THN: How much did having Monday off help you and the team?

AC: To be honest with you, we still had to come in lift and watch film on our own. The Monday off is just an underline statement.

THN: The crowd noise during the end of the fourth quarter was undoubtedly the loudest it’s been all season. How much did the team feed off of that? How great did it feel to hear that as opposed to boos or a quiet stadium?

AC: It was a great feeling at FedEx. It’s the type of noise that you enjoy especially on defense. By hearing that noise we knew we had the momentum of the game. No one wants to hear boos or silence. You want to hear cheers and screams. I enjoyed every moment of the crowd.

THN: How would you assess Levi Jones’ performance and his impact on the offensive line? Do you think he would be a solid replacement at left tackle if Chris Samuels decides to retire after the season?

AC: Levi has always been a great player. We had a few battles in college. I hope he can remain with the team next year. I feel he can be great asset to the offensive linemen but that decision will be made upstairs.

THN: Along with the Redskins, Denver was the other team in contention to sign you as a free agent in 2006 and was the team your father played for. Is there any sense of vindication or different kind of excitement when you get the chance to play the Broncos?

AC: There was no hidden emotion for this past game. It was a team that I prepared for to win and that’s it.

THN: Do you think the new guys on the team understand the meaning of Dallas Week? What have they said about it so far?

AC: I don’t know yet. They have a little bit of an idea. When I first arrived in ‘06, I had no clue how much of rivalry [there was] between the Cowboys and Skins. I found out when I had first set foot in the stadium. In my mind I was like, ‘Oh, I get it.’

THN: Dallas has been up and down this year. This week they are coming off of a down point after losing to Green Bay. Dallas is still in the division lead but why are they so inconsistent?

AC: I really don’t know. Each team has there ups and downs. Regardless, the Cowboys have a lot of weapons and the matchups are going to be great.

THN: Does the fact that Dallas and Philadelphia lost after the victory over the Broncos give the team even more hope and a renewed energy heading into next week?

AC: We never thought about that. It’s a good analysis but what we did is just a start. How we utilize this momentum is up to us.

THN: Does it feel strange to you to face a division rival for the first time so late in the season?

AC: It’s not strange. In my career I have experienced playing division opponents later during the season. It’s life.

Clearly, he doesn’t understand.

Old Lenny is enamoured with Jason’s statistics… which, on their face, are impressive.  However, only an amature, who looks only at the statistics, would fall for that.  Hey, Lenny… have you actually watched him play? 

Len feels that, in the right system, Jason would flourish… hmmmm… as if he is the victim of circumstances, repeatedly trapping him into schemes that don’t match his skills…

Sooooo… kindly explain why he can almost never connect on deep passes when the opportunity arises.   Isn’t that, supposedly, one of his strengths?

Victim of circumstances my butt.   Joe Gibbs offense was tailor made for a tall, mobile QB with a cannon arm.  Look at the quarterbacks who succeeded… most had less “talent” than JC appears to have… yet, Mark Rypien, Doug Williams, and to some extent, Jay Schroeder and Stan Humphries could manage games and WIN in the Gibbs system.  Rypien and Williams both won Super Bowls… and, on paper, both were less talented.

There’s more here… and the tired “wrong system” excuse is just that… tired.

Clearly, Len has never watched anything other than a Jason Campbell highlight film… that must have included all 3 of the passes he has completed over 30 yards in his career… probably from multiple angles.

Campbell throws the most uncatchable ball in the NFL. Too hot. Too flat. too far. Too short. Way in front. Way behind. No touch. How many times have we seen a wide open S Moss struggling to catch up to that deep pass, that either leads him out of bounds, or is 4 yards too deep… or he has to turn around for, giving the defender the time to catch up and either defend the pass, or make the tackle? He can’t read a defense. He doesn’t see coverages. He isn’t allowed to audible, because when he does, he invariably makes a call into the teeth of the defense.

We lose by an average of less than 3 points… which means that there have been many opportunities for “game winning drives.” Yet, how often has he orchestrated one?

As usual, Lenny is clueless.  A quarterback is more than the sum of his statistics.

Admittedly, Campbell does not have the strongest supporting cast.  His offensive line is, well, offensive.  Many have provided that as the primary excuse for his inability to live up to expectations… so, why was he so frequently missing wide open receivers last week, when he was rarely harrassed, and had plenty of time?

