Washington Redskins

By Ben Folsom(noreply@blogger.com) Shaun leaves the Redskins as the most accurate kicker in franchise history among kickers with one hundred or more attempts, better than the exalted Chip Lohmiller and the sainted Mark Moseley. Thanks Shaun, good luck, that's football.

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...

It doesn't get much more pathetic than this, but then again the 'Skins find ways to sink to new lows every week. Hall hasn't been one of the better ... Skins Coach Zorn Says He Believes Hall's Account of Sunday Scuffle in AtlantaThe National Sports Review

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) 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) Trainer's table: Defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth's hip injury turned out to be a strained butt, Albert went to Tennessee to have it looked at and get an MRI, ... There were a number of other small injuries in the Lions game, linebacker London Fletcher hurt his ribs and linebacker Brian Or...

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) When football ceased to matter Other Curly R Redskins Seasons in Review: 2006 Sean Taylor traveled to Dallas with the team but did not play. Sean Taylor receives medical clearance to stay in Washington for treatment of his knee. Sean does not stay in Washington.

By Ben Folsom(noreply@blogger.com) Game seven: Washington traveled to New England for game seven, the Patriots were undefeated and on their way to an undefeated regular season and Washington was a 16.5 point underdog. If there was ever any real hope the Redskins could win this game it disappeared into the ether as Washington...

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) Part One: The Offense Part Two: The Defense and Special Teams Part Four: Thursday Part Five: Friday Punt returns Player: Antwaan Randle El, who will be 30 when the 2009 season starts, is in his fourth season with Washington. No other player is consistently on the field returning punts.

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...

By sugar This comes as zero surprise, right? We did not even race to post this one, as it seemed very much a foregone conclusion. It still hurts though. Like many of you, I go to all the games, and Marcus Washington was one of the players that was fun to watch. Not just between the whistles, as he fired up his...

By mmford10 We here in Washington know that Dan Snyder and Vinny Cerrato are not afraid to take some chances in the offseason. The Redskins need youth and game-changing players for the next few seasons. I fully hope that the Redskins invest in at least 1 OL and 1 DL in the draft. If Heyer or Reinhart is ready t...

Madden and Michaels jumped the gun a bit in the first half, saying with certainty that the fumble by the Redskins' Clinton Portis would be overturned on review. By the time they returned from a commercial break, they had seen other angles of replay and backed off, which, as it turned out, was...

By noreply@blogger.com (Ben Folsom) The Redskins performed in November exactly as we expected in September: Band three Game ten vs. Cowboys lost 14-10 0-1 Game eleven Seahawks won 20-17 1-1 Game twelve vs. Giants lost 23-7 1-2 Band three MVP: there was not one. Image by me, original Redskins logo from here.

By noreply@blogger.com (Ben Folsom) Well the Redskins did not deliver on band two: vs. Rams Band two MVP: no question, Clinton Portis. In these four games Clinton had 481 yards on 85 carries, a pretty gaudy 5.7 yards per carry even factoring in the 51 yard game against the Steelers. Image by me, original Redskins logo from here.

By Skin Patrol That's not my slam dunk argument. I'm just trying to confuse you enough that you finally admit I'm right. What isn't in much dispute, though, is that the teams on which these respective players did their work weren't, uh, equal. Jim Brown's Cleveland Browns never suffered a losing season. Bar...

By Ben Folsom(noreply@blogger.com) Band one MVP: going to cop out totally. I cannot tell you whether Jim Zorn, Jason Campbell or Clinton Portis was the team's most valuable player through band one so I am going to give it to all three. Honorable mentions: the entire defense, Santana Moss, Chris Horton, Chris Cooley's penis.

By noreply@blogger.com (Ben Folsom) First quarter (quarterly reports: Washington Post / Washington Times / Official Redskins Blog) Third quarter (quarterly reports: Washington Post / Washington Times / Official Redskins Blog) Fourth quarter (quarterly reports: Washington Post / Washington Times / Official Redski...

By Skin Patrol Atlanta Falcons 9, Carolina Panthers 24 San Francisco 49ers 17, New Orleans Saints 31 Green Bay Packers 21, Tampa Bay Bucs 30 Arizona Cardinals 35, New York Jets 56 San Diego Chargers 28, Oakland Raiders 18 Your Washington Redskins 26, Dallas Cowboys 24 Philly Eagles 20, Chicago Bears 24

By Greg Trippiedi Personnel Packages: Base (2 WR, 2 RB): 19 (28%) 2 TE: 14 (20%) 3 WR, 1 TE: 31 (45%) 3 WR, 2 RB: 5 (7%) Pass Offense Santana Moss will probably be back in the pro bowl. Rush Offense Clinton Portis 21 rushes, 121 yards Jason Campbell 1 rush for 6 yards Overall Offense

By Skin Patrol Some more rankings from around the Web: ESPN.com says Washington is 15th, the Football Outsiders' math stuff says Washington is 16th, Sportsline says Washington is 12th, SI.com says Washington is 10th, and Fox Sports says Washington is 14th.

