(1 o'clock start)
9:30 AM - Wake up to a lovely, crisp fall morning. Eat breakfast/go for a run/do some reading online.
11 AM-12 PM - Take a shower and get ready for NFL Sunday, excited for football all day. Watch pregame.
12 PM-1 PM - Last minute preparations and travel to the viewing location. Meet and greet with friends and fellow football fans. Order first beer and gush with excitement over the prospects of another winnable game.
1:15PM - After a good defensive series and holding the other team to a field goal, fans feel good, but still have trepidations about the rest of the game as the offense still needs to show what it can do.
1:18 PM - The offense has just finished its first series and already given the ball up after not gaining very many yards.
1:40 PM - The first quarter is over and the Redskins are down by 10 to a rookie quarterback/rookie coach/1-win team/poor defensive team, and fans are upset but hopeful since there are still three quarters left to play.
2:30 PM - The Redskins have scored points (one touchdown or one field goal), but they have given up more than they have scored. Things aren't quite clicking offensively either due to poor offensive line/quarterback play or unfathomable turnovers/dropped balls by receivers. Fans hope that halftime adjustments are made. After all, there is a lot of football left to be played. The game isn't over until it's over.
3:00 PM - Things are looking up. The offense is moving now and they have driven the ball down field on a methodical drive and they have scored points. There is a long way to go, but spirits have been lifted.
3:10 PM - The defense has made a big stop, and now the entire fan base is revved up. By now one beer has become 5+ and the energy is through the roof.
3:39 PM - What has happened? The defense that has been generally stout is has given up touchdowns/huge passing plays/been gashed by running backs on the last 2-3 drives of the opposing team, a team that has up to that point not been able to score/run/pass effectively for much of the season. Still, the defense has not been the problem. The 2-3 drives the offense has had since that spark at the beginning of the half have not instilled the same amount of confidence/pride/excitement as before. The 3rd quarter has ended and now time is an issue. The beer count is now some where around 8+.
4:07 PM - With only minutes left in game, the Redskins and Redskins fans really need something similar to a miracle to win this game. The entire fourth quarter saw the Redskins score some more points, but also saw the opposition score some more points and/or extend drives to keep the ball out of the hands of the Redskins offense. With 3 minutes left to go and one time out left, the Redskins need to make this stop in order to have one last chance to score.
4:08 PM - The Redskins do not make the stop. Fans wonder how the team has won 3 games up until this point. The beer count is now 10+.
4:10 PM - As the opposing team takes the "victory formation", fans beginning spitting the most hateful/negative remarks regarding the miserable result of the game. Such comments may include, but are not limited to:
- What's wrong with the defense?
- We still can't cover one-on-one
- We don't wrap up when we tackle
- We need a quarterback. We've needed a quarterback for 20 years. When will we finally get one?
- Our offensive line is porous
- We have no depth
- The coaches called a bad game
- We can't create turnovers
- We are an embarrassment to the sport of football
- This doesn't happen to other franchises
- That's what we get for having a racist nickname (this comment is generally spoken when the anger plus the booze has boiled over into two decades of frustrated futility)
MONDAY:
Sports talk radio, all media, coworkers discuss the happenings of the previous day. Fans listen and express opinions as part of the "healing" process. It is painful, but common.
TUESDAY:
Can't wait until Sunday for the next game! Go Redskins!
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
The Triumphant Return!
Wow. It has been a while. There was a whole lot going on and the blog fell by the wayside. But how convenient to return to the blogosphere after it is announced that John Beck will be the man leading the Washington Redskins! Ka-boom.
Isn't this just grand? Everyone who follows the NFL knows that the Redskins had a problem at quarterback before the season even began. Many even predicted that something like this would happen. Either Rex Grossman or John Beck would start, then they would suck, and then the other guy takes over at the delight of the fanbase.
Well, it only needed five games into the season for all of this to play out. As far as the next 11 games go, it's anybody's guess. Odds are that the 'Skins are going to tank simply because they do not have quality play at the most important position.
I personally think this is the right move though. All the Shanahans have been doing is hyping the upside of this Beck character since he's been here. Well Grossman won the job initially and put all this Beck hype to bed. As it turns out, Rex Grossman is awful at playing football. Giving the ball away is his favorite. This is a move they had to make. Beck, so far, seems like he values possessions unlike his counterpart. Plus, he can move, which is good considering half of the offensive line is injured. I could have made this recommendation long ago. I have a hard time trusting a starting quarterback that looks like the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man.
I know that Beck looks like a farm hand, but at least he's an unknown commodity. There is a really good chance that he is going to blow donkey nuts. I think this is all part of the plan though, I really do. The coaches knew they had nothing coming into this year. They are building piece by piece. The 3-4 defense was abysmal last year, one of the worst in the league. So they stocked up on some stellar defensive players and drafted well. Now they are tops in the league in some categories. They got a few good players on the offensive line, and still need to work on it. But I think they wanted a decent team around a guy first before they got the guy. Well, now is the time. They still have work to do in other areas. But now with a defense that can play, they need to get their man for the future. There hasn't been a franchise QB since like Joe Theismann. I'd say its about time. Next year's draft do what you can to get one of the premier guys. You probably can't get the guy, but that's okay. Just get someone who can play.
Until then, it is a fight to the death: Rex vs. Becks. I'm in Becks' corner all the way. Then when he starts to suck, I'll be ready to talk about the prospects of next season. The saga continues...
Isn't this just grand? Everyone who follows the NFL knows that the Redskins had a problem at quarterback before the season even began. Many even predicted that something like this would happen. Either Rex Grossman or John Beck would start, then they would suck, and then the other guy takes over at the delight of the fanbase.
Well, it only needed five games into the season for all of this to play out. As far as the next 11 games go, it's anybody's guess. Odds are that the 'Skins are going to tank simply because they do not have quality play at the most important position.
I personally think this is the right move though. All the Shanahans have been doing is hyping the upside of this Beck character since he's been here. Well Grossman won the job initially and put all this Beck hype to bed. As it turns out, Rex Grossman is awful at playing football. Giving the ball away is his favorite. This is a move they had to make. Beck, so far, seems like he values possessions unlike his counterpart. Plus, he can move, which is good considering half of the offensive line is injured. I could have made this recommendation long ago. I have a hard time trusting a starting quarterback that looks like the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man.
I know that Beck looks like a farm hand, but at least he's an unknown commodity. There is a really good chance that he is going to blow donkey nuts. I think this is all part of the plan though, I really do. The coaches knew they had nothing coming into this year. They are building piece by piece. The 3-4 defense was abysmal last year, one of the worst in the league. So they stocked up on some stellar defensive players and drafted well. Now they are tops in the league in some categories. They got a few good players on the offensive line, and still need to work on it. But I think they wanted a decent team around a guy first before they got the guy. Well, now is the time. They still have work to do in other areas. But now with a defense that can play, they need to get their man for the future. There hasn't been a franchise QB since like Joe Theismann. I'd say its about time. Next year's draft do what you can to get one of the premier guys. You probably can't get the guy, but that's okay. Just get someone who can play.
Until then, it is a fight to the death: Rex vs. Becks. I'm in Becks' corner all the way. Then when he starts to suck, I'll be ready to talk about the prospects of next season. The saga continues...
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