I will not argue that the Zorn version of the WCO does not play to Campbell’s strengths.  The problem is, Gibbs offense offered plenty of vertical opportunities for Campbell to shine… and he didn’t.   Zorn’s offense also offers plenty of vertical opportunities… most have been missed.  It’s just time to stop pretending that Jason is a franchise quarterback.  He simply isn’t, and he won’t be.

For most of his carreer, I was one of those providing cover for Jason.  I can’t do it anymore.  Len Pastarelli is wrong.  He needs to look beyond the stats.  He needs to look at game trends.  Jason’s trend is… medium.  He is clearly a great young man, with excellent character, and a strong work ethic.  Unfortunately, as has been noted many times… he just doesn’t have “IT”. 

I would LOVE to be wrong on this.  Jason Campbell deserves to be a winner.  I would thoroughly enjoy eating my words, and celebrating Jason’s multiple championship efforts and victories.  Unfortunately, Medium does not win games.   “IT” does.

In this PC crazed society, many grown-ups were either never taught that lessen, or have long since forgotten in favor of litigation and legislation.

The Supreme Court recently declined to review the case of Harjo vs. Pro-Football inc. At issue for the highest court in the land was not whether or not the term “Redskin” is offensive, but whether or not the plaintiffs waited too long to bring the case. (Supreme Court rejects ‘Skins Logo Case)

Now I have argued the merits of whether or not the team name is offensive or not in an article I wrote a little over a year ago. (Redskins: Racism or Easy Target?)

Here’s the summary; I’m a nerd.

For the sake of this argument, that’s what I’m calling myself. I wear it with pride. I wear t-shirts with video game logos, and love to talk sports and video games with anybody that comes along. I will bore you to death with my opinions on which is the best racing game to come out for the Xbox 360 this year (Dirt 2) or what I think the Washington Capitals should do when facing their next opponent.

Now keep in mind; ”Nerd” is what I am choosing to call myself. I am not encouraging you to refer to anybody else by that connotation, but you can refer to me as one all you like.

Now you may be like me. You may think that Dirt 2 really is the best Xbox 360 racer to come out this year (it is, trust me), and you may agree with many of the things I think about when it comes to sports. You might not. You may have similar emotions but feel that Forza 3 is the best racer, and may hate the Capitals.

You wouldn’t automatically assume that because I call myself a nerd, that you are also a nerd by proxy, would you?

You may not like it when people call you a nerd; maybe that’s what the bullies called you in high school as they dunked your head into a flushing toilet. You may have deep rooted emotional distress over being called such a thing, but your automatic response isn’t to be insulted by what I call myself, is it?

Of course not; you don’t care how I refer to myself. Why would you? For that matter, you may even agree that yes, I am a nerd.

Now some people might say, well, why wouldn’t they be offended?

These people who think this way have probably never had their heads dunked into a flushing toilet. They may not know what it is like to have people say and do hurtful things to you based on your being different than they are.

The reason they wouldn’t care (for all you “dry-heads” out there) is because there is not intent to malign. I don’t call myself a nerd to be hateful of others. I don’t dunk my own head in the toilet while I call myself such things. I wear it with pride.

Nerds are generally considered “smart.” These brainacs may be socially inept, but they can put together electronic devices (computers, entertainment center components, etc.) in their sleep. They live to pwn noobs in online computer games where they live supreme; taking vengeance on the jocks and bullies who would, in real life, torment them physically.

As far as nerds go, I’m not even the biggest nerd. There are people far “nerdier” than I am. They are smarter, better with computers, and routinely pwn me while playing video games.

It would be ridiculous to conjure up some sort of “implied” offense meant on my part, by what I choose to call myself, because I wouldn’t intend to be derogatory in my own “self labeling”.

If Susan Harjo walked up to me and called herself a “cracker,” I wouldn’t be offended; I’d laugh, if I’m being honest. Even if it was obvious that she was indirectly trying to refer to me. I would think that was the most ridiculous way to attempt an insult I have ever heard, and trust me, I’ve heard them all.

The fact is that the team name “Redskins” was NEVER meant to disparage anyone, and Harjo knows it. She wants the court to conjur up images of brutally mangled bodies with the tops of their heads removed and exchanged for profit.

At no time does the team, or it’s fans re-enact, or attempt to imply that the name means any of that stuff. As a matter of fact, the team has a very negative opinion about “scalping” and strongly discourage it’s practice.

