Veteran Redskins see the similarities between what happened in 2000 when the Redskins, coming off a playoff season, turned a 6-2 start into an 8-8 finish, and what's started to happen this year. And they plan to put a stop to the slide from 4-1 to 6-4 before that skid turns into an irreversible tailspin, as was the case eight years ago.
"It got ugly in the end," recalled offensive tackle Chris Samuels. "True enough, we've lost two in a row, but I'm not nervous. I know the character of this team. We've got a lot of heart. We got to man-up, as simple as that."
But is it as simple as that?
The Redskins can take comfort from the 5-0 (2005) and 4-1 (2007) stretch drives that produced playoff qualifications in two of the past three years, but when they were 6-2...