How To Use Redskin In A Sentence
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The Redskins have been in the play-offs just once since Gibbs left and have scratched out one winning season since 1997.
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34 Their media guide—on page 272, no less—reads that “the term redskin... was inspired not by their natural complexion but by their fondness for vermillion makeup.”
Bad Sports
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But the Giants held the Redskins to two first downs on seven first-half drives.
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No Redskins player disrespects Blache's '09 defensive scheme, especially since, in yardage stats, it's still far ahead of this year's crew.
For Redskins, improvement down the roster continues long after changes at the top
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Keys to the game: A win secures a wild-card spot for the Redskins.
USATODAY.com - NFL grid
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But in metro Washington, the Redskins can count on the support of only 56 percent of voters.
Ravens beat Redskins in poll of Maryland voters
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The Redskins and Orioles have been ruined by the blights of modern sports: unsentimentality, overreliance on free agents, and obnoxious rich owners.
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a benchless season unlikely, as last year's holey Redskins offense offered no buffer for their quarterback.
Silver Chips Online
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At the Redskin mine, molybdenite is found in small cylindrical greisen pipes in the Redskin Granite.
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I've written about 400 items on how the Redskins have the oldest roster in the NFL, but the league sent out a bucket-load of data on Thursday afternoon that brought up another side of this issue: the Redskins also have the most experienced team in the league.
Redskins have NFL's most experienced roster
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And that's exactly why third-year Redskins linebacker LaVar Arrington, a Pro Bowler in 2001, is approaching the season warily.
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Since nostalgia renders me gooier than the Redskins base defense, I will be incapable of offering a critical, jaundiced look at the Redskins 'homecoming weekend, which included a Saturday night dinner and a Sunday reception, parade and halftime ceremony.
The Redskins homecoming weekend
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The number consists of his $3.6 million salary, $1 million signing bonus proration (the signing bonus he received in February 2009), and his $21 million signing bonus from March that, due to creative contract restructuring on the part of the Redskins, did not prorate.
Analysis: How would a Haynesworth trade financially impact the Redskins?
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But the Redskins definitely are interested in upgrading at wideout, which is why it also didn't shock me Tuesday night when an assistant coach on another NFC team called to tell me he's hearing some buzz about third-year wide receiver Devin Thomas.
McNabb-Owens talk typifies chatter that flies before the draft
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The Redskins' offense is stronger than their defense.
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DETROIT - Many questions arose from the Redskins 'latest horrible experience here against the Detroit Lions, whose 37-25 victory Sunday afternoon could again prompt change in Washington.
Washington Redskins lose to Detroit Lions, 37-25; Donovan McNabb replaced by Rex Grossman
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Williams, who protects McNabb's blindside, is eager to play in a must win game for the struggling Redskins.
Trent Williams hopes sore toe will allow him to play Sunday
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The renewed hope for a Redskins postseason renaissance springs from Campbell's offseason growth spurt, which is exactly what coach Joe Gibbs and Saunders sought.
Redskins' Campbell making believers out of teammates
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The three-time Pro Bowler causes fits for opposing defenses when the pocket collapses and he improvises, but focusing on containing Vick in the pocket could lead to other problems for the Redskins, Haslett said.
Haslett: Vick means 'everything changes'
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Or for the Redskins to be good enough that they're never again cursed with that booth.
Redskins-Rams, Best and Worst
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Green Bay took over on its own 10 and on the first play, running back Brandon Jackson busted through the middle, juked Moore in the open field and dashed down the right sideline before he was chased down by DeAngelo Hall after a 71 yard gain to the Redskins '19-yard line.
Redskins beat Packers 16-13 in OT
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Their Week 4 win at Philadelphia marks the only time the Redskins have posted more than 25 carries this season and the only time they outgained their opponent on the ground.
Ryan Torain has a breakout performance against the Colts
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Probably becuase the term redskin has nothing to do with skin color but rather the red buckskin worn by indian warriors before going to battle??
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local
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In another salad, waxy redskin potatoes with a deep, earthy flavour were served warm, along with a poached egg, on a combination of leaves and vegetables sprinkled with sesame seeds.
