Washington Redskins

With the announcement that Keenan McCardell will become the Washington Redskins' next wide receiver coach, it appears that the 2010 staff is now complete. While Washington may still add another name or two to the list, all of the important positions have been filled. Only four coaches rem...

By Post The Washington Redskins will hire one of their former wide receivers, Keenan McCardell, as wide receivers coach, according to an ESPN report.

By Post After the New Orleans Saints defeated the Minnesota Vikings in overtime of the NFC championship game, Redskins middle linebacker London Fletcher said he "did a little sprint around the house" because he finally was headed to the Pro Bowl.

By Post Washington Redskins linebacker London Fletcher has been named a finalist for the Walter Payton Man of the Year award, given annually to an NFL player for community service as well as on-the-field performance.

By Ben Folsom(noreply@blogger.com) This video picks up with Rich telling the story of the 1979 Redskins season finale, a game played at Dallas, the winner of that game was division champ and in the playoffs, the loser would miss the playoffs. After taking an early lead the Redskins would ultimately lose the game to Roger Staub...

Whenever The Skinsaphrenic attends a game, the sports bar, a friend's place with a bigger TV or anywhere the Redskins are playing, he wears a Clinton Portis jersey. Before coming to the Redskins, Portis was The Skinsaphrenic's favorite non-Redskins player. Portis is entertaining. He pus...

Mack returns to the team after helping them to the Grey Cup in 1984 before heading off to the NFL where he was Director of Pro Personnel the year the Redskins won their third Super Bowl. He left the Redskins to go to Carolina and help a franchise team post a 7-9 record in their first year and find t...

By Ben Folsom(noreply@blogger.com) So in this trade scenario the Bears get Donovan McNabb, the Redskins get Jay Cutler and the Eagles get what they always want, more draft picks. Notwithstanding my serious manlove for Jason Campbell, Jay Cutler would be a good fit with Mike Shanahan in Washington for all the reverse reasons...

By Mark Maske and Barry Svrluga Jim Haslett, who led a revival of the New Orleans Saints a decade ago and built a defensive reputation as an assistant with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1990s, has reached an agreement to be Mike Shanahan's defensive coordinator for the Washington Redskins, Haslett's agent said Tuesd...

By Jason Reid and Rick Maese Stump Mitchell leaves the Washington Redskins' coaching staff for the head job at Southern University, saying he regrets not being able to get Clinton Portis to work hard enough to reach his full potential.

By Ben Folsom(noreply@blogger.com) Those 1966 Redskins ended the season 7-7 and last in the NFL East, it was the closest the Redskins had come to a winning season in eleven years, they would have to wait another three seasons to experience a winning record, when Vince Lombardi came to town.

By Michael Wilbon Forgive me if I don't break open a bottle of champagne over this latest Redskins coaching announcement. We've been down this road a time or two before . . . five times, to be exact, in the past nine years. Schottenheimer, Spurrier, Gibbs, Zorn and now Shanahan.

By Ben Folsom(noreply@blogger.com) Will it work? Who knows, we all thought Dan had had this same revelation before the Marty Schottenheimer hire, from the beginning it went off the rails with veteran players such as Bruce Smith complaining in the media about coach Schottenheimer's tactics, Dan let the coach be undermined...

By Ben Folsom(noreply@blogger.com) This is it for the 2009 Washington Redskins, sit yourself down and watch it, for better or worse, come high drama or disappointment in the 2010 offseason there will be no more Redskins football until August. NFL helmet logos from here.

By Jason Reid Although it is debatable where the disappointing 2009 season ranks among the worst in Washington Redskins franchise history, this much is fact: The team had won at least one game against NFC East opponents for 14 consecutive seasons.

By Ben Folsom(noreply@blogger.com) Oppo Research: The hilar story of the week was that Dallas cut kicker Nick Folk after missing a bunch of crucial field goal, and then the Cowboys signed... former Redskins kicker Shaun Suisham (op. cit.)! Shaun has already told the Cowboys and head coach Wade Phillips everything he knows about...

Jason Campbell has a similar approach in the passing game. Dan, how can I apply this strategy to my own life? Dan Steinberg: Hmmmm, that's a tough one. ...

By Ben Folsom(noreply@blogger.com) Washington Post interactive gameday, keys to the game, key matchups, Redskins roster. Broadcast coverage, most of the nation will be watching this game, this may be the Redskins' widest 1pm coverage since the start of the season. NFL helmet logos from here.

By Ben Folsom(noreply@blogger.com) The other half of today's Curly R twofer concerns that alternate reality Redskins helmet image above. Mark Newgent at Redskins Examiner found a piece at Fast Company by a graphic designer that wanted to spruce up some boring NFL helmets, and the Redskins was one, that is his prospective de...

