I'm a refugee Redskin fan who is just checking things out around here. I have been a loyal Redskin fan my whole life (just short of 50 years) and have never really had much interest in other teams until fairly recently. Living in both Western NC and VA I had a chance to catch at least one game a year live and to watch the games I couldn't attend on TV.
The game day experience at FedEx is miserable. You either have to take the Metro and walk a mile and a half from the stop or pay $50 to park. Traffic management getting in or out is better at a high school football game. Management simply does not care. The stadium itself is too big and they've been steadily removing seats for years. Half the stadium is filled with opposing fans every week because the local fans have just had it. Can you blame them? It just feels like the team is trying to stick it to you at every opportunity.
The only trump card Snyder and company had was to play on emotions of the connection to past teams that played the game the right way and had great success. Problem is those days are disappearing into the rear view mirror....quickly. My kids only remember the Snyder era so they don't know first hand how good the organization once was. I do, and this ain't it.
The last thing I want to be know as is a weasel fan or someone who ducks out when things get rocky. That's not me. I love the other fans of the team and the bonds I've made because of it over the years but I HATE what the team has become. I could (and have) live with bad performance but that organization does everything the wrong way.The name change and the sexual harassment stuff is just the latest in a long line. I don't see it ever changing in DC while Dan still owns the team.
So my choices are: start buying all the new gear that Danny boy wants to sell for his newly named team, stop watching football all together or find another team to pull for. That's why I'm here. I need an AFC team reasonably close to home, so going to see a game now and then isn't out of the question, and and that has ownership and a front office that isn't a running joke. The Titans seem to fit the bill nicely.
I doubt I'll post too much but I've been taking the time to read a bit over the last few days and this seems like you've got a nice place here with reasonable folks. I'll do my best not to screw it up.
If you have Skins questions, fire away. I've been an admin on a Redskins board up until recently and know more about the team that I'd admit in polite company.