A Fourth Quarter Farewell To 2011

AP Image Looking strictly at the scoreboard of today’s game, there aren’t a whole lot of positives to take away.  ’Pride games’ are supposed to end in wins–or at least near misses.  Not 24-point deficits. But to focus exclusively on the score wouldn’t really be the story of this season.  The story of this season was–and has always been–about development.  And the best way to illustrate the development of this team is to look at how a fully healthy Redskins team fared against the Eagles in Week 6, as compared to the team that took the field today. In Week 6, the offense managed only 245 yards and turned the ball over four times.  The Redskins had a fully-rested, fully-healthy roster take the field that day, with two playmakers at tight end, a dominant left side of the line, and zero rookies in the starting lineup.  With that team, they managed only 13 points at home. In Week 17, the offense managed 377 yards and turned the ball over onc...