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Rex Grossman overthrowing a wide-open Terence Austin on fourth down closed out a disappointing 2010 season for the Redskins. I didn’t expect a winning season, but the poor play calling, dancing linemen and incessant Haynesworth / McNabb pouting made the losing that much more painful. From pain comes laughter, though, so let’s take a look back at the best moments in the Redskins’ (latest) Year Of Failure, sorted in descending order by the level of psychotic tears laughter each moment produced.

Hunter Smith Forgets How to Catch: Graham Gano surely won’t be the Redskins kicker next year (right?), and he needs to incinerate all footage of the Tampa Bay game if he hopes to find another job. On a day when his counterpart on the Bucs, Conor Barth, connected on three field goals in rainy conditions, Gano missed two chipshot field goals inside 35 yards. Amazingly, the Redskins were still in the game on the final drive, and managed to drive down the field and score the potential tying touchdown, only to see Smith lose the ball and Gano get piledriven into the ground.

Michael Vick Connects with DeSean Jackson: Philly II was a turning point in the season for both teams. A Redskins win would have created deadlock at the top of the NFC East. LaRon Landry, spurred by the enormity of the moment, allegedly talked some trash to DeSean Jackson about how only sissies get concussed in today’s NFL. Jackson responded by burning Landry on the first play from scrimmage for an 88-yard touchdown pass, the first score in a 28-point quarter for the Eagles. The Eagles went on to win the NFC East, while the Redskins won only twice in their next seven games.