ASHBURN, Va. -- The facts are what they are: The Washington Redskins have lost four in a row and five out of six and have three games left. These, too, are facts: Mathematically they’re still alive, even if it feels like their season ended with a 24-point loss to the New York Giants. Or the minute Colt McCoy, their backup quarterback, broke his leg a week earlier.
They’ve lost two quarterbacks and several other teammates to injuries. But the players cling to what they do have -- namely, hope. But when you’re down to your fourth quarterback and third set of starting guards, you have no run game, and your defense is playing poorly, it’s hard to have a lot of that.