In 2004, The 5th Quarter returned for a third season just as Joe Gibbs returned to the sidelines. The weekly post-game unit grades continued to deliver the same blunt, position-by-position feedback, fans had come to expect, covering everything from the Hall of Fame Game through the final week of the regular season. These installments captured … Read more
In 2004, THN continued its popular weekly Redskins Key Player Match-Ups (also published under the Game Day Match-Ups banner) for a second straight season. With Joe Gibbs back on the sidelines, the series once again delivered detailed, multi-author breakdowns of the most important individual battles each week. These pieces mixed scouting notes, statistical context, and … Read more
The following is the official selection order for the 2005 NFL Draft. Draft-order ties are resolved by the cumulative record of each team’s opponents. The team with the weaker opponents receives drafting priority. Also, within a tied segment, non-playoff clubs are given priority over playoff clubs. Positions 18 through 32 are yet to be determined. … Read more
With nothing left to play for but the role of spoiler, the Redskins finished up their season Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings. As has become customary this year, this team once again showed grit, determination and heart in earning their 6th victory of the season. Overcoming a multitude of injuries, somehow the Redskins defense was … Read more
With the final game of the season on the horizon for the Washington Redskins, the time has come to evaluate talent and see how much heart these players have. The 8-7 Minnesota Vikings actually need to win this game, so they will be bringing everything they have. The vaunted Redskins defense suffered several more injuries … Read more
And so one of the biggest rivalries in all of sports sees yet another chapter unfold. With both teams coming in at 5-9 and playoff aspirations but a pipe-dream, this game promises to be… close. With both teams struggling offensively and playing well defensively, don’t expect much in the way of scoring. here are some … Read more
Well it’s certainly different to have to grade a performance after a decisive victory. While it was ‘only’ the now 2-12 49ers, the Redskins handed them a fairly decisive 26-16 defeat and continued their overall improvement for the season. It wasn’t pretty at times, but the victory was never really in doubt. Here’s how the … Read more
The Washington Redskins suffered a tough loss last week to the Philadelphia Eagles, a loss that ended the playoff hopes for yet another season. But there was a lot of sentiment in D.C this week that the Redskins are finally coming around. The defense continues to perform beyond any expectations, and the offense is showing … Read more
Sunday evening marked a very significant date in the Redskins future-to-be… jot it down somewhere. It was Sean Taylor’s coming out party. With every week that passes, the phenomenal young safety out of Miami U gets better and better. So much better in fact, that on a defense decimated with injuries, it is the rookie … Read more
This one will simply remembered as the one that got away. The Redskins put up a valiant effort, but it wasn’t enough to upset the Philadelphia Eagles in an epic battle. In what can only be described as a nasty affair, Washington came out on the losing end of a 17-14 result. Passing: Unfortunately the … Read more