Have Faith. Have Great Faith.

"I'm not out there to prove anybody wrong. That's not my job," Brunell said. "My job is to do what I can do to help us win. Like I said, I understand there's a lot of stuff that's being said, I haven't paid attention to them. All I can focus on is leading this team and getting us on track and winning a football game, just one football game now." - Washington Redskins QB Mark Brunnell

Yes, the Redskins have looked dreadful. Last year's team looked dreadful going into Week 3, but was 2-0 thanks to Kyle Boller and Roy Williams. (I would like to thank Roy Williams for these.)

Let's look at some of the admittedly few achievements of the 2006 Redskins:

• Terrell Owens, one of the three best receivers in professional football, will have terrible nightmares about Sean Taylor for the rest of the season (Taylor, by the by, laid Owens out several times in 2004 when Owens was an Iggle)
• Derrick Frost's 8 (!?!?!?!?!?!) punts averaged 51.6 yards

Yeah, there was the kick return in Dallas, Sean Taylor's ridiculous strip of Julius Jones that occured maybe four inches above the ground, and....f*ck....the Minnesota game was sh*t on wheels and our front four has gotten no pass rush, and Carlos Rogers Year 2 is no Champ Bailey Year 2 (he's been this good since he stepped on the field...) Brunell is missing open recievers, Cooley and Moss haven't even combined for 100 yards, let alone Brandon Lloyd having not caught a pass....Ugh.

We will, however, kick the d*ck out of the Texans. Who cares what the line is. Take the 'Skins and the points and buy your poodle a new haircut.

Duh

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My Great Faith in The US Military

The cover story of the most recent issue of The Atlantic Monthly describes the ramifications of the eventual fall of The People's Republic of North Korea (slogan: "You've got Cheerios? We surrender!) and the resulting power play between the US, Japan and China for control of the penninsula.

Not much there for your average Wookiemaniac, I know, but I had to share this quote from someone named only "Colonel Maxwell":

(Regarding a collapse of Kin Jong Il's government) We might have to mount a relief operation at the same time that we'd be conducting combat ops. If there is anybody in the UN who thinks it will just be a matter of feeding people, they're smoking dope.

You can just picture this guy sitting behind a desk with in a khaki-colored office, which is being cooled only by an rickety fan, the venetian blinds of its one window holding back none of the tropical sunlight behind it, Glenn Miller Orchestra playing through a transistor radio, and you feel good that the US Military cyrogenically froze this guy in 1957 and only thaws him out to do interviews about Korea.

Why The Redskins WILL Be 1-0

"If I felt like this wasn't the right situation, I wouldn't have done it, because it wouldn't have been good for me and it wouldn't have been good for Joe. He was very sure about what he wanted to do and I was humbled that he would feel so strongly that he wanted me to do this for him. I'm hopeful that I can do for him what I did for Dick and allow him to be the head football coach and not worry about the offense. There was no hesitation on my part, because I know Joe too well as a man. I'm just very honored and privileged to be here with him." Again, Al Saunders, Redskins Assistant Coach - Offense