Redskins Glass Isn't Full Yet

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I'M BEGINNING TO think everyone in the nation's capital returned with me from Oktoberfest drunk.

How else do you explain the resurgence of the dreaded "B" word — as in bandwagon — surrounding the Redskins? And that's after a loss to the previously winless Rams.

Maybe it's the influx of Seahawks. Surely, the punter was the reason Washington couldn't hold onto the ball last Sunday at FedEx Field.

Luckily, Shaun Alexander didn't look washed up the last time we saw him carrying a football. Even more fortuitous is that coach Jim Zorn is plucking from his old stomping ground, where he won a Super Bowl. Oh, wait — neither is true.

No one is disputing that the Redskins look like a playoff team — far better than my fearlessly foolish preseason prediction. Still, let's see the Redskins beat the lowly Browns and Lions before the bandwagon is rolled out.

Sunday's loss to St. Louis is easily explained after emotional and important wins at Dallas and Philadelphia. The defeat was probably a fluke, yet championship teams usually avoid such letdowns.

At least we know — or do we? — that Zorn's crew has not peaked yet. History shows teams want to be playing their best in December on a run to the Super Bowl.

Maybe the upset ahead of two other trap games will serve as a warning for the rest of the season.

D.C. may be saying "cheers" and knocking together steins later this season. Just remember: It's still Kool-Aid, not beers, until the playoffs start.

Photo by Preston Keres/TWP