The logo isn’t showing a freshly scalped “injun” but a stoic, brave warrior. The fans and supporters of this team think of exactly what the original team owner thought of when he named the team; a group of fiercly devoted warriors to be respected and often feared.

Even if Mrs. Harjo get’s her day in court with her new barely-pubescent “plaintiffs” she’s going to lose.

She may have an argument that when used in a certain way, the term “redskin” can be very offensive. Such as if a bully were calling her that as he was dunking her head in a flushing toilet.

Unfortunately for her case, it can be found to mean other things that aren’t derogatory, much like shovels can still be called spades without intending offense to anyone because they refer to the shape of the shovel head. Those that are offended by such a thing choose to take offense.

The courts can’t control what people choose to be offended by. There is no way they can determine how, and to what level you were offended. What they can determine is the intent to offend by the perceived offender. You’ll notice there are no laws referring to “offensive smells” and that pornography laws define specifically what is pornographic without determining what is “offensive”.

The courts have danced around this issue because they know they cannot determine what is offensive. That’s why they referred to the statute of limitations on the recent case between Susan Harjo and Pro-Football Inc. Once you start regulating what is, or could be perceived as offensive, then you open up a whole new world where anybody can sue anybody for anything as long as they show that it was possible for them to be offended.

Some nerd could sue me for not conceding that Forza 3 is a much better Xbox game than Dirt 2 based on the fact that my loyalty to Dirt 2 offends his sensibilities. He could then sue me for referring to myself as a nerd, because he had a traumatic experience in high-school involving a restroom setting and has required years of therapy just to cope with hearing the word. Simultaneously, he could sue Willy Wonka, were he so inclined for their candies with the same name. He could certainly sue me for referring to him as a nerd; he could practically do that now.

He could then argue that Harjo vs. Pro-Football inc sets the precedence of allowing one to seek damages by showing how they could be so offended, even if no offense was intended.

The courts are already clogged up with enough senseless litigation; they will never open themselves up to the deluge of “perceived offense” cases.

Mrs. Harjo can continue her attempts, but in the end, it is only a matter of time before a court finally tells her she doesn’t have a case, and strikes out on appeal.

Would have been nice for all of us, if they had done so already…

Carlos was a little sensitive after the game:

“I gave up the first one. It was a double-move. After that I didn’t play no more. After that, it was on whoever it was. I really didn’t pay attention.”

You really didn’t pay attention? For real?

Now I may not have played professional football, but in any team sport that I have ever played, we paid attention. Having been a fairly decent soccer player, there were very few instances where I was actually taken out of a game – and I hated every one of those instances – but not ONCE did I ever not support my teammates.

This is coming from a guy in a contract year? Seriously, what a brain dead move.

Redskin fans know very well that Rogers is more of a number two guy than a number one guy, but more because of a lack of consistency than anything else. There have been periods in Carlos’ tenure that he has been exemplary in the secondary; and then other times where he has been a ghost. Unfortunately the thing that he has been most consistent with, is his inability to catch a ball.

Consider that Rogers is only an unrestricted free agent in 2010 if the Collective Bargaining Agreement is extended – otherwise, he’s a restricted free agent. Perhaps he is trying to guarantee that no matter what type of free agent he is – he won’t be in Washington in 2010. He practically said as much on Sunday:

“I didn’t really worry about it, and I’m not really going to think about it. I ain’t even going to think about no future here.”

Awesome attitude Carlos. I’m sure that teams will be lining up like lambs at the slaughter for a cornerback with a pariah personality, and the hands of a snake. Perhaps someone could get ‘Los’ a piece of humble pie for him to enjoy on the bench in Dallas – while he’s not really paying attention.

If his intent was to make sure that the Redskins have NO interest in retaining his services for next year – then he’s probably going about it in the right way; but if he spends the rest of the year on the bench, he might be hard-pressed to get a contract offer of any worth.

Jim Zorn and Jerry Gray haven’t announced what they’ll do at CB against the Cowboys yet; they’re expected to make an announcement later this week. Fred Smoot filled in last week, and filled in well. Justin Tryon is playing better and better, and the Redskins also have 2009 draft pick Kevin Barnes to work into the equation. On paper, Rogers might look better than all of the incumbents; but sometimes, you have to make personnel decisions that are good for the team as a unit. In my opinion, the time is now to find the players on the existing roster that want to continue to be Washington Redskins.

At this point – the ONLY value in getting Rogers back out there is to create some kind of trade value for him. If the CBA isn’t extended and Carlos is a restricted free agent, then someone is going to have to see some value in him to give up compensation to the Redskins.

