No One Likes a Tease: Dolphins 20, Redskins 9

I finally figured out why people hate Rex Grossman.  Its not that he's a terrible quarterback, because he's not.  He can and has performed at a very high level throughout his career.  Even this season for the now 3-6 Washington Redskins.

Yet, fans, commentators, and probably coaches and players hate him with a passion because he is a tease.  He is Lucy the field goal holder.

20 yard crossing route to Gafney?  Nice!  15 yard out to Davis?  Hmm, pretty good!!  30 yard post pattern to Hankerson? Whoa, Sweet!!!  Interception in the redzone after staring at the primary receiver for nearly 4 seconds to ruin the chance to take the lead in the 4th quarter?

Damn it!  Damn it, Rex, you son of a bitch.  I'll jump into the television and strangle you!

We didn't even know Rex was going to play.  Shanahan decided to start him at the last second.  What a mess Shanahan has made of this team.  There is no identity, and no sense of what the Redskins' short term and longterm mission is.  Shanny said younger guys are playing because the older guys are injured.  So is it a rebuild or not?  What was the purpose of 2010?  What is the purpose of 2011?

In the French Connection, the two detectives find the car they're looking for that's supposed to be full of heroine.  They strip it down a little, taking off doors and seats and fabric.  No drugs.  They decide they've got to go further, tear it down, strip it down even further in order to achieve their objective.  Nuts, bolts, metal strips come flying off.  The car is slowly and painstaking unravelled and taken apart, and finally they find the drugs.

I'm hoping Shanahan is doing this to the Redskins.  Tear down to build up.  Way down.  Otherwise, he is hiding his complete cluelessness for the time being.