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My thoughts after the Redskins' 23-20 loss to the San Diego Chargers today: *Considering Jim Zorn's body of work over two seasons, it's clear that a head coaching change is necessary.

With neither team playing for much - San Diego has already clinched home field advantage and Washington was eliminated from playoff contention long ago - the game had a chance to lack energy.

Every year, the Redskins' media corps selects one player for the Good Guy Award, given to the guy in the locker room who always answers questions, who always makes himself available for interviews, who essentially makes it easier for us to tell you what's going on with this team.

Originally published December 31, 2009 at 5:57 p.m., updated December 31, 2009 at 6:56 p.m. ASHBURN, Va.

With safety Reed Doughty on the injured-reserve list and safety LaRon Landry questionable, who's going to be available to play safety Sunday in San Diego? "Me and Steve Jackson," secondary coach Jerry Gray joked about him and the Redskins' safeties' coach.

In the desperate search for answers to what went so terribly wrong in 2009, Fred Smoot offered this bit of analysis: "We're not finishing.

A year ago, Carlos Rogers was benched in the Redskins' 14th game of the season, leaving the starting cornerback jobs to veteran Shawn Springs and newcomer DeAngelo Hall.

There aren't too many media members in town whose death would be cause for pre-practice team meetings and 10 interviews in Ashburn, but George Michael-- as I've mentioned --had a pretty unique relationship with the franchise.

What happened: Washington struggled to stop Brandon Jacobs on the opening drive as the bruising Giants back broke through numerous tackles.

Business already has changed for the man running the Washington Redskins' football operations.

Barring a remarkable turnaround, the 2009 Washington Redskins season is basically over.

Raiders wide receiver Louis Murphy is brought down by Fred Smoot of the Redskins in the third quarter.

Appearing as though they might be headed to halftime tied with the Oakland Raiders, the Redskins were aided by two Raiders penalties late in the half and went into the locker room with a 17-10 lead compliments of yet another standout performance from one of last season's second-round draft picks.

The second stop on the DeAngelo Hall 2009 Reunion Tour will not go off as planned.

Question: Gary, I think our real problems lie in our defensive backs, mostly LaRon Landry.

Look at the boxscore of Sunday's Giants-Cowboys game and you'll see this line: In the NFL, we give both offensive players involved in a reception the same amount of credit for its yardage.

The Redskins list Richard Bartell, Justin Tryon, DeAngelo Hall, Clinton Portis, Edwin Williams, Alvin Bowen, Paul Fanaika and Renaldo Wynn as in active for today's game against the Saints.

Late last season, LaRon Landry started to develop a reputation as being an enforcer at the free safety position, and the 2007 first-round draft pick entered this year expected to have a breakout season.

How best to describe the relationship between Redskins cornerback Fred Smoot and former Redskins--now New Orleans Saints--assistant head coach-defense Gregg Williams? With a 1980s movie reference, of course.

The NFL is lame. Really, really lame. How do I know this? They want you to believe that Juqua Parker 's body slam of Jason Campbell at the end of last Sunday's loss in Philadelphia was legal.