As The Washingtonian lays it out, the Post has run articles critical of the stadium seating (like, behind pillars), personnel moves, and even a plan that would require season ticket holders to use Washington Redskin Mastercards to buy their season tickets, a plan defeated after criticism by columnist Tony Kornheiser (ESPN talking head on the right).
If you're a Cowboys fan like I am, it's hard to decide: is Dan Snyder friend or foe?
Yanking the tickets hasn't improved coverage. Michael Wilbom (he's the ESPN talking head on the left) today suggested the Redskins hire a GM.
The Redskins have made the playoffs once in 13 years. That's the Arizona Cardinals and the Clippers and the Cubs. Every year there's a new plan and every year that plan fails.Mike Wise took on the sainted Joe Gibbs.
It's one thing for Gibbs to change the culture so that not every NFL player comes here to open a trust fund for his great-great-grandniece. Fine. But have we seen any signs that Gibbs actually knows what he's doing with the salary cap? After all, he's a fiscal calamity himself, having wasted millions on Mark Brunell, the worst free agent signing in the NFL last season.There's an old adage about not taking on enemies who buy ink by the barrell. Today it may be pixels, but a sports franchise in need of the goodwill of the public for taxpayer support and season ticket holders can't afford to tick off the biggest newspaper in town. They might stop distributing your free screensaver.
