Washington Redskins finish 6-10, but with restored order under Coach Mike Shanahan
 

Exactly one year ago, in the eyes of a genuine professional like linebacker London Fletcher, the [URL="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/redskins/longterm/sectionfront/index.html?nid=roll_redskins"][COLOR=#0c4790]Redskins[/COLOR][/URL] were hardly an [URL="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/sports/index/nfl/"][COLOR=#0c4790]NFL[/COLOR][/URL] team at all, but some kind of bizarre, cruel joke in which he was trapped. The day after their final defeat, as [URL="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/04/AR2010010403491.html"][COLOR=#0c4790]Jim Zorn was fired as head coach[/COLOR][/URL], the locker room imploded with self-criticisms as disgusted players blasted teammates for bad practice habits, lack of discipline, too much partying, not knowing assignments, acting like prima donnas and, in a nutshell, epitomizing a culture of defeat.

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