ANALYSIS/OPINION:
It has been said that “close” only counts in horseshoes and grenades. But — surprise, surprise — Bruce Allen thinks the term also applies to Washington’s NFL team.
“We’ve been in the middle of the pack the last three seasons,” the team president told reporters Tuesday. “It means you’re close. It means you’re close to being better.”
One of my dear aunts was a nurse and she once explained an important distinction regarding health. I was under the weather for a while and she asked how I felt. “Better,” I said.