Why, Why, Why?

Why on earth do people constantly throw Vinny Cerrato under the bus as what ‘ails this franchise?’

Before you go off the deep end about that question, let me say that this isn’t AT ALL about defending Cerrato – the guy’s track record here in Washington speaks for itself. What I want to know is why people somehow don’t see what he is.

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By The Numbers: Panthers

Here’s a look at some of the interesting and often painful numbers and statistics from the Redskins 20-17 loss to the Carolina Panthers on Sunday: 198 – Total yards of offense for the Redskins. Ugh. Coming into the game, Carolina was allowing almost that on the ground ever game. 145 – Yards passing for Jason … Read more

Friday’s News and Notes

There are a lot of Redskin fans talking about coaching, and about execution, and about the front office… but I thought that Dan Steinberg’s blog today – which was basically an interview with Merrill Hoge about the Redskins offense – did a great job of summing up what’s wrong on the offensive side of the ball:

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Caps Clipped In Overtime

Danny Briere celebrated his 32nd birthday with a game winning goal in overtime, and gave the Philadelphia Flyers a 6-5 win over the Washington Capitals. The Flyers’ home opener looked like it might be a pretty conservative affair after a scoreless first period, but seven goals in the second frame turned it into a barn burner.

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Varlamov To Start

In the PreCap broadcast at 2pm today, the official pregame show of the Washington Capitals, Mike Vogel revealed that Semyon Varlamov will be getting the start tonight against the Philadelphia Flyers. It is Varlamov’s second consecutive start, after Jose Theodore started in the season opener against the Boston Bruins. They also talked about Jeff Schultz … Read more

Caps Continue To Impress

Turning point…

Alex Ovechkin scored just over a minute into the game. While the Toronto Maple Leafs may have had 59 minutes to get back into the game – they never did. The Capitals were able to capitalize on the home crowd energy right from the start, and their three unanswered first period goals were the difference in the 6-4 win.

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By The Numbers: Week 4

Here are some of the numbers from the Redskins narrow, hard-fought 16-13 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 277 – Total net yards for the Washington Redskins offense. 229 – Total net yards for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers offense. 170 – Yards passing for Jason Campbell, who was 12 of 22, with 2 touchdowns and … Read more