How Air Force jocks helped the Giants win the Super Bowl and what it means to the Redskins

When the going gets tough, the tough hire management consultants. When the New York Giants lost four straight games, the franchise turned to Afterburner, a firm run by former U.S. Air Force pilots to impart principles of flawless execution. Gee, that was a boring opening line. Shouldn't football problems be fixed by benching players and firing coaches? Well, no. Firing people is not the answer to everything. As we Redskins fans know, it can be counter-productive.Fans turn to sports entertainment to escape work-a-day problems, but teams use management best practices to put a winning product in front of fans.Boy, another boring line, but stick with me. This is important. Football is the most team oriented of sports. Football franchises that do a better job of turning a bunch of players into a cohesive battle unit just perform better than their rivals. That's a constant theme here at Redskins Hog Heaven where we presume that front office management issues are the root of th...