By Skin Patrol Match-up #5: Redskins Defensive front 7 vs. Cardinals OL (rushing) Match-up #6: Cardinals defensive front 7 vs. Redskins OL (rushing) Match-up #7: Cardinals return team vs. Redskins return coverage Match-up #8: Redskins return team vs. Cardinals return coverage

By noreply@blogger.com (Ben Folsom) The rest of the game went like this, scoring wise: 9-5 Cowboys, 12-9 Redskins, 12-12 tie, 19-12 Cowboys, 19-19 tie, 22-19 Redskins, this final Washington field goal coming after the blocked Mike Vanderjagt field goal, recovery by Sean Taylor, facemask by Kyle Kosier and untimed kick by...

By Greg Trippiedi Base (2 WR, 2 RB, 1 TE) - 26 (37%) 3 WR - 27 (39%) 4 WR - 1 (1%) 2 Backs (Portis & Betts) - 3 (4%) 2 TE - 14 (20%) Pass Offense Jason Campbell: 24/26 for 321 and 1 TD with 0 INTs Rushing Offense Clinton Portis: 21 attempts, 96 yards, 2 TDs. Santana Moss: 1 carry, 27 yards Overall Offense

By Greg Trippiedi The truth is, neither the Redskins, nor the Saints are a good bet to make the playoffs in 2008.  With a win in Washington, the Saints would be 2-0, and in pretty good position to make a run at the NFC South title, but they would have to contend with the reigning champ Buccaneers, who held them to 2...

By Greg Trippiedi pertains only to plays in which the Redskins were in a version of the 4-3 Pass defense Fred Smoot: 1 Interception, 1 Pass defensed Carlos Rogers: 2 Passes defensed LaRon Landry: 1 Pass defensed Run defense Overall consistency of run defense, as measured by success rate:

By Skin Patrol In This Episode:  Cecil Lammey and Sigmund Bloom interviews John Keim, Redskins beat writer from the Washington Examiner and Warpath Insiders.  Topics Include:    is this a make or break year for Jason Campbell, does Marcus Mason make this team and will they carry 4 RBs, the 2008 outlook...

By Greg Trippiedi Sean Taylor In 2006, Sean Taylor was pretty good against the run, for a safety, but horrible against the pass. That switch must have done some good, because in 2007, Sean Taylor was — for half a season at least — unquestionably the best safety in all of football. Shawn Springs Carlos Rogers

By noreply@blogger.com (Ben Folsom) This year the Redskins selected ten players in the draft, the most since 2002. That year's draft produced four players that made significant contributions to the Redskins and six that did not. In the enusing drafts from 2003 to 2007, the team had three picks, four picks, six picks, six picks...

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 Right now, there’s a big advantage for Jason Campbell and the Redskins here. Matchup #2: Tony Romo vs. Shawn Springs, Fred Smoot, and Carlos Rogers Matchup #5: Santana Moss, Malcolm Kelly, and Antwaan Randle El vs. Roy Williams and Ken Hamlin Redskins/Cowboys 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 Greg Trippiedi QB- Mark Brunell RB- Clinton Portis FB- Mike Sellers WR- Laverenus Coles WR- Rod Gardener TE- Walter Rasby OT- Chris Samuels OT- Jon Jansen 2008: QB- Jason Campbell RB- Clinton Portis FB- Mike Sellers WR- Santana Moss TE- Chris Cooley OT- Chris Samuels OT- Jon Jansen 

By Greg Trippiedi The 2004 Chicago Bears drafted Tommie Harris and Tank Johnson with their first two selections.  Johnson is in Dallas now, but appears to have been a good value pick, off-field issues aside, and Tommie Harris is one of the very best DTs in the NFL.

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 Skin Patrol Redskin Report has an excellent media draft grade review up. Overall our grades are high, but the blurbs have little specifically on Devin Thomas, who may or may not have been the best wide receiver available, and, even so, the Redskins proved pretty wise in trading into the second and stil...

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 WRs also often do not contribute as immediately as some other positions.  While not as slow-developing as quarterbacks, many struggle for a year or two before finding their groove.  In fantasy football circles the rule of thumb is the third year WR.  The team will need a player with sufficie...

So as I head into the final week of shows on Redskins Radio, it's dawning on me that I won't be talking about the Redskins constantly for a living.. So, while I'm sure this blog will broach what's happening in Redskin Land, this week (while I'm still payed to do so), I might as well vamp on the five...

By dr WNC Overall: Besides the panic, fallback, or desperate hire (whatever you want to call it) of Zorn, the Skins have been quiet this off-season which is a good thing for Redskins fans. Moving Greg Blache from defensive line to defensive coordinator should keep the continuity on the defense. Now...

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 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 Ben Folsom The Redskins went 1-3 in the four criteria for making the playoffs and got the most important one, winning this game. Clinton Portis and Todd Collins: Chris McGrath / Getty Images from here. Adrian Peterson, uncredited photo from here.

By Greg Trippiedi Thusly, we have to go beyond the numbers to try to project this unit beyond this 4 game start. In 2005, the Redskins had a defensive line of Renaldo Wynn, Cornelius Griffin, Joe Saleve’a, and Phillip Daniels, with Lavar Arrington and Lemar Marshall next to Marcus Washington at the lineback...

By Skin Patrol Furthermore, Snyder has to go through Joe Gibbs and (if this team is run in a functional manner -- I might not grant that just yet) Al Saunders and I don't think either of them relish the opportunity to teach an entirely new QB their offense in '07.

By Skin Patrol The Washington Redskins began 2007 with Mark Brunell in a (we thought) revamped offense. Surely we were going to improve on a 2005 offense that was good enough to get us to the playoffs but bad enough to embarrass us in front of the world once there.