Now that we’ve had a little time to reflect upon the season, it’s time to consider a few things. As Redskins fans, we’ve endured endless years of Norv Turner-induced mediocrity.  We went through the Shottenheimer experiment that was aborted before it even got a chance to yield any positive results.  We endured years of Steve Spurrier’s folksy “Gonna coach ‘em up!” speeches.  So why is it that this season hurts so much more than those others?  We should be used to 8-8 seasons.  Heck 8-8 is pretty good compared to some of the years we’ve been through.  And yet…and yet…we’re going [...]

With apologies to the Clash, I couldn’t think of a more appropriate question to ask right now.  Jim Zorn, onetime savior of Washington DC, is now on the ropes.  The Redskins have been in freefall since week 8 and they haven’t actually looked GOOD since they played Philly the FIRST time around.
A lot of people are calling for his head and hoping that Zorn gets fired.  My instinct says “Not so fast, we need to give him a chance.” But after last week, my heart says “Screw you, instinct! He needs to go!”
The answer is, as it often is, somewhere in between [...]

As the clock ticked away to yet another embarrassing defeat the look on Coach Jim Zorn’s face was priceless. It was a look of disgust, a look of embarrassment, a look of “is this really happening?”  Yes coach it is and the love fest for you is long gone.  Now as the Redskins deal with yet another loss to a pitiful team, rumors are spreading that the once almighty Zorny will be canned.  What the hell happened to this promising season?  The Skins were riding high after a 6-2 start, looking to challenge the mighty Giants for the division title.  [...]

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Riggo’s Rag, working with the National Center for Missing and Disappointed Football Fans, has issued a Burgundy and Amber Alert for the Washington Redskins’ 2008 Playoff Hopes.  The Playoff Hopes were last seen at 10:57pm, shortly after Jason Campbell threw a touchdown pass to Antwaan Randle El to bring the Redskins to within one score of the Ravens. The Hopes are believed to be in Baltimore Maryland, possibly in the company of one or more men wearing purple clothing.
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I had the privilege of being interviewed by Baltimore Sun reporter Childs Walker as he did research for his article about growing up as a football fan in the Baltimore-Washington Area.  You should check it out, along with a second article that includes a Redskins take on the Ravens-Redskins “rivalry” that we supposedly have.
Great stuff.

The Redskins fans weren’t the only thing that were all wet after last week’s game in the rain.  All the advantages the Redskins had from their early season victories are now long gone.  They’re back to being just another good-but-not-great team who’s likely to be on the outside looking in if they’re not careful this playoff season.
If the Redskins  want to go to the playoffs, they need to win this Sunday against a surprisingly good Ravens team.  I’m hoping that we, the fans, can put a nice splash of burgundy and gold into that purple stadium this sunday so we can [...]