It’s tough being a Washington Commanders fan. The staff often teases its followers, making followers assume the squad has turned a nook solely to revert again to mediocrity. And if that’s what the Commanders do to followers, think about being a part of that franchise as a participant and never simply witnessing however being a cog in that very same wheel yearly. On Sunday, the Commanders misplaced a winnable sport to the New York Giants, 14-7, inflicting Professional Bowl defensive sort out Jonathan Allen to go off following the sport.
“They whupped our ass, plain and easy…” Allen advised reporters. “I’m f*****g uninterested in this bulls**t. It’s been seven f*****g years of the identical s**t.”
Allen didn’t maintain again, and it’s straightforward to grasp his frustration. Failing to capitalize in a low-scoring sport towards one of many worst groups within the NFL is sufficient to make anybody go off on a rant. After enjoying for–and successful with–Nick Saban at Alabama, it’s onerous to endure nothing however dropping your first seven years as a professional.
At Alabama, Allen performed in back-to-back Nationwide Championships, successful one as a part of the Crimson Tide. Throughout his 4 years in faculty, Bama by no means misplaced greater than two video games in a season and received not less than 11 yearly Allen was there. Since being drafted seventeenth general by Washington in 2017, Allen has but to expertise a successful file, with the closest being final yr when the Commanders completed 8-8-1. Washington even received the division in 2020 and nonetheless completed two video games underneath .500 at 7-9.
So, it’s straightforward to see how all this dropping and dysfunction might get outdated, particularly to a participant who
was used to doing nothing however successful. Whether or not it was the sexual assault allegations and poisonous tradition working rampant by means of the group underneath Daniel Snyder or the ineptitude of the teaching employees, this group has been mismanaged and caught within the mud for much too lengthy.
Washington fell to 3-4 after the loss to New York and has a date with division rival Philadelphia on the schedule subsequent week. After beginning the season 2-0 with wins over Arizona and Denver, Washington has dropped 4 out of their final 5 video games. And the Commanders nonetheless have two video games towards the Cowboys, Dolphins, Seahawks, Jets, and 49ers on the schedule. Sadly, it doesn’t appear to be Allen’s frustration shall be allowed to subside anytime quickly.