Time to sit or get off the pot.

I’m still in disbelief.

Saturday night was dreary, not quite raining, cold and the Caps had just lost to the Devils. I braced myself for another awful loss to a team that started off well (Denver went 5-0 to start the season), and was looking to rebound on the most charitable team in the NFL; the Washington Redskins (giving up more wins to winless teams than any other team in the league).

I slept in a little Sunday morning, and as I got dressed, I selected my Dexter Manley jersey from my closet. I’ve taken a lot of flak for still wearing jerseys on Fridays and game-days with the ‘Skins doing so poorly, but tradition is tradition.

As I moved to the front of the house, I realized the sun was out. I hadn’t seen the sun in four days. I’m not usually a big fan of the sun, but after four days of miserable drizzly rain, it was nice to have a break. I went outside and realized it was actually warm. Like mid-70’s warm.

If the ‘Skins were going to lose, at least it was going to be a nice day.

I settled in to watch pre-game on ComcastSportsnet. It’s become harder to watch as, well, the ‘Skins haven’t really done much worth talking about, and these guys have an hour and a half to fill. Who wants to watch an hour and a half of speculation about where things went wrong for this team this year? How many interviews with players talking about how hard they are working, and how disappointed they are in their team’s performance can you watch before your eyes begin to bleed?

Dan Snyder announced that morning that signs were going to be allowed in FedEx again (2 hours before game time when most people were already at the park) and the focus turned to this week’s patch-work offensive line combination.  The news wasn’t any better as the team added a new guy to play the most important position on the line (left tackle) and moved Stephon Heyer (who had been struggling at both sides) back to the right tackle, next to Chad Rinehart who had been struggling in every game he played.

The Washington Post Live guys practically giggled at their witty predictions picking Denver to win big with the ‘Skins who would only score their maximum 17-points (the most they had scored in any single game all season).

The game started off with the Redskins blowing coverage and leaving Brandon Marshall wide open in the end zone. The guy could have made a pot of coffee while he waited for the ball to land easily in his hands with no defenders anywhere close; Broncos 7, Redskins nothing.

The Redskins’ first possession was a 12-play, 78-yard drive that led to a touchdown when Campbell connected with Yoder in the end zone. “Well that’s different” I said to myself, “the Redskins never score a touchdown in the first quarter”; Redskins 7, Broncos 7.

Denver get’s the ball back, and again, the Redskins forget about Brandon Marshall and leave him running down the sideline 75-yards for the touchdown with nobody close to him. “Damnit”; Broncos 14, Redskins 7.

“This is going to be a long game if the Redskins don’t figure out how to cover him,” I say to my wife; both of us have resigned ourselves to the ultimate fate that the Redskins will lose this game.

Second Quarter; fourth down for the Redskins and the field goal unit goes out on the field to try a 53 yard attempt. Zorn quickly calls a time-out, obviously upset about something as he flings his clipboard down to the ground. “It’s fourth and short,” I say to my wife, “we’re too close to punt, and too far for Suisham’s leg, they might as well go for it. Worst case is they turn it over at the 35.”

My wife, being smarter than I, pointed out that even if they punted it out of the end zone, the 20 is better than the 35.

The game comes back from commercial and the team is lining up for a 53 yard field goal attempt. My wife and I both become highly critical of this play-call. Go for it, or punt; Suisham will never make this.

Suddenly, Suisham lines up as a gunner as the team switches up into a punt formation. Denver begins to panic. They were lined up for a field goal block. They start changing their play to punt return when the Redskins snap the ball. Mike Sellers tears down the sideline all by himself, and Hunter Smith airs the ball out 35 yards to hit Sellers at the five and he dives in for the score! Unbelievable! The Redskins have scored another touchdown and tied the game!

Denver marches down the field 18 plays, 82 yards before the half, but can’t punch it into the end zone. On third down, Brian Orakpo lands on Kyle Orton awkwardly, and he limps off the field as Denver gets the go-ahead field goal.

My wife and I are waiting for the Broncos to drop the hammer in the second half. Washington get’s the ball first and does nothing with it. They punt it away. “They’re sending in Chris Simms!” I say.

“We victimized him in the playoffs back when he was with Tampa,” my wife responds, starting to get excited, “bring it!”

Simms never gets anything going, and for the the third quarter, it looks like the Redskins aren’t going to either. My wife’s father calls after the Redskins fail to convert on fourth down (with a stretch play to Rock Cartwright that loses yards) for a “WTF was that!” moment with his daughter.

