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When the Redskins return from their bye, wide receiver Devin Thomas and tight end Fred Davis should have an increased role in the offense.

The way the Internet brings fans into the player's world is magicala 'especially when the hero-player opens the door.

You couldn't help but wonder, watching the Redskins get pink-bellied by the Eagles on Monday night, when we might see another Monday night game at FedEx Field.

Head coach Jim Zorn wasn't exactly irate with his close friend Steve Largent after Largent blasted the Washington Redskins' front office on a Seattle radio station Wednesday.

I chatted with former Redskin Brian Mitchell for this morning's story . As always, Mitchell had more to say than I had space to offer, so I thought I'd share some of the leftovers below.

Devin Thomas has moved ahead of Malcolm Kelly on the depth chart and into the starting lineup, Jim Zorn said on Thursday.

We make a mistake when we try to impose rational thought on the Washington Redskins management. An old adage says that you can't reason someone out of a position they didn't reason themselves into.

When executive vice president of football operations Vinny Cerrato summarily appointed Sherman Lewis the team's play-caller despite the fact that Lewis had been part of the organization for less than two weeks, he and owner Daniel Snyder seemed to have constructed a rationale that their strategy would be working if weren't for the play-calling of Coach Jim Zorn and a couple of injuries.

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Leonard Pope sang as he strolled through the locker room.

Our favorite source of Sunday heartburn and indigestion returns to Fed-Ex field Sunday to play the lowly Kansas City Chiefs.A They will match up against their record setting sixth consecutive opponent without a win this year.

When you average 3.1 yards a carry against the NFL's worst run defense, you've had a bad day.

For the first time this season, London Fletcher saw a hint of swagger in the Redskins' defense last Sunday.

The second-worst news for the Redskins on Sunday -- after their 20-17 loss to Carolina -- was Kansas City's overtime loss to Dallas. That leaves the Chiefs still without a victory, and as we all know, the Redskins are the amuse-bouche of choice for the winless.

It'll be hard to top last week at Redskins Park -- bickering backfield mates, a new offensive consultant, a suddenly silent defensive coordinator, all capped by a loss to an 0-3 team -- but if any team can put the fun in dysfunctional, it's this one.

Buy Photo Buy Photo Second-year wide receivers Devin Thomas and Malcolm Kelly have hardly managed to get a hold of the ball, combining for 25 catches in 20 games.

What happened: The Redskins kicked off to the Panthers, but Carolina immediately gave the ball back.

In the 2008 draft, Washington selected two receivers in the second round, hoping one might emerge into a starring role.

Unhappy that the small Santana Moss was their only stud wide receiver, the Washington Redskins thought big in the 2008 draft, taking 6-foot-2 Devin Thomas and 6-4 Malcolm Kelly.

After emerging as the winner in the competition with fellow second-year wideout Devin Thomas for the job of starting flanker, Malcolm Kelly focused on being a "security blanket" for quarterback Jason Campbell.

The Redskins were hoping for more than 10 catches, 82 yards and no touchdowns out of second-year wide receivers Malcolm Kelly, above, Devin Thomas and tight end Fred Davis four games in.

Seems a day can't go by without something curious happening in Washington Redskins land.

So Jim Zorn has a nanny now in "offensive consultant" Sherman Lewis, a long-time NFL coordinator five years into retirement.

What happened: Jason Campbell was sacked on consecutive plays on Washington's first drive, fumbling the ball the second time.

Washington Redskins coach Jim Zorn walks the sidelines during the second half of an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sunday, Oct.

Clifton Smith's fumble on the Bucs' final drive ended any threat they would have mounted, leaving the running back emotional in the locker room.

Had the Redskins envisioned disastrous ways to start a game against a winless team, Sunday's start would have been a candidate for the worst.

The Redskins still have time to right the ship, but Dan Snyder's not a patient man.

There is a voice in Jason Campbell's head, and depending on the point he is at in his Sunday, it can be high-pitched and hyper, soothing and calm, reassuring or ranting. 'Are you sure? Are you sure? ARE YOU SURE?'

'Some of that stuff I might say . . . it's just idle chatter,' Jim Zorn said. But it is, as Zorn put it, 'nervousness' only occasionally. Mostly, it is substantive discussion.

Campbell and Zorn, the quarterback and coach of the Washington Redskins, will be linked Sunday by the wireless microphone that allows Zorn to speak directly into Campbell's helmet when the Redskins face the Detroit Lions, losers of 19 straight games, at Ford Field.