These are arguably the two most popular players in Redskins history. I am 29 years old, I obviously saw neither of them play but I do know that Baugh revolutioned the game. (gotta love NFL films). However, Sonny is a Washington institution (as you put it) and it was impossible not to vote for him. This should have been a final four match up but it was not set-up that way. Still a great idea!

If I were voting for who were the more iconic Redskin, it'd be Sonny because of the TV and radio work he's done, but I think Baugh has to win as a player. On top of all his accomplishments at QB, I believe he still holds the record for punt average for a season, plus he was a great defensive back, too.

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That's a tough match up. They're both of lofty enough stature to go pretty far in the brackets. I'd hate to see Sonny lose to Sammy and then Theisman win out. Nothing against Joe, but he's no Sammy and certainly no Sonny.

Come on. Baugh has to go through. As players, this really is not even a comparision. You can look up his baugh's stats, and this is what "real" sports people (not radio-listening fans)think of him (from wikipedia):
36th greatest athlete of the 20th century by Burt Randolph Sugar (1995)
64th greatest athlete of the 20th century by ESPN (1999)
43rd greatest athlete of the 20th century by the Associated Press (1999)
3rd greatest NFL player of the 20th century by the Associated Press (1999)
11th greatest NFL player of the 20th century by The Sporting News (1999)
Scripps-Howard all-time college football team (1999)
4th greatest college football player by Sport Magazine (1999)
3rd greatest college football player by College Football News (2003)

I never missed a Redskin game from the day they arrived until wartime. I've seen them all and Sammy Baugh is, in my view, not only the greatest Redskin, but arguably with his defensive ability, (holding interception records in his time) his punting ability, (possibly the best ever) and even his sense of when to run, is the greatest of all time. Read some of Shirley povich's old articles. Yes, I was there for both the 73-0 disaster (they won 7-3 over the Bears during the season) and the Pearl harbor game against Philadelphia. You younguns should have seen him, the Jordon of his sport.

Baugh was the greatest Redskin ever! Sonny was the second greatest Redskin ever!

Who in the world set up this bracket! You don't put the #1 seed vs the #2 seed in the first round. It really is that simple.

Agree with the comment that Baugh was excellent on O, D and ST. While from different eras and Sonny was never asked to do the broader role, IMO he was not physically capable where Baugh set NFL records.

How could the list of legends for the Washington Redskins come up without(to me)
the greatest of them all - CHARLEY TAYLOR!!!!

As much as I love Sonny and he is a Redskin icon, he has way to much of an advantage because of TV and radio. Most of the voters would have to do research to even have a small idea of how great Sammy Baugh was. Out of sight, out of mind will probably give this to Sonny but he should only finish second in this first round vote.

Only one Redskin has his jersey officially retired... Sammy Baugh's 33. That really is all you need to know.

Saw Sonny...never saw Sammy (except on film) I think I cried when that POS Polo Grounds pretty much ended Sonny's career. That aside lets think about this scientifically. Sammy Baugh, one of the greatest passers, punters and DB's of all time. Sonny Jurgenson, one of the greatest passers, ....passers, ....hmmm ...oh, yeah great game caller, ....passers... sorry gang but Sammy was just too much. I also agree with others in that you shouldn't have put these two up against one another so early.

Sammy Baugh was definitely the better athlete and did more for the Redskins Franchise in it's early years.

I will go with Baugh because popular opinion is not alway right.

I write from an enemy camp, and the dreaded Redskins are the team I love to hate the most. But come on, Sammy Baugh is one of the greatest NFL players of all-time, period. Who in the league was EVER such a triple-threat on offense, defense and special teams? The man still holds some mighty impressive records. Jurgensen was a good QB, but there are few players on any team anywhere that compare with the great Baugh. Show some appreciation for your own history!

I saw them both and it's a no brainer:
Slingin' Sammy Baugh. He completed over 70 pct of his passes in the 1940's when passes to running backs in the backfield were not completions but forward laterals. Ignore his punting [ave over 51 one year] and his defensive prowess, he could dodge guys [came into the league from a single wing background], just his offense. He won championships! Sonny never got the Skins into the playoffs--he was on the bench when Kilmer took them there. Sonny was a great passer [not as good as Sammy] and not much of a team leader here or in Philly. Baugh is the Babe Ruth of the NFL. He did it all and did it all well. You youngsters don't vote for sonny just because he is a broadcasting icon.

Sammy Baugh, the Redskins preeminent player of all time, isn't even going to make it out of the Post's Sweet 16 bracket.

Why would the Post pit Baugh against Jurgensen? This is not a first round match up. It should be the final pairing in the bracket!

You got the best players arguably, but your bracket placement needs tweeking. RE-DO!

I was already a tremendous fan of Sonny Jurgensen when I was lucky enough to meet him one evening in a small neighborhood bar on Wisconsin Avenue. This was during the hight of his career, but in 15 minutes of sharing a couple beers with him I was blown away by how nice a guy this Washington icon really was. Sonny kept the Redskins fans loyal during a decade of less than great teams, with a golden arm and bleeding burgundy red during many a tough battle. If this was a "favorite Redskin" contest, I would vote Sonny all the way. But Baugh is the guy who established the team's great and loyal following that has existed now for over sixty years and he truly is the greatest Redskin ever.

I'm VERY surprised to see this matchup in the first round. This could have been a conceivable final matchup. Sonny will win because he is so prominent on TV and radio, but Sammy Baugh is the greatest Redskin of all time. That he will lose in the first round sort of de-legitimizes this little contest.

If you put Baugh on the opposite side of the bracket, he'd make it all the way to the final round... against, you got it, Sonny Jurgensen.

The Post really bungled the seedings!

Sonny is a Washington Redskins icon, but Baugh is an icon for all of professional football. Not only was he an outstanding triple threat (one year leading the league in passing, punting and interceptions), but he almost single-handedly forced other teams to upgraded their passing games in order to keep pace with the Redskins. He did nothing less than revolutionize the position, and it is virtually unfathomable that another Redskins player- or player from any team, for that matter -will ever again have the kind of impact on pro football that Baugh had.

Please. I still have my "I LIKE SONNY" bumpersticker, but no championships were won while he was here. Baugh was the Babe Ruth of Football. Anyone who doesn't vote for him doesn't know history.

This is quite the joke... Jurgensen over Baugh? Are you kidding me? If this was a poll of sports journalists, it would be a landslide for Baugh... but apparently it is a poll of 12 year olds with computer access

This should not even be a contest. Sammy Baugh is arguably the greatest football player of all time. He is the only man to lead the NFL in Passing, Interceptions and Punting...in the same year. He brought 2 championships to Washington. Sonny is a great broadcaster, but never won anything...he and Kilmer could down some beers though.

Enough of the complaining about "seeding". In case you hadn't noticed, they were paired by position. That's why Darrell Green is going up against Pat Fischer, Charles Mann v. Dexter, Sam Huff v. Hanburger. If we were going to do a straight up final 4 of all time Redskins, I think you'd probably have to go with: Sammy Baugh, Darrell Green, Sonny Jurgensen, and Art Monk with an elite 8 including Charley Taylor (where was he in this?), John Riggins, Bobby Mitchell, and Sam Huff.

if we're doing this right, you should also include a Larry Michael v. Frank Herzog bracket. I'd guess that Frank might get 95% of the vote.

Actually, I think Mark Brunell is better than both of them combined....

LOL JK. But really, it's Sammy Baugh hands down.

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