Category Archives: GamePosts

Last year the Minnesota Vikings and the Burgundy and Gold were both playoff teams. This year? Neither one is. A lot can happen in a year…and it did. Washington’s demise centered on the infamous “Blue Tent.” But, Minnesota’s is more … Continue reading →

Way back when the season started the last six-games looked to be a daunting prospect. Surely it could derail a Playoff campaign. No worries, Mate. The train wreck happened well upstream. There’s nothing left now to injure except more players … Continue reading →

Hall of Fame Coach Bill Cowher says often that there are three emotional states in football; Glad, Mad, and Sad. Then he quickly adds, “Never waste time on Sad. It does no good.” Glad was so last year. Mad is … Continue reading →

Sometimes it is best just to get away for a while. Washington had absolutely no say in the decision to play this Brunch Time game in Madrid. But, it was fortuitous. This is a team mired in a deep run … Continue reading →

The good ship WFT is hard aground on the Mid-Season shoals. All up and down the Chesapeake Bay there are lighthouses to steer mariners away from rocks and shallows in illogical places. The lights were functioning. But, the rudder didn’t … Continue reading →

The song says that you’ve been waiting all day for Sunday Night (football). The question is: Will it have been worth it? This WFT team reminds of the kid who couldn’t get all the way engaged at school and is … Continue reading →

Parallels to this Washington Football Team season so far are plentiful. But, the most compelling comes from the world of Drag Racing. A National Hot Rod Association Top Fuel dragster is a marvel of a machine. The engines produce about … Continue reading →

It was a good week for naysaying nabobs of negativity. A veritable Field Day was there to be had if one wanted to embrace the dark side. There are only so many adjectives in the lexicon to describe inadequacy. Every … Continue reading →

The good boat “WFT” found itself in a bit of the doldrums entering last week’s game. There was simply no real momentum to be found. The injury list was long and growing. And, the loss to Atlanta had left a … Continue reading →

After 25-years of failure and ridicule the Washington football fanbase has been condition-response trained to find and embrace agony at the slightest opportunity. Last week’s game against a nice Atlanta squad sent the masses to the Cellars of Angst quick, … Continue reading →