Washington-St. Louis Synaptic Shotgun: A Must-Win for Redskins?

September 26, 2010   ·   Mark Steven   ·   Jump to comments

Yeah, I know. Sorry—long week. No way I let a game day go without posting though so I boiled it down to just a couple of things.
 
EXPECTATIONS

You know it's true. Today's game against the 0-2 St. Louis Rams and wet-behind-the-ears rookie quarterback Sam Bradford feels like a "must" win. Why? Because for the past nine months Redskins fans have slowly, inexorably built up hope and expectation that the Allen-Shanahan-McNabb Redskins are not just any other 4-12 team launching a new regime.

Against our better judgment, in the privacy of our hearts and minds, many of us believe this team is at least a wild-card hopeful; a team that could well find its stride down the stretch in time to qualify for the playoffs.

And everyone knows what can happen then: you get in, you get hot...

But all that knock-on-wood thinking ends today if the Redskins lay an egg and lose to the Rams. No disrespect to the good people of St. Louis, but losing to your...

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