Nov
20
The Washington Redskins beat the Denver Broncos 27-17 on Sunday. After the team’s first win in more than a month, and an impressive one at that, you would think the victory-starved fans driving the Burgundy Revolution would have plenty to say. Or at least mention it.
But one of the main presences behind the protest of the team and owner Dan Snyder, the Hate the Owner, Love the Team blog, has not had a post since Nov. 12, three days before the Skins win. Snyder Sucks hasn’t had a new entry since the day before that. Impeach Dan Snyder? Last post Oct. 22. Sell the Team Dan? Oct. 30.
John Riggins has posted new videos on his YouTube account this week, but it’s just been a three-part interview with former Redskins linebacker LaVar Arrington. After bashing the team repeatedly for weeks, he can’t find time to acknowledge their win?
And last Sunday brought not just a win for the team, but Snyder’s reversal of the policy barring signs from FedEx Field, which was a major point of contention among the revolutionaries. Still, silence.
I understand that the team is not magically fixed thanks to the win, and a 3-6 record does not a winning season make. But I’m not asking the online community to become optimistic or to predict that the Redskins will win the rest of their games. I’m not even asking them to stop their sometimes well-deserved criticism of team management. But acknowledge the progress, the small victories you have gained. Certainly, the blogosphere’s overwhelmingly negative reaction to the sign ban influenced the change; why not give yourself and the team some credit?
You must be as willing to acknowledge the good as the bad. If you’re not fair, if you only focus on the negative, if you only slam Dan Snyder, you seem like a conflict-monger, not someone who wants the best for the team.
D.C. Sports Bog acknowledged the advances this week, as did newer Burgundy Revolution blog Dan Snyder Must Go. The site Fan Exodus included a blog post following the victory saying the Skins played “with heart and as a team” and even posted positive buzz from The Washington Post.
Maybe the others were simply too busy celebrating a win and chanting “WE WANT DALLAS!” in preparation for Sunday’s game against the Redskins’ archrivals the Dallas Cowboys. If they pull out a win this week, though, there will be no excuse for holding out on praise where praise is due.
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