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For instance, imagine if Washington abandoned the Redskins mascot to adopt the Shysters DC, more lawyers per captia, etc. complete with a guy in a foam rubber shark in a cheap suit as a mascot...
The Volokh Conspiracy » Laches Proves To Be the Most Valuable Player:
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Free-agent signees Trotter and Armstead join Arrington, giving the Redskins what could be the best linebacking corps in football.
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True, the Redskins are no longer the undisciplined, internally divided catastrophe in cleats of last season.
Shanahan, McNabb are helping the Redskins recapture their past
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In easily his best performance since the Redskins changed their defensive scheme, Haynesworth was credited with four tackles and one pass defensed.
Albert Haynesworth's play earns Mike Shanahan's praise
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The Redskins opened the season by scoring a resounding/stunning/impressive 25-3 victory against/over Detroit.
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The Redskins' offense is stronger than their defense.
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Thursday night's Redskins-Cardinals preseason game will be his final broadcast as a full-timer, although he'll continue to do some freelance stuff for the network.
Ernie Baur, unsung hero of D.C. sports, retires
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And picking up blitzes is something the Redskins 'backs must do throughout the game, Simpson said.
Packers' blitz will be a challenge for Torain and company
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It reported that a Washington Redskins cheerleader, Desiree Jennings, was diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder called dystonia alleged to be caused by a severe reaction to the seasonal flu shot.
Video of flu shot cheerleader is misleading
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He was in the middle of telling me a long tale about how he once met the Redskins' manager.
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The Redskins are perennial powerhouses when it comes to offseason commotion.
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We didn't view the name redskin as a negative thing - although I can understand the term would be considered offensive.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local
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I get the feeling the Lions will miss out on one of the big name coordinators (the Giants 'Steve Spagnuolo, the Titans' Jim Schwartz) and will end up with one of the cheaper, second tier guys, like Minnesota's Leslie Frazier, the Redskins 'Jerry Gray, or the Dolphins' Todd Bowles.
Out of Bounds
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The Saints announced last week that it had claimed running back P.J. Hill off waivers from the Washington Redskins.
New Orleans Saints Team Report
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A gook is a raghead is a wetback is a redskin is a girl.
Archive 2008-09-01
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Knott, Rene: D.C. sportscaster who in 2000 was forced to do live reports from the Redskins Park parking lot while peers filmed inside the practice facility.
Washington Redskins Owner Dan Snyder Seeks Dismissal Of Reporter Who Documented How Terrible He Was At Everything [UPDATE]
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When Eli asked how he felt about it, Spuds said it was better than being called a fuckin redskin.
Come Again No More
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He was a boor and a bully then who coasted to office on his fleshy, redneck looks and his father's reputation as the "sainted" legendary football coach of the Redskins.
VA-SEN: Mike Stark Details Allen Tackle Episode; Faults Media's Soft Coverage Of Race
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Jan. 12, 2006: The Redskins received a dose of Seattle weather yesterday afternoon, when they practiced in soggy conditions.
The Redskins and rainy practices
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It recalls the cowled monk with his cross, and the soldier close following with his sword; the old mission-house, with its church and garrison beside it; the fierce savage lured from a roving life, and changed into a toiling _peon_, afterwards to revolt against a system of slavery that even religion failed to make endurable; the neophyte turning his hand against his priestly instructor, equally his oppressor; revolt followed by a deluge of blood, with ruinous devastation, until the walls of both _mission_ and military _cuartel_ are left tenantless, and the redskin has returned to his roving.
The Lone Ranche
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Kelly could not keep out the Redskins for much longer and Wayne Trunchion scored a fourth goal near the end of the second period.
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He burst through the right side of the line, cut back left and then outraced the Redskins 'defense to the end zone.
Washington Redskins lose to St. Louis Rams despite injury to Steven Jackson
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Colonists used scalping to prove they had killed an Indian for bounty which is where the term "redskin" came from - and why they deem the Washingon Redskins so negatively
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Desiree Jennings, an ambassador for the Washington Redskins cheerleading squad, claimed she developed a rare neurological disorder called dystonia after receiving a seasonal flu shot, causing dramatic spasms and slurred speech.
