Mark Solway The following is a question and answer we did with Dan Labert of FantasyTailgate.com as their featured fan site this past weekend. As you might guess from their web address, they highlight fantasy football and tailgating, so we talked about a little bit of both. Our thanks to Dan for thinking of THN, and we … Read more
Last week we looked at some of the players that were on the bubble for the Washington Redskins. By Tuesday, the Redskins have to pare their roster down to 65 players (plus NFLE exempt players), so decision time is here. This week, we’ll take a look at some of the players that we missed last … Read more
The Washington Redskins hosted the 2004 AFC North Champions and put on their best showing of 2005. While little can be gauged by meaningless pre-season games, it’s always good to see improvement. The Redskins were solid throughout the lineup and managed to come away with a 17-10 victory, their first victory of the year. The … Read more
It’s usually about this time in the football season that people start pouring over the rosters and seeing which players are ‘on the bubble’. There are a lot of good football players that don’t make rosters each year, and it’s always interesting to watch these players as they are usually getting considerable playing time in … Read more
While at Redskins Training Camp, THN caught up with one of it’s favorite players and one of the funniest Washington Redskins to interview — Cory Raymer. Always engaging and entertaining, we were happy to talk with him again. It was just a couple of days after the Baltimore scrimmage where he appeared to have been … Read more
The last day of open practices for the 2005 Washington Redskins training camp was Thursday and it was probably the hottest day yet. There was a full crowd in attendance and apparently it was ‘VIP’ day as there seemed to almost be more people with VIP passes than without. There were a few of the … Read more
There was an eerie difference as we arrived at Redskin Park today… it wasn’t busy. It was perhaps the least attended training camp practice since the Spurrier era. The skies were overcast and there was a light drizzle but the rain held off and Redskin fans were treated to an afternoon practice with elbow room. … Read more
Descending on Redskin Park today, it seemed impossible that the heavens wouldn’t open. Dark and overcast for most of the practice, it was surprising that it held off until practice closed. This seemed to keep the crowd to a dull roar but with six or seven bus loads of camp kids there, it was still … Read more
THN will be profiling over a dozen players in the weeks leading up to the Washington Redskins 2005 Training Camp. Up next in the previews is offseason UFA pick-up, center Casey Rabach. Number: 61 Position: C Height: 6’4″ Weight: 305 School: Wisconsin Major: Agricultural Journalism Hometown: Sturgeon Bay, WI Birthday: 09/24/1977 How Acquired: Rabach was … Read more
Well it’s July again and that can mean only one thing here at THN… time to gear up for the Washington Redskins training camp — 2005 edition. Camp officially opens on August 1st, with Fan Appreciation Day coming on a FRIDAY this year (August 5th). We have put together all of the information that you … Read more