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Redskins' week of online futility continues with RG3 swipe, fan disregard

What a week to be a Washington Redskins fan! You've got the onetime-franchise-savior-turned-benched-QB disrespecting the owner on Instagram! You've got the wife of the general manager making lurid allegations on Twitter! And now, you've got yet another social media misfire!

Like many other teams, the Redskins have been counting down the days until kickoff with the uniform numbers of their team members. Well, we've reached the 10-day countdown point, and yet, look what happened:

That's tackle Trent Williams, Number 71 in your program and Number 10 on your countdown. But wait! The Redskins have a number 10! Why didn't they use -

Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III (10) throws under pressure from New York Giants defensive end Damontre Moore (98) during the second quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III (10) throws under pressure from New York Giants defensive end Damontre Moore (98) during the second quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Oh. Right. That guy.

Yeah, for whatever reason, the Redskins decided not to use Griffin as the face of their "10 days till kickoff" tweet. Let the conspiracy theories begin!

Oh, and the Redskins also don't let non-season-ticket-holders use Will Call. Because, you know, heaven forbid they make the game-day experience easier on casual fans.

So, yeah, if any other teams would like to expand their own fan base, the Redskins fans could probably use a little love right about now.

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