Blue Mass. Group - Front Page
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The Redskins opened the season by scoring a resounding/stunning/impressive 25-3 victory against/over Detroit.
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Redskins 'Portis still has' blurriness 'from concussion, won't lose starting job upon return Redskins' Portis still feeling concussion effectsASHBURN, Va.
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Thomas played his most substantial game since the Redskins released him, making his mark on special teams and flustering the Redskins at times.
Devin Thomas makes mark for Giants
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We will be in NOVA this weekend ... as soon as Aimee gets a ride from Blacksburg. woohoo redskins touchdown!!! apparently, some people find the term joe six pack offensive. what elitists.
Waldo's Virginia Political Blogroll
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Those are correctable errors, so even though the Redskins lost, I left this game knowing they have a legit team.
Redskins vs. Colts checklist: a mixed bag
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However, when the Redskins, one year removed from 4-12 and one week after a two-touchdown loss to the Rams, beat the Eagles, previously presumed to be potent, that is fairly stunning.
Redskins' Donovan McNabb is the homecoming king in Philadelphia, but he wasn't alone
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The organization is hosting a fundraiser Thursday at Buffalo Billiards that sounds like the perfect guys' night out: Take on the Redskins' Lorenzo Alexander, the Mystics' Chasity Melvin, Patriots cornerback Leigh Bodden or one of 20 other professional athletes in pool, shuffleboard, Wii Bowling or darts, with all the proceeds going to charity.
Nightlife Agenda: Wild Flag, Nouveau Riche and real ale
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Looking ahead: The Redskins are producing turnovers in bunches, Landry and Hall appeared headed to the Pro Bowl and Haynesworth has recently displayed the form that prompted owner Daniel Snyder to give him $41 million in guaranteed money.
Redskins at the bye week: the defense
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Perhaps the play that turned the game most dramatically toward the Redskins was made by a defense that was ultra-violent all day long, dealing out two concussions and other gasp-provoking licks, even though it allowed the Eagles to lead in yardage, 353-293.
Redskins' Donovan McNabb is the homecoming king in Philadelphia, but he wasn't alone
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The Redskins coach was the subject of scorn and ridicule before his team lost to the Lions, but the setback in Motown only racheted up the heat.
NFL Replay: Declining skills at the root of T.O.'s slow start
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He was in the middle of telling me a long tale about how he once met the Redskins' manager.
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Torain fumbled the ball twice in the fourth quarter, only one of which was recovered by the Redskins.
Ryan Torain tops 100 yards again
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Sure, climbing to 2-0 in the division is a huge accomplishment for the Redskins, but in the locker room, every player seemed to know just what the win meant for one player in particular.
Redskins win one for their leader
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It reported that a Washington Redskins cheerleader, Desiree Jennings, was diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder called dystonia alleged to be caused by a severe reaction to the seasonal flu shot.
Video of flu shot cheerleader is misleading
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Punter Josh Bidwell's lingering hip pain prompted Washington to assign him to the season-ending injured-reserve list and sign former Redskins punter Hunter Smith, Coach Mike Shanahan said after practice Thursday at Redskins Park.
Josh Bidwell's hip pain sends him to the injured list
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The name redskin was never intended to be a word to honor Native Americans.
Tim Giago: Mascots, Ignorance and Racism
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Just fancy, I'd begin with a clear leap over that chief's head -- the one there wi 'the feathers an' the long nose that's makin 'such hideous faces -- then away up the glen, over the stones, down the hollows, shoutin' like mad, an 'clearin' the brooks and precipices with a band o 'yellin' Redskins at my tail!
Twice Bought
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Coach Gary Kubiak's oldest son, Colorado State safety Klint Kubiak, is getting a tryout with the Redskins.
Houston Texans Team Report
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The Redskins will be looking to repeat their Super Bowl victory next season.
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I think about Donovan as a Redskin, and that kind of overrides any friendships," said wide receiver Jason Avant, who caught the last of McNabb's 216 touchdown passes as an Eagle.
Donovan McNabb admits there will be emotion in facing Philadelphia Eagles, but says focus is on Washington Redskins
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I think if you look at the way the Washington Redskin (s) played in some of the games toward the end of the season, they started to kind of jell together, have that chemistry, they started to play together and they played in a lot of close games.
