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Tuesday, December 30: An Interesting Point

Sunday’s game was a frustrating one. At points, the Redskins looked like the team from the first half of the season. Jason Campbell was making better decisions and excellent throws (even if his receivers weren’t actually catching those throws). The defense came up with a turnover, and even Shaun Suisham seemed to have reverted to early-season form.

And then there was the other half of the game — the miscues, the defensive lapses, and the final breakdown that led to the loss. I’m not the first to observe that this game, in fact, was the season in microcosm. But Rich Tandler makes an observation that I had missed, one that may well have cost the Skins the chance to at least take the game to overtime.

I’ll let Rich explain: Read more »