Skins fall, dawn of the "Rally Rag"

The Skins finally fell to Dallas 14-10.  Neither team looked sharp, but Portis looked great for a guy with a grade 2 MCL sprain.  He might of only gained 68 yards rushing, but his presence was well felt.

Met Dan Steinberg, DC Sports Blog, at Jared's tailgate.  Good guy, working hard, just as a journalist should.  He asked me about the "Rally Rag" the team was giving away to the first 50,000 fans.  I said, "Dumbest idea I've ever heard," and my colleagues backed me in my opinion.  He then asked if he could quote me.  I told him, "No," after some contemplating.  He quickly turned his attention to my two friends and refused to talk with me.  Rightfully so.  If I wasn't going to give him any material, why should he even waste his time talking to me.

I just didn't feel comfortable passing judgement on a idea or item, that I had yet to even see implemented.  I'd only heard rumors of what the rag was going to look like.  The rumors told me it was going to be a maroon towel, which in my opinion would be washed out by all the maroon jerseys and seats.  In reality it was a white rag with a Redskins logo on it.  When those 50,000 fans waved their rags, it actually looked pretty cool.

Here's where the rag will fail.  If Snyder really wants this to take hold, he needs to push it.  Just giving away the rag is not enough.  He needs to advertise for everyone to continue bringing them to the final two games.  He needs to sell the rags in his stores (you'd think he'd want to sell more stuff).  But my guess is that the organization will not do this.  If this ends up being a one-time event, it will be the, "dumbest idea I've ever heard."