T.O. thinks the Redskins need a receiver
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But left guard David Diehl admitted it's "common nature" to be checking up on the Eagles (2-4), Cowboys (2-3) and Redskins (3-2) and, as the Giants (4-2) begin their week of returning to football fundamentals, to think about what they'll need to win in a league without a very high-low differential.
The NFC East Lacks a Clear Pecking Order
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He was in the middle of telling me a long tale about how he once met the Redskins' manager.
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Ryan Torain plunged in from there to pull the Redskins within three points, 17-14, with 11: 18 remaining in the third quarter.
Colts defeat Redskins 27-24
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You'll learn more about the new gig soon but suffice it to say that there will be jibba and jabba and tons of Redskins and NFL news, commentary and analysis there.
An editing handoff on this here blog
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He was in the middle of telling me a long tale about how he once met the Redskins' manager.
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I am sure the Chargers are satisfied with their big offseason decisions, though let's recap: pussyfooted on the notion of whether to can Schottenheimer or not, watched Cam Cameron and Wade Phillips pick up head coaching gigs, then canned Marty Schottenheimer, and then hiring Norv Turner who has lost everywhere he has coached (including an abysmal tenure with the Redskins).
Pack is Back
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He was inactive for the Redskins 'first three games this season, but leap-frogged Derrick Dockery because of his versatility.
For Washington Redskins, questions at right guard
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‘The No.1 responsibility of a pro quarterback is to protect himself and make sure he can play,’ the former Redskins quarterback and scrambler said.
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The play stunned the Redskins, who after the game shrugged their shoulders and said they were simply outjumped.
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Hell, if fabulous cardio is the No. 1 criteria for being the quarterback of the Redskins, Shanahan ought to be in Kenya looking to bring back a distance runner.
Mike Shanahan's benching of Donovan McNabb is completely dumb
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Well, you have to squinch your eyes up to see them from 289, but it's two guys who are tied at 197 and no doubt will be in physical contact with each other Sunday night: Redskins linebacker London Fletcher and Colts quarterback Peyton Manning.
If Brett Favre sits, London Fletcher and Peyton Manning will be Ironmen
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It would therefore be marvelous theater to see Snyder enter a South Dakota Black Hills bar or a Salt River, Arizona, public park and wave the Redskin flag.
Bad Sports
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Amid fireworks, a color guard and torrents of cheers, 62 former Redskins were introduced on Sunday night at FedEx Field, from Carl Kammerer, who played in 1963, to Darnerien McCants, who retired in 2004.
Shanahan, McNabb are helping the Redskins recapture their past
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So let's take a look at the two Saturday games, starting with Redskins-Seahawks, the first game up on the docket.
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The Redskins reached the midway point of their first season under Mike Shanahan at 4-4 - matching their win total from a year ago but knowing they might have won each of the games they lost.
Redskins at the bye week: the defense
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In another salad, waxy redskin potatoes with a deep, earthy flavour were served warm, along with a poached egg, on a combination of leaves and vegetables sprinkled with sesame seeds.
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What would the next governor do to keep the Redskins in Md.?
First Click, Maryland:Md. gov's race spinning toward colorful conclusion
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The Redskins won't be shy about trading a midround pick, likely a third- or fourth-round selection, to fill a pressing need.
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The Redskins opened the season by scoring a resounding/stunning/impressive 25-3 victory against/over Detroit.
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I've been curator (known variously as Cyn Cyty and the dauphine; guess which I prefer?) of the Redskins Insider since its inception with Jason La Canfora and now with Jason Reid.
The Early Lead: Where everybody knows your user name
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Worst Destination: The Detroit Lions have been one of the NFL's shoddier outfits in recent years, and yet in three straight trips over three straight seasons, the Redskins have flirted with disaster.
Redskins-Lions, Best and Worst
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And no, by "warpath" I am not referring to the video game, the music group, or the Washington Redskins 'official website.
Chuck Newton
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Although Haslett, a onetime Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator, is well versed in the principles of the Steelers 'effective 3-4, on which the Redskins' new scheme is based in large part, he's not tied to doing things that way.
The 3-4 is experiencing some growing pains