The Redskins do manage to tie the game halfway through the fourth quarter when Suisham nets a 30 yard field goal. “How big is that failed fourth down now?” my wife asks rhetorically.

It’s still anybody’s game until Ladell Betts finally caps off a 60-yard drive with a one-yard touchdown push into the end zone. The ‘Skins have finally taken the lead by more than three points! Denver has just under three minutes to tie the game, they must score a touchdown and we are standing as we watch the final minutes tick by.

I’m waiting for the defense to give up the “big play” they always do when the team takes a lead, but it never comes.

Denver goes for it on 4^th and 10 from their own 27, and the pass is incomplete to Brandon Marshall. The Redskins push the ball back to Denver’s 18 and Suisham nets a 35-yarder to put the game 10-points out of reach with 1:10 remaining.

They did it! The Redskins actually won a game against an opponent with a winning record! They won a game they were supposed to lose! They vicariously beat the Cowboys who had lost to this same Denver team earlier in the year. They restored hope to a city that was tearing itself apart!

We, like I’m sure most of you, tuned in to watch the Cowboys get nearly shut out by Green Bay. You can almost hear the chants of “we want Dallas” as the ‘Skins enter “Dallas Week.”

For six days at least, there is something that has been missing around Washington for a long time…there is hope!

I’m wearing Art Monk as my victory jersey today, and I’m wearing him proudly.

I want Dallas!

Go ‘Skins!

It Was Over When:
Shaun Suisham kicked a field goal with 1:10 left to play, to go up by 10.

Game Ball:
Levi Jones, who anchored the left side of the line, and looked phenomenal in his debut. Ladell Betts gets to share that ball though.

Key Statistic:
18 carries for 91 yards for Betts in the second half. Check out By The Numbers for all of the interesting statistics.

Game Recaps:

NFL.com
CNNSI.com
Redskins.com
Fox Sports

Highlight Videos at NFL.com

Check out our message board threads from during the game, and the post-game discussions.

Ten Longest Plays for Washington Redskins:
4-20-DEN 35 (6:39) (Field Goal formation) H.Smith pass deep left to M.Sellers for 35 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Field Goal formation switched to Shotgun, direct snap to #3 (Smith)
3-3-DEN 32 (4:37) J.Campbell pass short right to D.Thomas to DEN 5 for 27 yards (T.Law).
3-4-WAS 15 (2:06) (Shotgun) J.Campbell pass deep right to A.Randle El pushed ob at WAS 41 for 26 yards (C.Bailey).
1-10-DEN 29 (8:11) J.Campbell pass short right to F.Davis to DEN 5 for 24 yards (A.Davis).
1-10-DEN 43 (8:06) J.Campbell pass short middle to Q.Ganther to DEN 25 for 18 yards (B.Dawkins).
1-10-DEN 47 (14:24) L.Betts left tackle to DEN 29 for 18 yards (T.Law).
2-9-WAS 35 (15:00) (Shotgun) J.Campbell pass short middle to M.Kelly to DEN 47 for 18 yards (R.Hill).
1-10-WAS 44(9:33) R.Cartwright left end to DEN 39 for 17 yards (B.Dawkins).
2-7-WAS 44 (8:51) J.Campbell scrambles right end to DEN 43 for 13 yards (W.Woodyard).
2-2-WAS 40 (8:33) L.Betts left end to DEN 49 for 11 yards (C.Bailey).

Ten Longest Plays for Denver Broncos:
1-10-DEN 25 (3:46) K.Orton pass deep middle to B.Marshall for 75 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
3-11-WAS 40(12:56) (Shotgun) K.Orton pass deep left to B.Marshall for 40 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
1-10-DEN 33 (14:53) K.Moreno right end to WAS 39 for 28 yards (C.Rogers, A.Carter).
2-20-DEN 29 (11:00) K.Moreno right end to DEN 47 for 18 yards (J.Tryon, R.Doughty).
3-3-DEN 18 (5:15) (Shotgun) K.Orton pass short middle to B.Stokley to DEN 33 for 15 yards (R.Doughty, J.Tryon).
2-10-WAS 47(2:41) (Shotgun) K.Orton pass short right to E.Royal to WAS 34 for 13 yards (D.Hall).
3-9-WAS 33 (1:55) (Shotgun) K.Orton pass short middle to T.Scheffler to WAS 21 for 12 yards (R.Doughty).
2-7-DEN 43 (10:03) K.Moreno left end to WAS 46 for 11 yards (R.Doughty).
1-10-DEN 33 (4:32) K.Moreno up the middle to DEN 43 for 10 yards (R.Doughty, R.McIntosh). WAS-R.Doughty was injured during the play.
1-10-DEN 40 (6:32) K.Orton pass short right to T.Scheffler to DEN 49 for 9 yards (D.Hall).

