Redskins are 5-5 and are Done!

The Redskins are officially horrible, and it's because teams have figured them out. This week, there is no blaming the referees because the Lamont Jordan call was the right call. He was ruled down by contact, and there was no evidence to contrary. The only thing I saw was the ground causing the "fumble" as Jordan went to stretch it out. Anyways, the Skins got a few "home" calls, like the weak pass interference call on the Randy Moss TD. And of course the turnovers are problem.

But the bigger problem is the team as a whole. As Bill Simmons points out all you need to do to stop the Redskins offense is stack the line against the run and double team Santana Moss. Once Santana was double teamed that left Taylor Jacobs (who looks stunningly slow) and James Thrash (who couldn't even make it in pre-T.O. Philly) in single coverage, and neither could do anything on Sunday. Opposing offenses then just need to go for long passes, because the Redskins WILL give up at least one 25+ yard TD or pass into the Red Zone. They'll also give up a long run for a first down (and sometimes TD) right when it counts.

When you get down to it though, the Redskins deserve this. Like the Nationals this past season, they got used to winning close games at the beginning of the season, and now it's biting them in the butt. They won games early that they could have lost and now have lost games they could have won. They deserve 5-5.

But I guess what irks me is the fact that Norval Eugene Turner was able to do this against Joe Gibbs' Redskins. Maybe Gibbs was too busy following his NASCAR team win the Nextel Cup. Maybe they should rename the club level at FedEx the Norv Turner Club Level for a day... ugh. It sickens me to think about him. The only thing that give me solace is the fact that he really hasn't changed much. He still plays games closely and can oddly win on the road (I'm pretty sure he had a good road record with the Skins). I sorta feel sorry for the Raiders... Anyways, we'll move on.

I've decided that no matter what, I'm going against the Redskins for the rest of the season with my picks. I'ld rather they win than me win, so if they're going to lose, I might as well win. We'll call it the "sore loser" rule.

As for my picks... wow! I got SKUNKED! I'll write about that later though... for now I'm going to gnash my teeth in my sleep over my beloved Skins!