By Thomas Heath
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, September 28 1998; Page D8

Impeachment talk is in the air in the nation's capital, but some of the fans at Jack Kent Cooke Stadium yesterday weren't after President Clinton. They were angry at the Washington Redskins, their coaching staff and the players.

After three losses this season coming into yesterday's game against the defending Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos, many Redskins fans wanted at least a contest. But early in the third period, with the score 24-7 in favor of the Broncos, many of the 71,880 fans in the stadium already were heading to their cars with hardened faces.

There were one or two "Norv must go" chants near the exits, directed at Coach Norv Turner.

"I wasted my Sunday," said Deana Travis, 36, a consultant from Northern Virginia and a 12-year season ticket-holder. "I'm really disappointed. I could have been riding my horse. We need a new coach."

On the first Sunday afternoon of the fall, under a bright sun and unseasonably high temperatures, some fans were steaming. By the end of the third quarter, with the Broncos leading 31-10, the stadium was about half empty.

"It's mistake after mistake after mistake," said Mickey Gray, 28, of Bowie, wearing a Gus Frerotte jersey. "The frustration is spending $450 on season tickets."

But Gray, and others interviewed yesterday, said they are going to stick with the team.

"I still had fun before I came [inside] and had fun the first half," said Gray.

Mack Jones, 55, a U.S. Postal Service employee from Waldorf, isn't giving up after 30 years as a loyal Redskins fan. But he'd like to see some changes.

"They need to do more rebuilding or something," said Jones. "This isn't what we want."

Steven Sellman, 15, of the District, held up his finger and thumb in the shape of an "L" and said "Losers" as he walked out of the stadium. Keith Tanguary, 40, who came all the way from New Jersey to see a game with a friend, said he was disappointed that the Redskins didn't put up at least a fight "with the amount of money they spent on defense."