By Dan Shouse
Fan Fanatic Sports Staff
Are you ready for some boring football?
The embarrassment that is the Washington Redskins face the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday Night in a game that figures to be as exciting as a Bill Belichick post game interview.
It is one thing for Redskins fans to have to suffer in silence, now the shame gets to be displayed on a national stage. The Redskins have had the easiest schedule in the NFL so far this season, facing teams like the Rams, Bucs, Panthers and Chiefs, but have just a 2-4 record to show for it.
The offense is the main culprit for the Redskins struggles, and as a result, head coach Jim Zorn was stripped of his play calling duties. So now the Redskins have a coach, one who first hired as an offensive coordinator, holding no real power. Why not just fire him? Yet another example of how dysfunctional this franchise has become.
The quick and easy thing to do is to blame the coach, but the problems with this team starts at the top. Dan Sydner changes coaches more often than some people change their underwear. Norv Turner, Marty Schottenheimer, Steve Spurrier, and Joe Gibbs, have all come and gone in the last ten years, but one thing remains constant - Dan Snyder. Plus Dan Snyder is young, only 43 years old, so its not like he will be going anywhere soon. Does anyone really believe anything will change as long as he owns the team? Say one thing, the guy sure spends money to try and put a winner on the field, but it never works out. Get used to it Redskins nation. This is how your team is going to look for a long time.
The Redskins are not the only team with questions marks heading into this one. The Eagles suffered a shocking loss to the lowly Oakland Raiders last time out. After looking great the previous three weeks, the Eagles offensive struggled against the Raiders, only putting up 3 David Akers field goals. With Donovan McNabb, Brian Westbrook, and DeSean Jackson, there is just too much offensive talent on the Eagles to not get at least one touchdown.
Don't expect to see the Eagles kept out of the end zone this week. The Eagles are simply the better team. After looking like they were not ready to play last week in Oakland, count on the Eagles to come out firing on all cylinders against the Redskins on Monday night. Once again the Redskins will have no answers. Did Redskins fans expect anything different?
Prediction: Eagles 23 Redskins 6
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