Washington Redskins

By Greg Trippiedi Matchup #3: Clinton Portis vs. Omar Gaither, Stewart Bradley, and Chris Gocong Matchup #5: Santana Moss, Malcolm Kelly, and Antwaan Randle El vs. Brian Dawkins and Quentin Mikell Advantage Redskins. Redskins/Eagles Final Verdict

By Greg Trippiedi This is a sizable advantage for the Dallas Cowboys. Matchup #3: Clinton Portis vs. Bradie James, DeMarcus Ware, Anthony Spencer, and Zach Thomas Matchup #5: Santana Moss, Malcolm Kelly, and Antwaan Randle El vs. Roy Williams and Ken Hamlin Advantage Redskins.

By Greg Trippiedi Prior to the 2008 NFL Draft, Brian Burke over at the Advanced NFL Stats blog did some critical research into historical drafting trends. Since the Washington Redskins had arguably critical needs at both WR and DE going into the draft, I think this is a good time to review his results, and app...

By Greg Trippiedi RB- Clinton Portis RB- Clinton Portis WR- Antwaan Randle El The Redskins have felt the need to upgrade every skill position since Joe Gibbs took over, and even before this past draft, it’s clear that they have significantly upgraded their skill position players over the last four years.  

By Greg Trippiedi This leaves us: not very certain of any outcome.  It seems like the Redskins are destined for at least four wins and four losses alike.  What happens in the remaining 8 games will determine if the Redskins are a Super Bowl Contender, a contender for the top selection in the 2009 draft, or an ave...

By Greg Trippiedi But only one comparison I found really hits home as a similar situation to the Redskins drafting multiple receivers in the first two rounds this year.  I’m talking about the 2003 Cardinals, and their draft that year.  In the first round, the Cards called for Wide Receiver Bryant Johnson, an...

By Greg Trippiedi The team drafted for value, and it got a pair of values in the second round in Fred Davis and Malcolm Kelly.  If Devin Thomas ends up being the second best receiver in this class, or something of the sort, the Redskins will be fine.  The problem comes if neither Kelly or Thomas reaches their pote...

Redskins welcome 3 pass-catchers from draft weekend Redskins Add QB Brennan To Their Hit-or-Miss Haul Washington Post Washington Redskins 2008 NFL Draft Review Seattle Post Intelligencer Bleacher Report - Washington Times

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 Day 1 of the Redskins draft was a roller coaster of emotions.  I felt euphoric as the team traded down and got great value, but that lead to substantial disappointment as players I coveted disappeared just before Washington picked, and seemingly lead to the team panicking and making some s...

By Lee Gibbons Adding all these pass catchers is going to mean some veterans are on their way out. The WR depth chart is jammed packed - Santana Moss, Antwaan Randle-El, Jerome Mathis, Anthony Mix and James Thrash all have NFL experience. If you assume the Redskins keep five receivers, two of Mix, Mathis or...

First-round NFL Draft misses  PA - Andre Johnson, OT, Redskins -- Washington missed badly on this pick, as Johnson, a former Penn State standout, got released by the Redskins without ever ...

By Brian Mulholland The team should seek a two-way defensive end large enough to hold up against the run, but whom is a strong enough pass rusher to contribute seriously when teams pass on early downs.  This player need not be a better pass rusher than Wilson or Washington (though that would be desirable), bu...

Unit Analysis and an Eye Towards the Draft: Defensive Backs - nfl-redskins(mvn.com)

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 After spending free-agency money like a drunken sailor with little to show for it, the Washington Redskins owner may finally be growing out of his fan phase--as in "Let's sign Deion Sanders--he's a star!" The Redskins have been wallflowers at this year's free-agency dance. The article s...

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 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 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...

NEB rolls to 45-25 win over Towanda Towanda Daily Review, PA - The Sayre Redskins went on a 30-12 second-half run to roll past the Troy Trojans Thursday with a 54-35 win. Chelsea Tracy paced the Redskins’ offense with a ... Athens girls edge Towanda Towanda Daily Review all 2 news articles

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.

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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...

Fantasy football review and preview  KS - TE Chris Cooley, Washington Redskins: The Redskins started strong against the Cowboys, and Cooley did everything he could to try to help the Redskins ... Sports at 3 am Eds: All times EST. Hays Daily News all 2 news articles

By Mark Wahlstrom 1. The Cardinals defense is very good and is a few more players away from being great. Gabe Watson is playing at such a high level Allan Branch can’t even get on the field right now. Dockett and Pace are turning into run stuffing, QB sacking, killing machines on the left side of the defense and Ant...

By Greg Trippiedi This trend actually rolled over from 2005 when the Redskins forced punts on 46% of opponent drives (7th). This year, the Redskins have forced punts on 47% of drives, which in a very offense dominant year ranks 2nd among defenses behind only Pittsburgh.

Steelers Defeat Redskins Late I'm busy all day tying up projects, but a few thoughts about Saturday night' game against the Washington Redskins. *Hoooray, our fourth stringers are better ... Steelers beat Redskins on late field goal Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Sportinglife.comRedskins sign TE Hilton, WR Madise, release 2  PA - The Washington Redskins signed tight end Zach Holton and wide receiver Adrian Madise on Monday. The 6-foot-7, 262-pound Hilton was with the New Orleans ... REDSKINS SNAP UP DUO Sportinglife.com all 3 news articles

Washington Redskins 2007 NFL Draft Review Kansas.com, KS - May 2, 2007 Analysis: Landry was considered by many to be the best defensive player in the draft, and his presence can only help a Redskins secondary that was laughably ...

Washington Redskins 2007 NFL Draft Review  - Apr 30, 2007 Analysis: Landry was considered by many to be the best defensive player in the draft, and his presence can only help a Redskins secondary that was laughably ...

Landry was considered by many to be the best defensive player in the draft, and his presence can only help a Redskins secondary that was laughably poor in its playmaking a year ago.

By Skin Patrol If Washington were to be involved in a trade with the Raiders, a move to the top choice would likely cost the Redskins a healthy package of picks and possibly players. And it's worth noting Washington doesn't have a second-round pick this year to use for ammunition... First let me say I find the i...

The Redskins released former Patriots tight end Christian Fauria and re-signed offensive lineman Mike Pucillo. The Redskins also restructured quarterback ... RB Lewis shown the door Deseret News NFL | Chicago signs coach Smith to four-year contract extension Philadelphia Inquirer

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.

By Skin Patrol Gregg Williams inherited no scheme, rather bringing his own. He inherited no Champ Bailey who was promptly traded to Denver for Clinton Portis. The only other defensive pro-bowler at the time, Lavar Arrington, was injured in week 2 and would not really return for the rest of the season (he c...