The story of yesterday’s loss by the Washington Redskins at home to the formerly winless St. Louis Rams was a little more complicated than this. Redskins Err It Out [Wash. Post.com]. The reality is that the team played, as it used to for the past 5-7 seasons, with little determination and no character. Their fans blamed the loss on the referees, the punter and a host of other excuses, raining down boos.
Fickle is an understatement. While effort and execution from the Skins were both clearly lacking, the contrasting lack of sportmanship among those watching in the stadium was downright disgusting. Football used to be almost a religious experience in DC; if so, the city seems to be home to a mass of atheists and unbelievers these days.