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Boldly Hoping: Looking Back Before Trudging Forward

It has been a while, as indicated by the thick layer of dust on the ol’ italics key, but I find it past time to do some Boldly Hoping!

Just over a year ago, so much about or favorite team was cloaked in negativity. Sure, we had been unburdened of the albatross that Bruce Allen had become for this franchise, but there was still the inescapable reality of what rooting for a team owned by Dan Snyder means to so many of us.

The hiring of Ron Rivera was one of my top moments as a fan of this team over the last 20 years, right up there with Sean Taylor running back the blocked Dallas field goal, Brad Johnson flexing his biceps on the sidelines in a playoff win and the announcement of the second tour of duty for Joe Jackson Gibbs.