Washington Redskins

By noreply@blogger.com (Ben Folsom) Stephen Davis played seven seasons with the Redskins, racking up 5790 yards on 1383 carries, a 4.18 yards per carry average. Stephen set the Redskins franchise single season rushing record in 1999 (with 1405 yards, breaking Terry Allen's 1996 record of 1353 yards) and again in 2001 (1432 y...

By noreply@blogger.com (Ben Folsom) Well the Redskins' draft day two was a little different than day one, day two was about the team while day one was about Jim Zorn. The Redskins drafted seven players on day two for a total of ten over the two days, oh my stars and garters they actually drafted against team needs and I can't rememb...

By Ben Folsom Curly R quick take: ok so his 45.1 punting average in 2007 is only four yards longer than current Redskin punter and five year NFL veteran Derrick Frost. Is landing the best punter in the draft really a good thing? Expecially when you still needed some help at defensive line and linebacker? Or...

By Ben Folsom Round One 21st pick, 21st overall - the final tribute to Sean Taylor The Redskins traded their first round pick to the Atlanta Falcons. For more on what's happening with the Redskins and the draft, TexSkins is in charge at new look Hogs Haven and Lee is up to the minute at The Redskin Report.

By Ben Folsom The Redskins announce they will interview Steve Spagnuolo in the wake of the New York Giants' excellent defensive performance in a 17-14 Super Bowl win over the previously unbeaten New England Patriots. Curly R's offseason coverage of the Washington Redskins continues.

By Ben Folsom Monday Night Football comes to Redskins Stadium in week nine when Washington hosts Pittsburgh. Washington is already lousy with Steelers fans, that's going to be a raucous game. The Redskins are off work week ten, then seven straight weeks of football.

By Ben Folsom Well well well what do you know but the Redskins are suddenly with the program, exec VP of football Vinny Cerrato has said the Redskins will not be major players in free agency this offseason. Vinny Cerrato: John McDonnell / Washington Post from here.

By Ben Folsom Redskins fans remember Earnest has been replaced by Stump Mitchell, head coach Jim Zorn's former coaching colleague in Seattle, Stump coached running backs there including two pretty good ones, Shaun Alexander and Maurice Morris.

By Ben Folsom Chad's agent is douchebag Drew Rosenhaus but that is not really a reason not to do it other than generic distaste for the guy because he also represents Redskins Clinton Portis, London Fletcher and Santana Moss as well as the departed Sean Taylor.

By Ben Folsom As is stands now Jim Zorn is the head coach of the Washington Redskins, he has no experience managing a team, designing an offense or calling plays. His top choice for offensive coordinator is a guy that also has never been a coordinator and even if Jim Zorn will be calling the plays it cannot h...

By Ben Folsom With a hat tip to Steve in Tennessee, the motley crew of bloggers above is getting some tongue in cheek blame from the Washington Post's DC Sports Bog for the tanking of Jim Fassel's bid for head coach of the Redskins, Dan Steinberg singles out these four posts here, here, here and here.

By Ben Folsom I still got nothing, I'd call it existential nausea if football mattered so let's tour our Redskins blogbuds, there has been an outstanding quality to the offal during coach watch: Then the next day, on Dan Snyder via Erik Wemple's inane Washington City Paper piece (site is down as of publ...

By Ben Folsom More: H]e remains haunted and perplexed by the Redskins experience. He said he has spoken with several Washington players, and all of them are confused by what is going on with the search for a head coach... Antonio Pierce as a Redskin from here.

By Ben Folsom Dan Snyder has mishandled the team and fans do not trust him to put a good team on the field. Nine years and he still has not realized there is a way the Redskins can win, a way the fans want to see football played. Norval Turner came from the same Don Coryell system as Joe Gibbs. Marty Schottenheime...

Opinion: The Hard Bigotry of High Expectations - Part One - The Curly R

By Ben Folsom And there we were, Marty had gotten away, Marty Schottenheimer, maybe the closest thing left to the old school and from Curly Lambeau to Vince Lombardi to George Allen to Jack Pardee to Joe Gibbs to Richie Petitbon the Redskins knew about the old school.

The Hard Bigotry of High Expectations - Part Two - The Curly R

By Ben Folsom Well it was all bullshit, Gregg was set up and the Redskins never wanted him, it didn't matter what the fans wanted. But there is a third setup as well, it's a hatchet job on Redskins fans, treating us like we are children, it is a misconception Redskins fans should know about:

By Ben Folsom Anyway, with a hat tip to the Washington Times sports editorial staff there is a media day report from David Elfin in Glendale Arizona that Josh was asked directly about the Redskins job, that he aspires to be a head coach one day and that he would not rule out talking to the Redskins after the...

By Ben Folsom If this were true, if the story that Gregg Williams insulted Joe Gibbs is accurate as represented then it would signal the end of Gregg in Washington. Joe Gibbs is, always has been and always will be a revered figure in this town and by these fans, he is untouchable, we will need to see another t...

By Ben Folsom The Redskins must win their last two games, tonight at the Vikings then the finale at home versus the Cowboys. That does not change. The Washington Post ran a piece yesterday on all the NFC permutations but there is no serious scenario where the Redskins lose a game and still make the playoffs.

By Ben Folsom Prior to the Gulf War Super Bowl it was acceptable, even fashionable to liken football to war, football players to warriors. Remember in 1987 when the Miami Hurricanes arrived for the Fiesta Bowl and attended all the media functions dressed in camouflage?

By Ben Folsom Nine Redskins in all were named to the 2008 Pro Bowl, three to the principal roster. The team sent only one starter: free safety Sean Taylor. Conflatulations to the Redskins all pros. Later today Curly R will look at the achieving Redskins players that deserved Pro Bowl consideration.

By Ben Folsom Soapbox: with a tip of the hat to mother nature, conditions at kickoff 36 degrees fahrenheit or 2 degrees celsius, winds 18 mph, to be honest it looked colder and windier than that, the Redskins played a Redskins football game. Todd Collins completed eight passes, Clinton Portis ran for 12...

By Ben Folsom The Redskins travel to visit the New York Giants for an 8pm national game on NBC. Since the then winless Giants beat the then undefeated Redskins in week three the Giants have gone on an 8-2 streak while the Redskins went 4-6. One win and the Giants clinch a playoff berth. Meanwhile the Redskins...

By Ben Folsom The NFL needs to change this rule. It makes sense to force a team to account for future liabilities when that team parts with an under contract player voluntarily. It makes no sense whatsoever to make a team close a player's account this way when he is taken from them as Sean Taylor was from the R...

By Ben Folsom The Washington Redskins host the Chicago Bears on Thursday night, 8pm on NFL Network, local Washington area coverage on channel 20. Incredibly both of these teams are in the playoff hunt. Other previews: The Redskin Report (statalicious), Hogs Haven, Hog Heaven, Redskins AOL Fanhouse,...

By Ben Folsom Thursday CHI @ WAS (-3) Pick: Redskins. How can I not now, it's like watching your kid bomb in the school play, he's awful but he's still yours. Result: Redskins. Week 15 playoff scenario here. ARZ @ SEA (-7) Pick: Seahawks. I was in Seattle once. Result: Seahawks. The week of the big win.

By Ben Folsom Other recaps: Hogs Haven, The Redskin Report, Hog Heaven game blogcast / recap, Redskins AOL Fanhouse, Covering the Redskins recap / stories to make you cry, Rich Tandler's quarterly reports: pregame-1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, review, Fake Todd Collins Blog.