Having lived in Viriginia since 1993, I have a very clear idea of what Redskins fans are like.
The sad part is they usually exhibit a Dan Synder type point of view. Even the smartest ones seem to have a denial mind-set.
They always think they are way better than they actually are.
They think the NFL owes them something, because after all, they are the Redskins and they are better than their record suggests. Year after year.
They are fascinated by the "STAR" player. They always have an individual name on the tip of their tongue, no team concept. Sean Taylor will come up big, Lavar Arrington will make the difference, Moss will come up big, Coles will come up big, we have Bruce Smith, we have Portis, we have Riggins, we have Sammy Baugh, we have Joe Gibbs, we have WHOEVER.
The problem is that football was a team sport then, and is a team sport today. One player can't take on 11 players.
A couple of years ago in the preseason, the Redskins stunk up the joint. So Synder proudly put up signs at the stadium suggesting that they had the same lousy record going into one of their superbowl seasons. The implication was clearly that he felt the preseason was a great indication of things to come (and it was).
The stuff about injuring Brady is just another example of the mind-set. We are the Redskins and we deserve to win so let's take out Brady with a cheap shot. Yeah, that would be so cool and it would show them...
LIVING IN DENIAL.