Joe Gibbs

:For the Jamaican record producer, see Joe Gibbs (record producer)

Criticism since his return

Gibbs' first season back with the Redskins was generally considered a failure, with the team ending with a disappointing 6-10 record and ranking nearly last in the league in offense. Under Gibbs, the Redskins finished tied for last place in the NFC's Eastern Division, seven games behind the first place Philadelphia Eagles, who ran away with the division and reached the Super Bowl. Some speculate that Gibbs no longer has the knowledge to keep up with the complicated, fast-paced changes that have come to the NFL since he left the game in 1993. However, in his second season, Gibbs and his coaching staff made several key adjustments to the offense, resulting in improved, if not spectacular, offensive play. On September 19, 2005, the Redskins defeated the Dallas Cowboys, 14-13, with two touchdown passes from Mark Brunell to Santana Moss. Gibbs had come under criticism for benching Patrick Ramsey for poor play the week before.

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Philadelphia Eagles - September 19 - 2005 - Dallas Cowboys - Mark Brunell - Santana Moss - Patrick Ramsey

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Gibbs also came under steep criticism for his first NFL draft pick since his return, Sean Taylor from the University of Miami, for whom Gibbs used the team's 2004 first-round draft pick. Taylor started his NFL career with numerous run-ins with the law, including an arrest for assault and battery in Miami on June 4, 2005, for which he now faces a felony charge. Taylor also was benched during the season, following his arrest in Virginia for driving under the influence of alcohol and refusing a blood alcohol test.

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Sean Taylor - University of Miami - June 4 - 2005 - Virginia

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