Mark Solway

Five Quick Thoughts: Falcons

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It was yet another tough experience for Redskins Nation, as Washington had every chance to hand Atlanta their first loss of the season; but in the end, it was the Falcons who came out on top 24-17. Here are some quick thoughts on the game:

1) Robert Griffin III – Obviously the collective breaths of every Redskin fan on the planet, were held tight, when RGIII was drilled in the head. Mildly concussed, he wouldn’t return. Hopefully RGIII will recover quickly and be ready for next week, but will this be a wake up call to the importance of sliding for the young rookie? Tough is tough, but you don’t have to be careless to be tough. He needs to learn to protect himself a bit better, and live to fight another down. It’s hard to even suggest to someone with the kind of fire and integrity that RGIII has, that he should take the ‘easier route’ but that’s what he needs to do. His team needs him – for more than any one game, or any one play.

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RGIII Everywhere

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RGIII is everywhere.

NFL.com is running a story titled, “RG3 and Redskins top NFL watchability power rankings.” It seems strange, considering that in the actual content of the article itself, the only mention of Griffin is, “Quarterbacks Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III make mediocre squads fascinating. I want to be there from the beginning with their careers.”

It seems almost gratuitous to make the Redskins and Griffin the subject of the story’s title, when other than Washington being in a list of “Must Watch” teams, the only other mention of them is to call them a “mediocre squad.”

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Five Quick Thoughts About: Bucs

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There were a lot of things to see and feel on a day that was a roller coaster for most of Redskins Nation. After a dominant first half, and then nearly throwing it away in the second half, a knight in shining armor swooped in and saved the day – only our knight had a sleeve on his left arm.

RGIII – why not start where everyone will? The guy is just phenomenal. Every week, he reveals a new wrinkle to his game and or character, and he just keeps impressing everyone that knows anything about football. When Griffin took to the field with less than 2 minutes to go, with 1 timeout, and EVERY drop of momentum going Tampa’s way – I still believed that he would do it. I tweeted: 

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RGIII on SI Cover Again… Sort Of

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Catch the latest cover of Sports Illustrated yet? SI is doing a series of stories about the resurgence of sports in Washington, and this marks the second time in two weeks that the Redskins have been featured on the cover. Here’s what it looks like via Sports Illustrated’s Twitter account: Your SI cover this week … Read more

Roger… Stop The Insanity

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By now you have surely seen, or heard about the Monday Night Football gaffe that cost the Green Bay Packers the game against the Seattle Seahawks, If you haven’t, you really need to, so here is a link.

The NFL just announced that they supported the decision last night, that the Seattle Seahawk receiver actually caught a touchdown pass, and that the Seahawks deserved to win the game.

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Redskins Inactives: Bengals

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Here are the Redskins inactives for today’s home opener at Fed Ex Field against the Bengals. No real surprises. WR Pierre Garcon SS Brandon Meriweather QB Rex Grossman S Jordan Pugh OL Josh LeRibeus OL Adam Gettis DE Doug Worthington Obviously the first two hurt the most, but the Redskins knew well in advance that … Read more

NFL Picks: Week 2

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I was asked by Pick Factor to be one of the countless other bloggers, writers, and/or former players making weekly picks both  straight up and against the spread. If you haven’t seen their site already, please check it out at pickfactor.com. Here are my picks this week, though I will likely change some of them … Read more

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