Noteworthy:
The 27 points by the Redskins was the most that they have scored since week 2 of 2008… Jason Campbell was a perfect 9 of 9 in the second half… Suisham is now 12-for-12 on field goals the season… Broncos failed to capitalize on WR Brandon Marshall catching 40- and 75-yard touchdowns on Denver’s first two possessions…

TE- Chris Cooley

RB- Clinton Portis

CB- Kevin Barnes

LB- Robert Henson

DT- Anthony Montgomery

FB- Eddie Williams

T- Mike Williams

DE- Renaldo Wynn

Enjoy regardless!

THN: What did Coach Bugel and Coach Zorn get across to the offensive line and the team, respectively, at halftime? Reportedly Zorn was passionate with what he said at halftime, which is contrary to his usual style of talking to the players.

AC: I didn’t hear what was said during halftime. All I saw was an offense move the ball very well in the 2nd half.

THN: During Zorn’s Monday press conference, Landry is going to be considered to move back to his natural position of strong safety, a move which has been wanted by a lot of people for a while. Do you feel him being at free safety has hindered his talents at all? How would being moved to strong safety help him?

AC: I feel LaRon has performed to the best of his ability. He is a playmaker and a hard hitting safety. I am sure adjustments needed to made due to the injuries we have on the team.

THN: Coach Zorn said that the idea of signing Larry Johnson will be discussed at further length later today (Monday) and was already discussed a little bit this (Monday) morning. Based on the Redskins injury situation and Larry Johnson’s personal and professional situation, would you welcome him in the locker room?

AC: I welcome anyone who loves the game and is willing to win.

THN: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/2009/11/inside_the_sideline_melee.html
Dan Steinberg broke down the sideline melee pretty well in the link posted above. What happened in that situation and do you think it was justified that the Redskins were flagged twice on that play and the Falcons did not get flagged?

AC: I didn’t see it. All I know is that LaRon and Hall did their best to get off of Atlanta’s sideline.

THN: DeAngelo Hall is still missing big tackles, this time on Turner’s final touchdown run. Has anyone talked to him about being more physical and wrapping up?

AC: He is doing his best. That’s all we ask.

In the desperate search for bright spots, there is Shawn Suisham… who remains perfect on field goal attempts (10, so far)… several of which have not been especially easy.

Beyond that, well, the Redskins are consistent.

• A thoroughly embarrassing performance by to offensive line in the first half.

• Decent defensive performance offset by giving up the big play and unnecessary, (dare I say) stupid, penalties

• Injuries, injuries, injuries.

On the other hand, despite the embarrassment of the first half (which we have come to expect), they did not immediately roll over and die. That was good to see, but, as usual, lapses and brain cramps squashed any hopes. The lack of play discipline is perhaps most maddening of all… and is not only reflective of sloppy player execution, but exceptionally poor preparation by the coaching staff.

In a word… Pathetic. There has been a complete breakdown of the team… this is now a group of individuals attempting to play a team sport… it is reflected in statements by players such as Fred Davis, who, after the game, said “I did well there..I’m glad at least I did my job”. I don’t know. That sounds like a man intent more upon spinning his own performance at the expense of others than in winning games.

We are slowly starting to see cracks in the fabric of team unity… unfortunately, the outcome is not likely to be pretty over the remainder of this year. My expectations for my team have NEVER been so low. It would not surprise me to see them in the L column for the entire rest of the year. It is very painful to say that. I have never been so disappointed… even in the ’60’s, when they could be completely relied upon to break your heart.

I miss my Redskins… what has happened to them? The question is rhetorical, of course

I believe I know the answer. I believe we all do.
I’m not optimistic for a solution over the next year… Snyder seems convinced that he does not need a football man running the team… until that mountain is crossed… and he realizes that this is really beginning to cost in terms of team value… we are not likely to see a return of the powerhouse teams of the 80’s.

Rome is burning, Mr Snyder. You should consider putting the fiddle away…