Washington Redskins

By Ben Folsom(noreply@blogger.com) It is still possible to enjoy the Redskins in 2009 Our neighbor makes cakes and the masterpiece above is her contribution to the festivities, a Redskins themed cake surrounded by ten Redskin themed cupcakes, a pyramid of another twenty Redskins cupcakes sits just to camera right.

By Ben Folsom(noreply@blogger.com) I literally remember hearing general manager Charley Casserly talk about how Washington was a great place to play and there would be a premium on playing here that translated into lower costs for free agent football players. In other words the team went into the free agent pool after the 19...

By Thomas Boswell NEW YORK George Steinbrenner III needed 20 years to figure out baseball. What he finally decided was that he would never figure it out at all.

By Rick Maese A few weeks ago, Clinton Portis said he had a 200-yard rushing game around the corner, now the Redskins' running back concedes that he isn't performing up to his potential.

By Dan Steinberg I think the relentless negative coverage in The Washington Post is a real difference from previous years," Redskins COO David Donovan said, in a quote that seems to grow in majesty with each passing day and that I'll one day get tattooed on my sternum so I can just look down and type instead o...

By Ben Folsom(noreply@blogger.com) Santana Moss will still be a nice change of pace, he always seems to spark a return, though coach Zorn wisely will keep these to a minimum, even as Santana appears to suffer from the same accelerated decay as tailback Clinton Portis this season he is still the team's only real deep threat and...

By Aaron Morrissey So there you have it, Redskins fans. Dan Snyder apologizes that his team has made your Sundays miserable for the better part of two months. He "feels bad" for you. He's "embarrassed." Here's the man many people are attributing with lead one of this town's biggest cultural institutions to a slo...

By Barry Svrluga Owner Daniel Snyder says the Redskins' 2-5 start "hurts," and he feels bad for the team's fans.

The Washington Redskins confirmed that linebacker H.B. Blades and cornerback Byron Westbrook (Salisbury) had knee operations last week. Both were injured in the Monday night loss to the Eagles and will miss next week's game at Atlanta at least. Coach Jim Zorn is expected to update the statu...

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 Dan Steinberg How did you spend your Monday night? Me? I spent mine fishing signs out of garbage cans outside FedEx Field while a security guard screamed at me: "Get out of that garbage can! Get out of that garbage can!"

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) In honor of yesterday's long Washington Post profile on John Kent Cooke, the man who lost the Redskins to Dan Snyder a decade ago, Curly R went into the archives for our first ever repost, the story of the sale of the Redskins, originally published here on 21 December 2006, it is below in its e...

By Rick Maese He still has his headset, and that means for now he's technically still the Redskins' head coach. But Jim Zorn left few doubts Monday that management's decision to strip him of his play-calling duties six games into the season was a disappointing one.

By Graham Hough-Cornwell Skins Stats of the Week: The odds of Washington winning the Super Bowl are now at 125/1. ... If you take away Portis' longest run of the year (34 yards), he is averaging only 3.37 yards per carry this season. ... The 'Skins have scored more than 17 points just twice in the past 13 games.

By Ben Folsom(noreply@blogger.com) So in case you missed it, before last Sunday's Redskins game against the Buccaneers, a blog post went up on Redskins safety Chris Horton's personal blog, it ripped Redskins coaches and players, among them defensive coordinator Greg Blache and defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth, it w...

By Ben Folsom(noreply@blogger.com) Out of the box: The actually winless Buccaneers travel to play the spiritually winless Redskins, 1pm ET on FOX, sucking in the short term meets sucking over the long haul in what is sure not to be an entertaining game. Oppo research: The Buccaneers are having a tough time, they are 0-3 under t...

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 Rick Maese The inconsistent play of the Redskins defense, a unit that a season ago was ranked No. 4 in the NFL and was expected to be even better this season, was surprising in Washington's loss at Detroit.

By Redskins 9, Rams 7 Jason Reid The Washington Redskins escaped with a 9-7 victory over St. Louis in their home opener on Sunday despite an offense that failed to reach the end zone against one of the league's worst defenses.

By Aaron Morrissey Obviously, Clinton Portis didn't get a whole lot of help from the rest of the offense in a loss to the hated Giants. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun) Giants 23, Redskins 17: So did anyone happen to read the Post's ombudsman's thoughts on the paper's overwhelming amount of Redskins coverage? Don't...

By Ben Folsom(noreply@blogger.com) The Redskins do not plan to institute fines or disciplinary measures for players that Tweet in team scenarios. No surprise, number one because Jim Zorn is a players coach and would not dare take away his kids toys and number two because there are a lot of media savvy players on a team owned by a...

By Ben Folsom(noreply@blogger.com) Washington Times Training Camp Report: quarterback Jason Campbell was the tacking dummy today, getting it from Albert Haynesworth, Brian Orakpo and the other QBs as they went through coach Zorn's pad tossing drill; finally a scuffle, Kedric Golston versus Mike Sellers; another good...

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 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 Ben Folsom(noreply@blogger.com) Players: Chris Cooley is morphing before our eyes from a football player into a media player though there is no reason to think he will not be a big part of the offense, especially if Jason Campbell is under center. Veteran Todd Yoder is more of a blocker and comes up with one or two big catches e...

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Shaun Hill (13) scores a touchdown in front of Washington Redskins linebacker Rocky McIntosh (52) in the first quarter Sunday at Candlestick Park. Washington replied with Portis' 4-yard TD run early in the second quarter, and Carlos Rogers' intercepti...

By TheBigLead Before we settle in for another night of eggnog and pondering Pro Bowl snubs, two heartwarming holiday stories from the NFL. First, London Fletcher of the Washington Redskins. He’s a fine linebacker, and maybe if the Redskins hadn’t tanked the last few weeks, he’d have gotten the nod. But he...

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 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 Pete Treperinas Studs Duds Washington Redskins. Personally, I didn't think much of Washington this year, but after beating the Cowboys in Dallas, the Redskins have made the competition in the NFC East that much harder. Jason Campbell looked good this week, and Jim Zorn has Washington on the right track.

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 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...

Mark Solway and special guest co-host Grant Paulsen look at this week's upcoming game between the Redskins and the Cowboys.

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 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) As if that wasn’t enough, Rusty takes some time to visit with Jon Wadsworth from Nats Week in Review. A Washington DC native and big time Skins fan, Jon discusses this weekend’s Bears game, the season outlook, and much more… Mentioned: Smack, Billy Kilmer, GoTopes, Sparkosauras, Bigoran...