The Washington Redskins can find coal in a diamond mine.
With a secondary stripped cleaner than a Christmas turkey in a 37-31 overtime loss at St. Louis on Sunday, the Redskins continued their quest to become coach Joe Gibbs’ worst team ever. Maybe they’re supersmart and play their guts out, but this is the biggest bunch of underachievers since the $100 million mercenaries of 2000 finished 8-8 — and once again blew a very winnable game.
The Redskins (5-10) must lose to the New York Giants on Saturday to eclipse Gibbs’ previous worst mark of two years ago. The smart money is on them doing just that before a divided FedEx Field crowd of Giants and Redskins fans.
Is it Nationals spring training yet?
Somebody left a sack of bittersweet promises on the Redskins Park doorstep this morning. Then again, if anyone deserves a bunch of nothing under the tree, it’s the owner of that place. Don’t worry, Dan Snyder probably lights his fireplace with stacks of your season ticket money. Can you say “mega-rate increase” for 2007 premium seat holders?
What a waste of a season this has been. Can you believe we were deluded enough to once openly discuss Super Bowl expectations? This should teach everyone to never, ever believe Snyder’s offseason moves will win regular season games.
Ironically, the offense continues to improve. Maybe playcaller Al Saunders needed a full season to adapt to this roster. Perhaps the team needed a season to adaptto him. Either way, it’s finally starting to click under Jason Campbell. At least the offseason won’t be filled over questioning whether Saunders should stay.
No, the scapegoat will be defensive boss Gregg Williams, who admitted his cover-2 system has become more outdated than the Run ’N Gun. The pass defense had more gaps than the Nixon tapes. While you feel for Shawn Springs now spending the offseason rehabbing a fractured shoulder, safety Sean Taylor should spend coming months watching tape because he was repeatedly embarrassed by the Rams. It’s not enough to play run defense like a guided missile when receivers make him twist more than Chubby Checker.
There has been talk of a fan boycott on Saturday. Maybe wearing bags over their heads in the stands. Well, add a gag and a blindfold for the dress code because you have to be deaf, dumb and blind to think anything will change with this franchise. They have once again shown everyone gets paid, but nobody plays like money anymore.
Rick Snider has covered local sports for 28 years. Contact him at [email protected].
