, from losing Sean Taylor — who was easily the team’s best player — to having to win four consecutive games in playoff-type atmospheres to earn a wild card bid, with a starting quarterback who hadn’t played in almost a decade nonetheless, this was a masterpiece only he could paint.

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Joe Gibbs kept that team together. While Gibbs may not have won a Super Bowl in his second stint, this playoff run was able to give the younger generation of fans a glimpse of why his name is mentioned among the all-time coaching greats. And it was a fitting way for him to retire a second time. Not every season has to end in a Super Bowl to be a memorable one. Thank you for 2007, Coach Gibbs.

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