The Death of the Washington Redskins

The saddest part about the Washington Redskins drubbing at the hands of Goliath aka the New England Patriots wasn’t the final 52-7 score.

It wasn’t the fact that the Patriots didn’t mind running up the score late in the fourth quarter, including going for fourth down conversions.

It was the fact that throughout the entire game, it all looked so easy.

I won’t pretend. I don’t like the Redskins at all. It’s not the players. It’s not the coaches. It’s mostly the history of the franchise and the arrogance of the people running it now. But as a sports fan above all else, there is a place in everyone’s heart for sportsmanship. And yesterday was not a display of that honorable place.

This game could mean the end for the Redskins’ season, because I’m not sure how feasible it is for any team to mentally recover from a game Troy Aikman openly called “a beating.” Along with the fact that the Skins trail the Giants and Cowboys in the division, and neither of those teams give any appearance of looking back, it doesn’t look good for the burgundy and gold. I won’t expound upon my feelings, but here are feelings from some of my DC sports counterparts.

F*ck You, Belichick. (Mr. Irrelevant)

Underdog numbers for Skins prior to yesterday’s game. (DC Sports Bog)

Eviscerated! (Deuce of Davenport)

That Wasn’t Fun. (Ted’s Take)