It had been miserable in DC during football season for a long time. A really long time. If we’re being honest, about three decades, punctuated by very brief interludes of joy: Joe Gibbs’ return, RG3’s magical rookie season. Otherwise, it was essentially a master class in how to mentally traumatize a fanbase, orchestrated by a pathetic, insecure, tyrant of a man.
But Dan Snyder’s gone now, and he’s been gone for over a year, and the football landscape is healing. An energetic new owner hired one of the best rising minds in the general management pipeline, and that GM hired a coach who has the complete buy-in of his players.