Redskins' Stuggles Continue in Loss To Giants

The Redskins hired Bruce Allen to run their football operations last week in an attempt to get them back on track after Vinny Cerrato set the franchise in bad shape with awful personnel moves for most of this decade.

Allen saw his new team in person last night, and the team performed a horror show in front of him.

Talk about a poor impression.

People at least expected the Redskins to put up a fight against the Giants, but the Skins rolled over to a team that is fighting for their playoff lives.

The sad part was that the Redskins appeared like they could have cared less. They just accepted it.

After such a terrible performance, shame on the Cowboys if they lose to the Redskins on Sunday Night Football this coming week.

There's no reason for Dallas to lose to them. Throw that "anything can happen in a rivalry game" theory out. All one has to do is just look at how inept the Redskins are offensively, not to mention the terrible job by the coaching staff. Their defense is okay, but then again, it's hard to take them seriously after what everyone witnessed against the Giants.

The Giants deserve their props for playing a great game and for winning a game they should win. That's how teams qualify for the playoffs.

With that said, it's hard to make much of what they did here, as Washington will never be confused with the Eagles, Cardinals or the Saints.

The Giants offense continues to play well, with Eli Manning hitting his receivers and Brandon Jacobs continuing his renaissance. However, let's not make a proclamation that the defense is back, as the Redskins are not the most offensively gifted team.

All in all, this game was more about how bad Washington is than how good the Giants are.

When Ahmad Bradshaw and Jacobs ran the ball, the Redskins offered no resistance. That helped the Giants chew up most of the clock in the first quarter, as they helped themselves to a 7-0 lead.

The success of the running game helped the passing game. While the Redskins attempted to contain the Giants running back duo, Manning discovered his open receivers. It was these deep throws that helped the Giants pour it on.

Washington's offense failed to muster anything for most of the night, which included the Giants sacking Jason Campbell five times.

The Redskins did get something going late in the first half when Todd Collins replaced Campbell after the Redskins starting quarterback went to the locker room to check out his shoulder. However, they managed to screw that up too.

The Redskins attempted a field goal, but instead they tried a trick play that resulted in the kicker throwing an interception.

That symbolized the ineptitude of the team, not only in this game, but for their entire season.

There was nothing to see after that.

For all we know, the new president of football operations and Daniel Snyder probably went home at halftime. Who can blame them?

Mike Shanahan could be the new Redskins coach, but he will clearly look at his options as any smart person would. He wants the Cowboys job since he can win right away, but that may be hard to get if Wade Phillips pulls a Coughlin and wins the Super Bowl.

Adam Schefter and Jay Glazer speculated that Shanahan will not be coaching the Cowboys, but things can change.

Allen enters a messy situation, and it's not going to get better in one year. It may take two or three years before he and the new coach can succed

Jim Zorn expereinced a tough night as their head coach, but that won't be his problem anymore soon.

For that, he should be thankful for the small blessings this holiday season.