The Sports Bog carries the torch

Yeah, I watched last night's Redskins game against Philly. What an odd one. There were a couple drives when we looked okay, and, even counting two massive, back-breaking plays by Jackson, the defense only allowed 14 points (I'm not counting the two field goals).

But let's face it: what a miserably bad team the Redskins are. They are so woefully bad that they invent new ways to fail; I personally liked the shotgun-snap-into-your-ass on 4th and goal late in the game. Again, Jason Campbell comes off looking like a subpar quarterback. And yeah, good QBs take charge and make crappy players look okay, but the man is surrounded with bad football players who also appear to be clueless -- a terrible combination. I think that if we looked at where each Redskin ranks according to their position, across the entire NFL, we'd find Jason somewhere between 18 and 21. Where would we find Stephon Heyer or Will Montgomery? Hell, where would we find Carlos Rogers or Laron Landry? HELL, where would we find Clinton Portis and Santana Moss?

Of course, these are subversive things to say these days. One cannot say them at or near Redskin Park or FedEx Field. Otherwise they will be censored. Dan Steinberg, of the DC Sports Bog, has long served as the voice of the fan here in DC, and he's carried the torch admirably well of late on this debacle of an organization to which some of us have given so much love, time, and money over the years. Two important items to note:

1) The team is no longer allowing banners or signs in the stadium. This policy has changed in the past two weeks, much like a fading regime imposes a curfew after hours and/or bans dissenting political parties. Actually, it's exactly like those two things.
2) They tried to kick out several fans wearing anti-Snyder/Cerrato/fascism t-shirts. Some are quite funny, most are predictable.

Anyway, these are things to consider when going to the next home game. And what I mean by that is that you should not pay a dime for tickets, parking, beer, soda, or officially licensed merchandise. Accept donated tickets only. Take metro. Wear homemade shirts. Sneak mini-bottles into the stadium, or drink water from the faucet. I imagine security will only get tighter, which it tends to do as regimes close the political space available for opposition forces. You know, someone really needs to write a book about Snyder and his incompetence, find a way to peddle said book near the stadium, thereby goading Snyder into confiscating and burning the book. Is Steinberg up for the job?