Washington Redskins: Daniel Snyder's Toy Is Broken

Daniel Snyder's toy is not only broken its also boring.

The Washington Redskins looked sluggish, tired, and out of sync.

The franchise QB, Jason Campbell, still looks lost. The new coach, Jim Zorn, looks like he's in over his head. The coordinators hired by the owner not by the head coach look like they can't coordinate with each other. 

The clock management, particularly late in the game, was horrific. The teams inability to capitalize on the mistakes of the New York Giants, especially some poorly thrown passes by Eli Manning, was amazing. The team looks listless and leaderless.

The Redskins, despite of all of Daniels dough, looks far behind the Giants, the Dallas Cowboys, and even the aging Philadelphia Eagles.

And the Redskins aren't a young club. The oft injured franchise back, Clinton Portis has seven hard years and a lot of mileage on his meter. His backup, Ladell Betts, is a seven year vet also.

The teams best offensive lineman, OT Chris Samuels who threw a very cheap block on the last play of the Giant game, is a nine year vet. Linemen Jason Fabini, Pete Kendall, Randy Thomas, and Jon Jansen all have 10 plus years.

The WR's Antwaan Randle El, James Thrash, and Santana Moss were all better on their old clubs.

Two of their CB's Shawn Springs and Fred Smoot have seen better days. The key pass rushing pick up, Jason Taylor, is in his 12th year and already injured.  

London Fletcher, the Skin's top linebacker, is in his 13th year.

The Redskins got old before they ever got good. Draft picks have been traded leaving the young talent base bare. The big money QB looks like he might be a miss. Most of the high priced free agents were misses.

Jim Zorn might only last a year. Likely he won't get a chance to pick and develop his players before he joins the long line of the meddlesome owners ex coaches.

Sooner rather then later Jim Zorn will join Norv Turner, Marty Schottenheimer, the way out of his depth Steve Spurrier, and Joe Gibbs.

The obtrusive Dan Snyder will feel the need to interfere. Another radical roster change will be ordered. The coaches will be shuffled.

A new coach, likely Bill Cowher, will be shown the big bucks and given promises of total control. Somebody will bite on the big bucks.

But with the meddlesome Snyder constantly tweaking his toy the team will stay broken. A big bucked broken Beltway toy sputtering along behind the Giants, Cowboys, and Eagles.