Gibbs is miserable

Joe Gibbs says that he can’t remember much about his 0-5 start during his first stint with the Redskins. All he can remember is that he was miserable. And now, after a 1-4 start during his second stint, he’s miserable again.

Instant Message to Joe: You think you’re miserable. What about the fans?

I watched the first half live and was impressed with the defense. However, that feeling was tempered by the fact that the Ravens have no offense. Boller may be the worst quarterback to play in the NFL since… since anybody.

I went to bed at halftime. We had a ten point lead on a team that can’t score. Money in the bank.

I turned on ESPN as soon as I woke up the next morning to find out how much the Redskins had won by, and couldn’t believe my eyes when the score scrolled across the bottom of the screen. How did the Ravens score seventeen points in the second half?

So, I went to the tape. Uh, okay, I see. Brunell fumbles the ball and Reed walks in for a score. Easy punt return for a score. Sanders intercepts the only pass Brunell throws deep and, after a few runs by Lewis, Ravens kick a field goal. 17-10. Goodnight.

17-10 with a quarter to go. Since I knew that nobody scored again, I decided to fast forward through the last quarter to see what kind of charge the Redskins attempted.

I discovered that when you fast forward through the game, the game looks completely different. Of course, a few plays are not seen, down and distance is not known, but one can get a different perspective on the game.

When the Redskins had the ball, I saw Portis left for two, Portis right for two, Brunell roll out for an incompletion, punt.

When the Ravens had the ball, I saw Lewis left for six, Lewis right for six, first down, repeat, game over.

Of course, other plays must have been run in the quarter. The Redskins probably completed a couple passes, but I didn’t see them.

So, what do we do now?

We have to take a hard look at the three most important members of the Redskins. Every championship team has a core of three people, usually called the triplets, who push the team to championship form. The Cowboys had Aikman, Smith and Irvin. The Colts have Manning, Harrison and James. The Redskins triplets right now are Gibbs, Brunell and Portis.

What can be done to make the Redskins triplets excel? The only solution is to give them all early Christmas presents. May I suggest a lobotomy for Gibbs, a slight ACL tear for Brunell and a “get out of town free” card for Portis.

Not that I’m being negative or anything.