The Redskins, once more, have struggled at home. They’ve clinched an eighth season since 2000 in which they finished .500 or worse at home.
Corner Carlos Rogers has one theory as to why.
“I don’t know, me and some of the guys were talking about that earlier,” Rogers said. “Sometimes when you’re at home you feel you’re away. You get so bashed at home for any little mistake. We come to the bench, it’s cussing, it’s this, it’s that and we’re just in the first quarter. Sometimes when we’re away we don’t even hear that. I think we play better away so the fans are quieter. We’re home, I don’t know the problem, but we’re still wanting that support from fans. Me and some guys were talking, if you don’t like the team or you don’t want to support us through the good or the bad why come out to the games? We still need your support. We’re already losing, then to hear some of our fans it’s not helpful. We try to block it out.”
That doesn’t mean he considers this fan base a bad one.
“I love these fans,” he said. “We have good fans, good supportive fans. I guess they’re hard on us and we do give them a reason to be hard on us. We’re not winning. At the same time you do want that support and encouragement that you call can turn it around.”
