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Steve DeShazo:
By Steve DeShazo LANDOVER, Md. --Anyone who's ever taken a math class has pulled his or her hair out trying to solve an equation that has more variables than Jay-Z has cars. It's that way with the dysfunctional Washington Redskins, who have so much wrong with them that it's impossible to decipher.Last night's nationally televised bludgeoning by the Philadelphia Eagles exposed the Redskins' myriad problems. But it did little to pinpoint just where to begin in solving them. In trigonometry, two negatives cancel each other out and result in a positive. That's not the case with the Redskins, for whom multiple wrongs don't make a right. Sherm Lewis' play calls didn't look much different from Jim Zorn's. (In other words, mostly ineffective.) But then, no strategy looks good when your quarterback can't hit his receivers. So Jason Campbell's the culprit, right? He fails to look off his primary targets, he's indecisive and inaccurate on the move (and sometimes while stationary), and he turns the ball over way too often. Even when he hits his man, it's rarely in stride. It's easy to conclude that the Redskins were right to try to replace Campbell in the offseason. Not so fast. Yes, Campbell has plenty of faults, and (like Zorn) he probably won't be back in 2010. But how can you blame him when he has a sieve of an offensive line allegedly protecting him, and no running game to speak of? Campbell's not the fleetest afoot, and he's a poor fit for Zorn's West Coast offense. Plus, he lost his favorite target early last night when Pro Bowl tight end Chris Cooley went down with an apparent ankle injury that looked pretty serious. And we saw last week that backup Todd Collins' 2007 magic may have been a flash in the pan. OK, blame the line. It's what's up front that counts. But without Chris Samuels and Randy Thomas, these are castoffs, has-beens and never-were's. The starting tackles are a couple of ne'er-do-wells--an undrafted free agent (Stephon Heyer) and an overweight veteran (Mike Williams) who sat out three full seasons. Heyer was outclassed by Eagles end Trent Cole and was called for holding twice.
this isnt baseball. you cant buy the playoffs or wins like the yankees do. character teams win championships and this ownership, coaching staff, and group of players lack character
With Snyder. Instead of taking the time to build a viable team and EARN a Super Bowl, he's simply tried to BUY it over the last ten years by throwing money at players and coaches. He's failed miserably as can be seen. I'd like to say I feel bad for the Skins, but I don't. I despise Snyder and give a little cheer with each loss. Sadly, the team and fans can't fire the owner and work towards building a championship team.
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