Friday, April 24, 2009

The Redskins Fan's Draft Day Emergency Survival Kit

"With the fifth pick of the 2009 NFL Draft, the Washington Redskins select quarterback Mark Sanchez, USC."

Unfortunately, there's a very real possibility of these words being spoken tomorrow, effectively throwing away a proven NFL quarterback in Jason Campbell for an unknown quantity, extending the team's decade-long rebuilding year by at least one more, and--if we're not there already--cementing our position as the laughingstock of the league.

So what to do if you're a Redskins fan, and the team drafts Sanchez? Or for that matter, decides to trade its first round pick for some magic beans, another very real possibility from the Snyder/Cerrato brain trust? Don't worry, I've got you covered, with the following draft day kit.



1. Expendable Redskins gear

It doesn't have to an Archuleta jersey. It could be any piece of Redskins clothing or merchandise you'd have no regrets about ripping up, setting on fire, using as toilet paper, or otherwise defiling and/or destroying. (Sending the remains to Redskins Park along with a nasty letter is optional.)

2. ExtremeSkins.com

Commiserate with your fellow outraged Skins fans about the prospect of another losing season.

3. Tequila

This one should be self-explanatory. Don't bother with a glass.

4. Hail Victory: An Oral History of the Washington Redskins by Thom Loverro

Travel back in time to the happier days of the pre-Snyder era, when the Redskins played in Super Bowls instead of watching them, the team had a GM just like a real NFL franchise, and Mr. Jack Kent Cooke made the world a sunnier place just by living in it.

5. Voodoo doll

Maybe you're not so upset at Snyder and Cerrato over drafting Sanchez that you're willing to turn to the dark arts in order to exact revenge. But then again, maybe you are.

6. A new team to root for

Sometimes, you just need to know when to let go.

7. Madden '09 and fantasy football

Show Dan Snyder how it's done by accomplishing what he can't: winning a Super Bowl! Even if it is just a make-believe one.

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