Mark Solway Not surprisingly, Robert Griffin III has been nominated for both player of the week and rookie of the week honors, after his impressive debut on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints.
If you haven’t already, you can choose RGIII as the NFL’s FedEx Air Player of the Week, and/or Pepsi Max Rookie of the Week at NFL.com. Don’t just stare at those links that I provided for you, click on them and vote for your new stud quarterback because your votes decide who wins. Winners will be announced Friday.
Remember when you were a wee lad and your running joke when somebody would say, “I feel like a million bucks,” was to quickly quip, “Yeah! All green and wrinkly! Nanny nanny poo poo.”
Well I’m all green and wrinkly this week, because I feel like a million bucks. Less than 48 hours removed from the 2012 Washington Redskins opener, and the debut of one Robert Griffin III, I STILL can’t get the smile off of my face.
Let me first clarify something, I am not an optimist – at least not by nature. I’m much more of a pragmatist with a hint of realism for the most part. I take my sports seriously – I take my Redskins even more seriously than that. I believe in supporting your team no matter what, but not necessarily blindly either. I am used to tempering both enthusiasm and malaise as a fan, but alas this week, I cannot temper my enthusiasm. We finally got ourselves an all-world player.
Washington Redskins inactives for today’s game against the Saints: QB Grossman WR Briscoe CB Butler S Meriweather G Gettis G LeRibues NT Baker Hail to the Redskins!! Follow me on Twitter @TheHogsdotNet
Here are some of the more interesting, and/or poignant numbers and statistics from the Washington Redskins impressive 40-32 victory over the New Orleans Saints at the Superdome: 464 – Total yards of offense for the Redskins. Not a bad debut for an offense that contains a lot of new pieces and had several question marks. … Read more
The Washington Redskins, and all other NFL teams, had until 9 pm last night to name their 53-man roster. As of 11pm, the Redskins had still only named 52 players. Obviously they have a certain player or position in mind, so they left a spot open, rather than have to juggle again later when that aforementioned player is acquired.
So I guess it isn’t a ‘final’ roster, but here’s who made it:
Many fans consider the fourth preseason game to be ‘a waste of viewing time’ because so many starters will not only not play much, they will not play at all. However, it may be the game where the most NFL roster positions are decided, as the second and third stringers battle it out for the right to back-up their often more heralded teammates. Sometimes the games can be a little less polished, but they can also often be a little more hotly contested.
Here are five Redskins that I’ll be paying close attention to, against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers tonight:
The Washington Redskins announced today that they have waived the following players from their 90-man roster, to get down to the required 75: RB Lennon Creer RB Antwon Bailey OL Chris Campbell QB Jonathan Crompton WR Samuel Kirkland LB Monte Lewis G Nick Martinez TE Beau Reliford OL James Lee OL Tony Moll K Neil … Read more
After the Redskins impressive 30-17 dismantling of the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday, Redskins coaches got a further look into how the Redskins 53-man roster is going to break down in a few weeks. Here are a few guys that either helped or hobbled their causes:
Chris Wilson – had the best game of any Washington Redskin on Saturday, at least in my opinion. After sitting out 2011 and not playing football, Wilson looks hell bent on being employed in 2012. On top of Wilson’s sack that resulted in a safety, he also had three quarterback hurries and seem to be wreaking havoc in the Colts backfield nearly every time he rushed. If he wasn’t on the fringe of people’s 53-man before Saturday, he should be there firmly now. Wilson’s raw pass rush ability is very valuable depth, especially with Brian Orakpo knicked with an injury to the same area that limited him last year.
The UFL’s Virginia Destroyers have officially opened their 2012 season ticket renewal portal.
Any 2011 season ticket holder wishing to renew their tickets, can do so by visiting the website and logging in.
Does my title confuse you? I am calling this things that I think I think I know, because they are preseason lamentations, and reaching solid conclusions from such vanilla observances, can often be sticky. They are things that I know that I saw, I just don’t know how much weight that can be granted, given the overall practice nature of the NFL’s preseason.
1) Kirk Cousins has a future in the NFL. He put on an impressive performance on Saturday night against the Bears, tossing three touchdowns, and shredding the Chicago defense time after time in the second half. Pretty impressive for a guy seeing his first real NFL game action. He looked poised and comfortable, and really seemed to have a firm grasp of his reads, and the Redskins offense.