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.

In what is sure to be a crescendo of speculation about what the Redskins will do in this year’s NFL draft (set for April 22), Post columnist Thomas Boswell became the latest to weigh in on whether or not the team should try to move up to get consensus top pick Sam Bradford, who didn’t play most of last year due to injury. The short answer to this question is probably “No, they should…