Redskins fans would probably take mediocre — the word the team’s former owner’s son used to describe the state of the franchise. That would be an improvement.

John Kent Cooke, whose father Jack sold the Redskins to Daniel Snyder in 1999, was disappointed to see what the franchise has become since his family let go control.

“I think that what’s happened over the 20-year period is that he has taken a franchise that has been universally respected in sports, not just the NFL, and proceeded to drag it down to mediocrity,” he told the Washington Post in a feature about Snyder’s reign. “It’s no longer one of the premier sports franchises in the United States.”

Since Snyder bought the Redskins, they are 139-180-1. They have reached the playoffs just five times and have two postseason wins. When reached for a comment by the Washington Post, Snyder’s spokesman offered an interview, but only on the basis it would replace the story.

“Unlike Snyder, I return phone calls,” Cooke said.

In May of 1999, Snyder bought the Redskins and Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, which is now known as FedExField, for $800 million.