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The professional in me wanted to take a day to mull over one of the most embarrassing Redskins’ losses I have ever witnessed in my thirty years of watching the team play.
But the fan in me has had enough, and ultimately won out!
Not since the 38-9 thumping at the hands of the Raiders in Super Bowl XVIII has a Redskins’ loss been so difficult to watch. There was so much more at stake in that Raiders loss, thus it will always remain No. 1. But the performance I observed against Detroit today now ranks as the biggest stinker during the regular season.
Please, allow me to point the finger. It wasn’t the quarterback, or the offensive line, the defense, or even the coaching staff. This loss is on the entire organization!
From Dan Snyder all the way down, everyone is accountable!
Opening the season with two “going through the motion” games, the Redskins would certainly turn things around against a team that had not won since 2007, right?
That’s how veteran teams loaded with Pro Bowl players respond, isn’t it? They beat the teams they are supposed to beat and get on track.
After all, the Redskins have the $100 million man (Albert Haynesworth), Clinton Portis, Santana Moss, Chris Cooley, London Fletcher, Carlos Rogers, Chris Samuels, and Andre Carter.
And the Lions have...Calvin Johnson.
This is an organization-wide loss because:
On the offensive side of the ball, the entire team looked completely out of sync.
Balls were snapped high from C Casey Rabach to QB Jason Campbell. Campbell fumbled the ball on three occasions. The line has splits on running plays like they are blocking for an extra point. Portis is slowed by ankle spurs and runs more like a fullback. The play calling is predictable in most cases, but at times you wonder what Zorn is thinking.
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