Hey Gus, Desmond: Thanks for Nothing

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PONTIAC, Mich. - They were like the Detroit chapter of "The First Wives Club." Hell hath no fury like a football player scorned. There was Gus Frerotte, spurned by the Redskins for Trent Green last season - and released with two years left on his contract. There was Desmond Howard, dumped by them in the '95 expansion draft - and replaced by the Next Young Thing, Michael Westbrook. These were the guys who made yesterday's visit to the Silverdome a living nightmare for Washington.

And they enjoyed every minute of it.

Frerotte, obviously, most of all. Desmond kind of belongs to the world now, having played for five different clubs under nine different coaches. Gus, on the other hand, spent five years in Washington, went to the Pro Bowl in Washington, became a crowd favorite in Washington, saw two of his children born in Washington. Yeah, you might say yesterday's 33-17 victory over his old club meant a …