The Dirtbags played their classic “Peter King is a Queen/Put Art Monk in the Hall of Fame” song before the Skins-Saints game outside FedEx Field. Now that Monk is in, the second half of the song was changed for Russ Grimm to get into the Hall. Grimm is up for a vote in January 2010.
Here’s the song: http://mikefrandsen.org/2009/12/08/dirtbags-perform-get-a-kidney-at-fedex-field-before-redskins-saints-game/. See the website for the RAC and the Dirtbags at www.ontherac.com. To see the original version of the song, go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNCSHC1fsoo.
It’s long overdue for Grimm to make the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Grimm started on four Super Bowl teams for the Skins, winning three, and also played in four Pro Bowls. He anchored the “Hogs,” one of the greatest offensive lines in NFL history. Joe Jacoby is another worthy candidate, but hey, we can’t be too greedy considering the anti-Redskins bias when it comes to the Hall of Fame.
By the way, Gary Clark should be in too. Take a look how similar Clark’s stats were to Irvin’s. Plus Irvin played with a HOF QB.
| Catches per Year | Yards per Year | Total TDs | Years | |
| Clark | 64 | 962 | 65 | 11 |
| Irvin | 63 | 992 | 65 | 12 |
A lot is made of the fact that the Redskins won three Super Bowls with three different quarterbacks, and Joe Gibbs gets a lot of the credit for that. But Grimm and Jacoby, not to mention Jim Lachey, Mark May, Jeff Bostic, Raleigh McKenzie and other offensive linemen deserve a lot of credit, plus tight ends like Don Warren.
The Skins also won three Super Bowls with three different primary running backs during those seasons: John Riggins, George Rogers, and Earnest Byner. People remember Riggins most because of his greatness as well as his outsize personality, but look at how many running backs led the Skins in rushing between 1981 and 1991: Joe Washington, Riggins, Rogers, Kelvin Bryant, Gerald Riggs, and Byner.
The offensive line was the constant (other than Monk). Even Timmy Smith had a 200-yard rushing game in the 1988 Super Bowl rout over the Broncos.
Russ Grimm. Put him in!
Also see my blog saying that Grimm should be the new Redskins coach (2009/10/29/russ-grimm-should-be-the-new-redskins-coach/).
Thanks to the Dirtbags for letting me sit in on drums for this song and the kidney song (see the blog post just below this).
Tags: Art Monk, Dirtbags, Hall of Fame, Jim Lachey, Joe Jacoby, Peter King, RAC, Redskins Appreciation Club, Russ Grimm