By Ben Folsom(noreply@blogger.com) Matt Terl at the ORB (Official Redskins Blog) has a lengthy transcription of a portion of David's interview with the Washington Post's Mike Wise from Tuesday (link here, search page for Donovan) and in it Ken spotted something that caught his eye, a reiteration that the WaPo was intentio...

By Ben Folsom(noreply@blogger.com) I noted though, as you can see in the image above, that the player pouncing on the fumble is wearing number 88, a receiver number. By volume of opportunities a player wearing that number would be most likely to recover a fumble on offense, meaning the play started with Redskins possession an...

By Ben Folsom(noreply@blogger.com) Landover (MD)- The Washington Redskins football practice was delayed nearly two hours today after a player reported finding an unknown white powdery substance on the practice field. Head coach Jim Zorn immediately suspended practice and called the police and federal investigators.

By Ben Folsom(noreply@blogger.com) Washington Post Training Camp Tracker: longshot rookie free agent linebacker Darrel Young, second year receiver Malcolm Kelly on fan reaction to his making plays, Redskins fans will recall Malcolm was hurt through camp last year, made zero impact on gameday and was the roster equival...

By Ben Folsom(noreply@blogger.com) After blaming himself getting cocky and for not getting players in shape in 2006 training camp but still letting players condition away from Ashburn in the offseason, coach Joe Gibbs had promised that 2007 training camp was going to be much more intense, with twice as many two a days than t...

By noreply@blogger.com (Ben Folsom) 12. Edwin Williams, center, University of Maryland | bio page | draft profile Height: six feet two inches Weight: 308 pounds Welcome all of you to the Washington Redskins, good luck and I look forward to marking your progress for Redskins fans world wide.

By noreply@blogger.com (Ben Folsom) John moved to the Oakland Raiders in 1967 as linebacker coach, in two years he was the NFL's youngest head coach at 32. In his first seven seasons as Raiders head coach, John's teams lost five AFC Championship games. Finally in his eighth season the Raiders won the big one, Super Bowl 11 over Fr...

By Matt Cordon (kh) Adrian Hasenmayer of Fox Sports also has the Cowboys way below the Redskins, but Dallas improved from #15 to #11 in his list. Vic Carucci only lists the top 12 teams, and Dallas has not been on his list. The Cowboys are #9 there this week. 7. The Landry Hat: Cowboys are #8

Pass protection was the hot topic on Redskins coach Jim Zorn's mind on Monday in the wake of Washington's 14-10 loss to Dallas on Sunday night. "That's where teams fall, when they get the quarterback hit," said Zorn, a longtime quarterback and quarterbacks coach. "The frustrating thing is...

By Matt Sussman What's Wrong With The Dallas Cowboys?" So We're All In Agreement, The Cowboys Are Super Bowl Champions, Right?" Tony Romo: Is He Having Good Intercourse On His Bye Week?" Is Current Cowboys Head Coach Going To Be Fired?" Also, Redskins. They're 6-3, one game better than Dallas. Bohh-ring.

By Eric Williams Kerney suffered a torn labrum in his left shoulder during a playoff game against the Washington Redskins last year. He leads the team in sacks with five. gt; Read more! Seattle head coach Mike Holmgren said Patrick Kerney will definitely miss Sunday’s game against Philadelphia. Talking du...

By Matt Loede Our NFL Insider - Lloyd Vance is back on NFLGridironGab.com with his news and notes around the league. Lloyd, who runs www.takingit2thehouse.com joins us each week to talk about all the hot topics in the league, and give his views and insight as to what is going on. Today we talk to Lloyd about the...

By Greg Trippiedi Just a month before the Redskins opened their training camp, I wrote this piece on a roster matchup between the Cowboys and Redskins.  The game between the teams is tomorrow.  I’d like to review a few points I made in June as we talk Redskins-Cowboys once more.

By Brandon Cee 5. Carolina Panthers (#7) 8. Philadelphia Eagles (#9) 9. New England Patriots (#6) 11. Arizona Cardinals 13.  Indianapolis Colts 14. San Francisco 49ers 17. Washington Redskins  18. New Orleans Saints 19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20. San Diego Chargers 22. Minnesota Vikings Philadelphia Eagles

By Anthony Brown Brian Mitchell was, along with Darrell Green, one of the few bright spots on the Redskins during the Norv Turner era in the ‘nineties. Clinton Portis will likely leave the Redskins with the franchise all-time rushing record. About Mitchell

By Greg Trippiedi Today, we look at the 12 key head to head matchups between the Philadelphia Eagles, and your Washington Redskins. Matchup #2: Donovan McNabb vs. Shawn Springs, Fred Smoot, and Carlos Rogers Advantage Eagles. Advantage Redskins. Redskins/Eagles Final Verdict

By Greg Trippiedi Back to the original subject of this discussion:  Would the Redskins have been better served to take Ends instead of receivers at picks 34 and 51?  If the Redskins’ draft board at DE was to mimic the actual order in which the players were picked, then the “best available” players at 34 and 51...

