lol.
i'm sorry, but this is karma
Ted got all arrogant with the early success of the team when he started rebuilding it. He started taking shots at Snyder because, for whatever reason, that's the thing to do for franchise owners around the DC area when they have a little success. In addition to that, many die hard caps fans followed right behind him trashing redskins fans and the organization; how could we possibly support such an awful organization run by such an awful owner when such a wise owner was building a great franchise in DC?!
I've personally watched at least 3 redskins fans I'm friends with essentially leave the fan base and become die hard caps fans over this period.
Since then his team has majorly under performed. From lazy looking post season early outs, to some really questionable personnel moves, to what seems to have become a coaching carrousel (unless they're keeping Oates? seems like he's lost major support from fans), and just general mediocrity.
I believe in karma, and as far as I can tell she's a bitch.
So while it makes me sad that a local team is going through this, there is a part of me that grins at the fact that all the chest thumping from a few years ago has died down and all the sudden the amazing franchise that was just in every way better than the Redskins is stuck in a hole of mediocrity.
edit: I actually think we've discussed this before lanky... sorry for repeating myself. I realize my personal experience doesn't reflect on how all the die hard caps fans are, it's just my personal experience. my #1 team in my life is the redskins and the gap to #2 and beyond is huge. i'm quite sensitive to the criticism - probably because it's all i've heard my entire life.
there's been a very, very similar phenomena going on with nats fans in my experience, though it's just the fans not the owner. watching them fail to make the playoffs after all the shit talking i heard once they started getting good made me grin too.