Any optimism about the 2010 edition of the Redskins that was left in reserve after last week’s heartbreaking loss to the Texans has surely evaporated after yesterday’s humiliating 30-16 loss to the St. Louis Rams. Yes, they lost to a Rams team that was starting a rookie quarterback, sporting a 3-31 record in their previous 34 games and hadn’t scored more than 23 points in a game during coach Steve Spagnuolo’s tenure. But the Redskins Charity Express rumbled on, faithfully keeping expectations low and handing out wins to undeserving opponents (see Detroit, Carolina, and Kansas City last season).

Week 3 is usually way too early in the season to talk about any particular game being a must-win, but a look at the Redskins’ schedule through Halloween is cause for reconsideration. Given the passing defense’s performance over the first two weeks (second-most passing yards allowed in the league), the prospect of facing quarterbacks like a rejuvenated Michael Vick, Aaron Rodgers, Peyton Manning, and Jay Cutler in a four-week span doesn’t inspire much hope — but hey, that fun starts next week. This weekend, the Redskins take to the road for the first time this season to face the winless St. Louis Rams, who are 3-31 over their last 34 games. The Redskins need not only to win this game, but to dominate a weak team that is surprisingly giving its opponents fits so far this year.

Breaking news, football fans: Albert Haynesworth had a big lunch yesterday and then took a nap. He was both hungry and, then, tired. We here at DCist headquarters have called former coaches, former teammates, third cousins to find out: is this normal? Should we be concerned? I say no. I say Haynesworth looked like a man-eater for the snaps he was on the field (two-thirds of them) last Sunday in our beloved Redskins’ loss to…

Written by DCist contributor Rob Birgfeld No offensive turnovers in the first five games of the season. A four-game win streak. Two big wins against tough opponents on the road and a winless, patsy opponent coming to FedEx Field. Life seemed good for the Redskins. Even in the opening minutes of Sunday’s affair with the St. Louis Rams, things were looking up, as Stephen Jackson fumbled at the Redskins one yard line. Just one play…