... lies a filter—a kaleidoscope of resplendent gold—through which I saw no rain. 

I’m not exactly sure who was wearing the golden glasses, me or Daniel Snyder, but being betrayed by the reality of the Washington Redskins is no easy way to wake from a fantasy.

From Nov. 8 to Dec. 13, the Redskins played better, a whiff of effort in an otherwise worthless season.  Barely a month of hypnotic twirling under an auric sky is not enough to sate any fan or owner.

It was a temporary five-week injection of energy, not a vaccination from a desolate future. 

The gilding had since flaked off and the last two games against the New York Giants and Dallas C...

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