Round 1 – 9th overall – Carlos Rogers, CB, Auburn The Redskins addressed the hole left by the departure of Fred Smoot with their first pick. Rogers won the Jim Thorpe award as the best cornerback in the nation anchoring the secondary on the undefeated Tigers team. He figures to start immediately and his physicality … Read more
With the number nine pick in the 2005 selection draft, the Redskins select former Trojan Mike Williams… right? :pause: Both for effect, and to catch your breath. Wrong. Though the talented wide receiver was unbelievably there for the taking, the Redskins opted instead for cornerback Carlos Rogers. Strangely enough, more top talent than could be … Read more
The 70th Annual National Football League Player Selection Meeting is just around the corner. The actual selection process will begin at 12:00 PM ET Saturday April 23rd and run until approximately 10:00 PM ET that evening (rounds one through three). For comparison’s sake, last year the first round consumed five hours and twenty-four minutes; the … Read more
For the fourth season in a row, the Redskins have a home-opener. Washington will host the Chicago Bears at 1:00 p.m. on September 11th to kick off the 2005 campaign. The only two ‘prime time’ appearances for Washington are in week two at Dallas for a Monday Night game, and then on November 6th when … Read more
Running a site so obviously tied to the great Redskins offensive line of the past, we’re asked a lot of questions about the offensive line and it’s role. So let’s look at the Redskins 2005 line and see what’s in store for Redskin fans this season. Obviously the performance of an offensive line has a … Read more
The NFL announced the 32 compensatory choices for the 2005 Draft yesterday. The Collective Bargaining Agreement allows for teams that lose more, or better free agents in a year, to be compensated with draft picks. Shrouded in mystery, the NFL Management Council has a ‘magic formula’ for determining these picks that is based somewhat on … Read more
The following is an unofficial selection order for all 7 rounds of the 2005 NFL draft. The draft will take place on April 23rd and 24th and has been moved to the Jacob Javits Convention Center as was reported earlier this month. Thirty-two compensatory picks are still to be added, and are usually announced at … Read more
Why is it that a team that has been so criticized for being too aggressive in free agency can be so equally criticized when they are not agressive? And how is it that with a month and a half before the draft is even held, that the Redskins can have had “one of the worst … Read more
The NFL has announced that the 70th NFL Draft will be held at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. The draft has been held at Madison Square Garden since 1995, but politics and a finished contract led to the possibility that it might be moved out of New York for the first … Read more
The Redskins continued their surprisingly yet refreshingly conservative new approach to free agency wih the signing of wide receiver David Patten on Thursday. Patten earned 3 Super Bowl rings with the Patriots and will immediately provide the Redskins with some needed speed. He arrived at Redskin Park on Thursday, and left with a contract – … Read more