Trailing 17-7, Roy Helu took a pitch to the left, high jumped over a guy, landed, and then busted through another dude, and ran down the sideline into the end zone. Several minutes later, on 3rd and 19, Rex Grossman stepped up in the pocket and chucked it deep to Anthony Armstrong who overcame a pass interference penalty to haul in the winning touchdown.
The win brought us to 4-7. It felt good to win. Winning is good. Winning is the point. It literally makes me feel a little better about everything to win. A 2 month-plus losing streak is not good for the soul. Ending it is good.
And so we hurt our draft status for the time being. Some fans are devastated by this aspect of the victory. Seriously?
You want your team to lose 12 games in a row so you can earn the opportunity to draft a 21 year old speculation? You want to lose so you can get JaMarcus Russel, Ryan Leaf, Jimmy Clausen, Tim Couch, Akili Smith, Joey Harrington, Andre Ware, David Klingler, or Heath Shuler? Look 'em all up. A high draft pick is a wonderful thing until you realize how speculative the whole thing is after the fact.
You can also be a good team, try hard, win, and get Aaron Rodgers late in the 1st round, Tom Brady in the 6th round, or Drew Brees in the 2nd round.
So, as nice as Matt Barkley might look in Redskins jersey, no, I'm not going to root for the Jets this Sunday. I'm a Redskins fan.
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