There’s a saying in life that when it rains, it pours. This
also applies to what it’s like to be a fan of the Washington Redskins.
The Redskins are 3-6 and haven’t been able to beat a decent
team on the road. The good news is that the NFC East is so awful that
mathematically, the Redskins are not out of the playoffs just yet. However, it took
nine, NINE games for the offense to score in the first quarter! Seriously?!?! Based
on that stat alone I’m not feeling the optimism to spark an NFC East comeback
like we did last year after we gave the game to a Minnesota team that had not
won a game on American soil this season until Thursday night.
What are the chances we win the next seven games and win the
division? We were in the same position last year and pulled it off. The real
question is, is it too soon to ask Santa for Redskins to play at least ONE game
for a full 60 minutes? Just one game so we can see our true potential.
The Redskins had a 27-14 lead early in the 3rd
against the Vikings. Then, it all fell apart. (The red flag was early in the 1st
when the Skins couldn’t score on first-and-goal on the ONE-yard line.) Seeing
former UT stud, Cordarrelle Patterson scored his first NFL receiving TD as a
Viking really made me wish he was still playing in Knoxville. Down seven points
with 34 seconds left in the game, Kyle Shanahan called three pass plays on the
five-yard line. Reed, Garcon, and Moss couldn’t connect and Redskins took home
anther road loss.
It’s hard to watch other teams throw & catch the ball
and make it look so easy. And then Garcon makes an incredible one-handed catch
and you wonder, how come we can’t do the little things, the fundamentals of the
game correctly? How do we make bad teams look good? Why do we choke in the
red-zone?
Is it weird that DeAngelo Hall is making it rain on the
field and not at a strip-club? Hall being Virginia Tech alum isn’t the only
reason he has been on my unimpressed list. It was more of his actions on &
off the field, a lot talk, and his inconsistency to catch AND cover. But the
truth is that I was at a Redskins charity luncheon earlier this year and I told
him, “don’t be a duchebag this season”. Well… maybe I didn’t say those exact words, but the look on my face
when he sat at our table said it all. On the field, he can be Hall-way robbery
with his hands and off the field his ego has turned into a more humble team
player. This season Hall has 3 interceptions, 2 TD’s and 2 Forced Fumbles. (In 2008-2012
combined he only had one TD and 3 FF.)
If I send former special teams coach, Danny Smith a huge tub
of bubble gum do you think he would come back to Washington? That fake punt
attempt against Minnesota was a complete debacle that exposed how much we miss
Danny Smith on the sideline.
Eventually, every storm runs out of rain so as a Redskins
fan, I’ll put on my arm swimmies and doggie paddle until this flood passes.
But if you really want to turn on the waterworks, grab a
tissue and watch this video of Veterans returning home. They are America’s true
heroes. Happy Veterans Day!
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