Strongly suggest you read this article about how the Redskins got so bad

[Spence]

Very interesting look into the extreme dysfunction of the first dozen years of Dan Snyder's tenure as owner of the Redskins. CHECK IT OUT (http://www.dcprosportsreport.com/washington-redskins/a-peek-back-into-the-bad-old-days.html)

[SkinsGuru]

nice write up Tom!! . . . i think it was pretty obvious, even to the casual Skins fan that Snyder's way of running the franchise was running it into the ground . . . also good for fans to see that a revolt in attendance (and in Snyders wallet) can actually help change to happen . . .

[Seafin77]

That's a good write up. Amazing that even Gibbs took a back seat to Portis!
The only thing I would add is that it is going to take time to overcome all the damage Snyder has done. This team still has a reputation for dysfunction and that is going to take more time to overcome. I won't believe it's over until I see good free agents pushing each other out of the way to come to Washington.

[PennSkinsFan]

Oh, those years. They were so painful. Words like George and Sanders bring nightmares.