Hot Redskins might be ripe for letdown

By Double D / The Pro Picks Friday, October 10, 2008 - Added 6m ago One of the surprises of the young NFL season has been the improved play of the 4-1 Washington Redskins. After displaying little offense in an opening loss to the Giants, the ’Skins have ripped off four straight wins to make themselves players in the rugged NFC East. But that early success could come back to haunt them. Jim Zorn’s troops are coming off road wins against division rivals Dallas and Philadelphia. Impressive, and with St. Louis, Cleveland and Detroit (a combined 1-11) up next, who could blame Washington for losing a bit of its focus the next few Sundays? The Rams have been a joke to date, but under new coach Jim Haslett, and with a bye week to regroup, they figure to come out highly motivated. Washington, favored by 13 points at home, could be... [read full story]