Fios 1) The Fox announcing crews are, for the most part, stupid and indistinguishable from one another. They engage in a mix of badly mangled English and gross overstatements that would be funny were they not so serious. On Sunday, Sam Rosen and Tim Ryan proudly upheld that tradition and thus have given us: Your First … Read more
In sports, every trade comes with questions, but only one really matters: did the team improve? For the Washington Redskins, who sent draft picks to the Denver Broncos in a three-way trade for running back TJ Duckett, the answer is yes. At first glance, his numbers are less than impressive. Last year, Duckett rushed for … Read more
It is said that no man is an island but the cornerbacks in Gregg Williams’ defense must often feel as though they are on one. Williams relies on a variety of well-disguised blitzes to pound the opposing team into submission and he relies on his corners to handle man-on-man coverage to allow for those blitzes. … Read more
They are the ‘however’, the ‘but’ and the reason for caution in most Redskins previews. Their names have been accompanied by warnings often enough that we could call them the Caveat Crew. They are the Redskins quarterbacks. Their names and the accompanying warnings are familiar to most Redskins fans: Mark “He’s Old/Injured” Brunell, Todd “Journeyman/Who?” … Read more