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Cheap Seats: A QB Switch Brings Perspective

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Joe Gibbs’ decision to shake up our QB depth chart (have you heard?) has changed the way Skins fans are going to view the rest of the season. Question: How do you get Washington to follow the remainder of a (seemingly) lost season with as much interest as they would have for a playoff team? … Read more

Cheap Seats: The State of the Skins

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My fellow Skins fans, these are tough times to bleed burgundy and gold. The media has labeled this season a disaster for our Joe Gibbs-led franchise, and we’ve seen the return of hackneyed, big-spending-Snyder jokes. We are now into week 8 of having to endure the mockery aimed at Al Saunders’ 700-page playbook. (Have you … Read more

Cheap Seats: Teach Your Girlfriend Football Part I

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Every football fan knows someone close to them who isn’t interested in the game, and for many guys it is their girlfriend or wife. Naturally, misunderstandings abound between football addicts and those who have no interest in the game. For instance, it can be difficult to defend one’s fanaticism to someone that has never fully … Read more

The Cheap Seats

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Football video games are the fantasy world of many fans. Only in a computer game can a fan be the mastermind behind an offense, the front office that never makes a poor move and possess the skills that make a backup QB look like an all-star. There seems to be no greater pastime than to … Read more

The Cheap Seats: To Call a Play (Part II)

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Last week we took a tour through some vintage Madden in his book One Knee Equals Two Feet and saw how a typical Raiders’ huddle would function while he was a head coach. Two plays, “Eighteen bob odd O” and “Ninety-one out flare seven,” would each convey 11 different assignments to the offense in 6 … Read more

To Call a Play: Part I

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Street football play calling is something any fan can identify with, since from young ages we have all made use of the “run downfield and break right at the fire hydrant” play, as well as the “run to the left of the dogwood and curl around it” game-winner. In the NFL, of course, it takes … Read more

Cheap Seats: Dallas Week

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Let’s all take a deep breath, and – for just a moment – forget that Monday night ever happened. Yes, it was a tough loss. But this is Dallas week. Dallas week. And for Redskins fans, the prospect of a Dallas game has not felt this good in a decade. Nothing can match the satisfaction … Read more

Player Profile: Anthony Montgomery

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The next in line in THN’s new player profiles is Anthony Montgomery. College: Minnesota Height: 6’5” Weight: 305 Born: 3.08.1984 Experience: R Drafted / Aquired: 5th round (153rd overall) – ’06 Number: 94 The Redskins had a quiet draft in 2006 after they used up most of their picks in order to acquire free agents. … Read more

Player Profiles – Brandon Lloyd

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Next up in the THN New Player Profile series is Brandon Lloyd. – Ed. College: Illinois Height: 6-0 Position: WR Weight: 184 Born: 07/05/1981 Draft: 2003 – 4th round by the San Francisco 49ers Number: 85 As one among several important offensive acquisitions, Brandon Lloyd joins a newly bulked-up squad of wide receivers. Alongside of … Read more