Un. Fucking. Believable.

The Washington Post says "Rock Bottom." The Washington Times says, "A Shocking Loss." That's because neither of them are allowed to swear.

The magic of the internet: Un-FUCKING-Believable.

When looking back over the steaming heap of shit that was this embarrassment of a football game, there are so many "How in the living fuck do you do [X]?!?" moments, I honestly don't even know where to start. I just hope Jim Zorn has a warm place to sleep tonight.

The Redskins were out-muscled, and out-smarted. They were out-fought and out-schemed, out-pushed and out-shoved. They were out-played on offense and defense. And all by a team that hadn't recorded a win in two years.

Some may blame this loss on Zorn, and there is much to point to in that regard. The play that really melts my mind is the final one, even though I acknowledge the game was lost well before that. The Redskins were down 19-14, and had the ball on the Lions 30 yard line with 0:08 left on the clock. This would likely be the last play of the game. Any fourth grader will tell you, down by 5 you need a touchdown. So what did Campbell and Zorn call? A bullshit hook and ladder play. Campbell dumped the ball off in the flat, and the play netted about 12 yards. Game over. Total bullshit. Throw the damn ball into the end zone. There is only one requirement on a play like that, and throwing the ball into the end zone is it.

Some may pin this loss on the defense, and again, there is lots to point to here as well. Allowing a 99 yard drive to the Detroit Lions? Losing the time of possession battle by more than 13 minutes? Letting the Lions convert 10 out of 18 third downs, including 8 out of 10 in the first half? Giving up 381 yards to the Detroit Lions without causing one single turnover? It was a monstrous performance, and one not worthy of a team with any aspirations of winning.

Some may blame this on the officials, and there's little question the Lions had some help. Three important plays at the end of the game were called incorrectly against the Redskins.

Play 1: On third down with the score 13-7, Detroit, Santana Moss caught a pass and was tackled by his face mask. The officials saw it, threw the flag, and then inexplicably picked it up. The Redskins were forced to punt and the Lions got the ball back. If they call this play correctly, the Redskins have a first down and continue their drive.

Play 2: With the Lions driving, quarterback Matthew Stafford had the ball in the pocket and was pressured by the Redskins defensive line. Three Redskins defensive players pressured and knocked him down about ten yards directly behind the line of scrimmage. As he was being tackled, Stafford threw the ball sideways to nobody. Nobody was there from either team. It was clearly intentional grounding. No call was made. If this is called correctly, the Lions are facing a 3rd down and about 20 yards.

Play 3: The Lions had the ball at about the 50 yard line with a 13-7 lead in the fourth quarter. Stafford threw a hail mary-ish pass into the end zone for (I think) Calvin Johnson. Redskins safety Chris Horton was covering Johnson. The pass was under thrown and Johnson, who had a step on Horton, stopped in the end zone. Horton caught up to Johnson, turned his body to look for the ball, jumped, and deflected it. In the act of doing so he and Johnson touched, but as both were going for the ball, and indeed both were turned to face the incoming pass, no flag should have been thrown. But the officials called pass interference on Horton anyway. It was a 49 yard penalty, and gave the Lions the ball on the Redskins 1 yard line. This effectively ended the game.

All that said, I want to make this very clear: the officials didn't lose the game for the Redskins. The game was lost by the Redskins players, the Redskins coaches, and the Redskins front office including the team's owners. If the Redskins could put any points on the board or stop the Lions offense, or control the line of scrimmage, it wouldn't matter what the officials called or when they called it.

The Redskins were dominated at the point of attack all day long. The offensive line couldn't hold back the Lions pressure and the defensive line couldn't create any room to run.

There have been some low moments in the Dan Snyder era, but this is, without question, the very lowest of the low. Losing to a team that hasn't won in 19 games over parts of three seasons, and not only losing, but getting pushed around by them. Well, it's humiliating. Just humiliating.

The immediate reaction from fans and the media is to speculate about or outright call for Jim Zorn's firing. There is no telling how Dan Snyder will react, but once the smoke clears, it should become apparent that firing Jim Zorn right now won't serve anyone. Zorn is the head coach, the offensive coordinator, and the quarterbacks coach. Who ever would replace him wouldn't have a chance of holding down those posts with any level of competency.

Are the Redskins really going to be able to find a head coach, a replacement for that head coach, a new offensive coordinator, and a new quarterback's coach, all while preparing for next week's game against Tampa? Of course not. There are thirteen games left in this season, and unless you're willing to run up the white flag after the third game, firing Zorn is the wrong call.

Firing Zorn would be the knee-jerk reaction to one of the most humiliating defeats the Redskins have ever suffered, but right now it's the wrong call. And on that basis alone I expect it to happen.
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