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[12thMan]

Originally Posted by 70Chip

Yet people flock here and not to France. But politics aside, losing in the playoffs every year is not winning. The Broncos were no more winners last year than we were. The point is we are making a move away from the marketing approach to a more sound football approach, I think. The draft will tell us more. At any rate, no matter what we do ESPN and the fans of other teams will see us how they see us. I don't care. We know from the Art Monk thing that their opinions can be quite absurd. I think the caricature of the Redskins is overdone and it grieves me that some fans have bought into it. It's masochistic self-loathing. But there seems to be a good deal of that abroad in the land.

I think I hear what you're saying 70. I tend to lean toward agreeing with you. But show me a Redskin fan that wouldn't trade a few of those losing seasons for a couple of heart breaking playoff appearances, and I'll show you someone who is being less than honest.

The fact is, getting close 'feels' better than flat out losing year in and year out. No one wants to be associated with being a chronic loser.