For the Redskins, the Inches Don't Add Up.

In Any Given Sunday, Al Pacino gives one of the most beautiful football speeches a coach could deliver.

In case you don't remember it, or want to feel the goosebumps of inspiration run up your spine again, you can check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rFx6OFooCs&feature=related

Coming off a poor offensive performance against St. Louis, doubt swirled around Redskins nation. The media supplied loads of criticism for Zorn and the team as a whole. The fans spewed distaste for the Redskins' play, booing their home team off the field even though they walked off with a notch in the win column.

On Sunday, facing a Detroit Lions team that hadn't won a game since 2007, the Redskins had a chance to fight for that inch. On 4th an Goal from the Lions 1 yard line, they had a chance to prove that they could get into the endzone. They had a chance to prove the media critics wrong and instill some faith back into a loyal fanbase that they have let down through two weeks this season.

When it came down to the fight for that inch, the Redskins proved that they don't have what it takes. They aren't willing to fight and die for that inch.

When the dust settled and the Redskins were marked short of the goal line, I looked the person sitting next to me at the bar and said, "this game is over."

I saw it, as I'm sure many others watching the game did; the air was let out of the Redskins baloon. They had a chance to prove their doubters wrong and came up short, again. The confidence was sucked out of the entire team, and the 99-yard touchdown drive that followed for the Lions was the icing on the cake.

Sure, Zorn may have been predictable in the playcall by going back to the left side, as he has done in the majority of the Redskins goal-line runs this season. But he can not get that inch for his team. When all is said and done, he can't get on the field and make his team claw, push and battle for that yard they needed.

What the Redskins proved on Sunday is that their problems run deeper than playcalling, redzone struggles and 3rd down defense. This Redskins team lacks heart. They lack fire. They lack passion. They don't have the qualities of a team that is willing to fight for every inch and get the job done.

After what will go down as one of the worst losses in recent Redskins history, I have a feeling that FedEx field will be an ugly scene next Sunday as the Redskins host the Bucs. I expect to see paper bags over the faces of quite a few disgusted fans. I expect to see a few "Fire Zorn" and "Impeach Snyder" signs. I expect the booing to come full force with every mistake, and possibly even start as soon as the team hits the field.

With 13 games left on the schedule, the Redskins still have time to find a spark. They have time to get a fire lit under them and prove that they want to fight for that inch. Perhaps an ugly loss like this is what they needed.

A home game against the winless Buccaneers, who will let quarterback Josh Johnson make his first NFL start over Byron Leftwich, may get the Skins back on the right track.