Mark Solway

Well it’s another beautiful afternoon in Ashburn, and that can mean only one thing… a no-pads practice. The first half hour of practice this afternoon was actually pretty dull. My new chum Brian (redskinfan on this board) and I were remarking that it was the first time that we had to walk around and try … Read more

A gorgeous morning here in Ashburn today, definitely a little cooler and less humid. The players came out in full gear, so I knew that we were in for a good practice. Obviously the fans loved the weather, as the AM session today was by far the most heavily attended practice yet. I wanted to … Read more

Tuesday afternoon and it’s a scorcher here in Ashburn. I arrived a little early figuring that the good weather would bring people out in droves. It proved sound judgement as this afternoon was far and away the most heavily attended practice. Unfortunately, the players all came out without their pads on which meant that we … Read more

Traffic to Redskin Park was a little heavier today, probably because it’s such a beautiful day in Ashburn. I concentrated on the receivers this morning. When the squad split into offense and defense, the cornerbacks, the receivers and the quarterbacks all got together to run some routes at full speed. A lot of my observations … Read more

The second practice of the day was considerably cooler thanks to some heavy rain between practices. In fact, I actually thought that practice might be cancelled. I arrived a little early to try and get a chance to talk to a few players but with very little success. (Little difficult without press passes) I did … Read more

First practice of training camp and my first observation is, it is HOT in Ashburn today. Overcast skies and muggy conditions made for a very sticky morning practice. The offense and the defense split up almost immediately and went to separate fields. I went to the defense field because it was less crowded and a … Read more