By Skin Patrol In This Episode: Cecil Lammey and Sigmund Bloom interview Will Allensworth from Hogshaven.com Topics Include: how is Erasmus James going to fit in, will this be the true breakout year for Jason Campbell, can Colt Brennan be the QB of the future, a discussion about the new weapons in the pas...

By Greg Trippiedi The Cowboys, Eagles, and New York Giants added players at impact positions on the first day.  Trevor Laws is an Eagle.  Mike Jenkins is a Cowboy. Kenny Phillips is a Giant.  Clearly, defenses across the division improved, and I think the Redskins will live to regret not keeping up with this tre...

By Brian Mulholland The Redskins natural #2, the 51st overall was only a few picks away.  Reeling from the shock of Davis, I commented to a friend that I felt it might be a good idea to take Calais Campbell with the next pick to salvage the 2nd round.  Sure enough, right before Washington went, Arizona took Campbel...

By Brian Mulholland The Coryell offense has been a staple here in the nation’s capital. 22 of the past 26 years have featured a Washington Redskins offense called by a coach off of the Coryell coaching tree, be it Al Saunders, Joe Gibbs or Norv Turner. The team’s records in those 4 other years were 4-12, 8-8, 7-9, ...

By Skin Patrol Speaking of Head Coach Zorn, he apparently owes me and my ilk a huge debt of thanks. But for the existence of completely irrelevant bloggers like myself and actually relevant ones like Mister Irrelevant, we'd be discussing Head Coach Jim Fassel. At least, that's how Jim Fassel tells it per t...

By Greg Trippiedi What if the Redskins had used both of the picks for Lloyd on interior offensive linemen? The Redskins could have added Mansfield Wrotto, who played many minutes for the Seahawks this season as a rookie, and Jahari Evans, a starter for the New Orleans Saints. The presence of those players on...

By Ryan Divish From the Washington Post, Jason La Canfora writes about a change in approach by defensive coordinator Gregg Williams that's led to more success from the Redskins defense. Even with Todd Collins' recent success, injured QB Jason Campbell will be the starter next season. La Canfora's blog...

Joe Gibbs did not call Todd Wade on Jan. 1 just to convey best wishes for the new year. Instead, the Washington Redskins coach wanted the tallest player on his team to switch jobs.

Participants: Indianapolis Colts vs. Chicago Bears Uniforms: The Chicago Bears will be the home team and have the choice of wearing their colored or white jerseys. B: Running for a touchdown in a Super Bowl C: Passing for 300 yards or more in a Super Bowl

By Leonard Shapiro SEATTLE, Jan. 14 -- The Washington Redskins' season came to a close in the mist and gloom of the Pacific Northwest on Saturday in a game that in many ways mirrored the team's 2005-2006 campaign.

By rusty@mysportsradio.com (MSR - MySportsRadio.com) After the early season bye week, its time to get back to the grind. Rusty is ready and waiting to give you all of the necessary information and the Seattle Seahawks invade Fed Ex Field. Get the team stats on why the Skins should have an easier time with the Seahawks defense as compaired to the [...]

By rusty@mysportsradio.com (MSR - MySportsRadio.com) comments] On this quick hitting edition of Skinny on the Skins, Rusty takes a final look at the Skins big win in Big D. He tells all the nay sayers why this was a turning point for the offense. Rusty also takes a look at the early stats by the Skins and backs up his [...]

By rusty@mysportsradio.com (MSR - MySportsRadio.com) You have got to get on board as Rusty has gone out of his mind after the Redskins comeback victory over the Boys on Monday Night. He will break it down and give you the skinny on the game. Rusty gives Gibbs and Brunell their due for a great game, and Rusty again spouts off about Santana Moss. Plus the...

By rusty@mysportsradio.com (MSR - MySportsRadio.com) Are you ready for some Football?? Monday Night Skins Vs Boys and you know Rusty can not even be contained. Rusty will get you in the know with the recent move from Ramsey to Brunell. He actually questions a move by the ICON. (Joe Gibbs) You know Rusty has got to get his [...]