Jake Russell

Preseason Footnotes Week 2: Colts

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The Redskins opened the preseason with a 16-7 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers and followed that up with a 16-3 win over the Indianapolis Colts in Week 2. Those two performances have gradually revealed what the team’s identity may be when September 11th arrives. 1. What to take away from the game: Expectations weren’t very … Read more

Five Footnotes From FedEx: Steelers

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1. Crowd atmosphere: The weather at FedEx Field was amazing and couldn’t have been better. As night fell, cool breezes could be felt in the lower level as a result of the new openings at both ends of the upper decks with the removal of approximately 10,000 seats. While the weather was fantastic, the crowd … Read more

Training Camp – Tuesday Wrap-Up (8/2)

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Tuesday’s camp was better overall performance-wise. Players and coaches alike are getting into the groove of things now that football is finally back. The big news came after practice regarding newly re-signed cornerback Phillip Buchanon when coach Mike Shanahan announced that he would be suspended for the first four games of the season but he did not clarify what it was.

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Training Camp – Monday Wrap-Up (8/1)

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Today was the first training camp practice featuring equipment – well, shells anyway – and I was there live Tweeting about all the action. If you were not able to follow along, I put together a list of my Tweets to catch people up on today’s happenings, as well as a couple of pics from today’s morning practice.

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Recapping Day 3 of Redskins Free Agency

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The Redskins made their biggest move of the day early Thursday morning by shipping disgruntled defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth to the New England Patriots in exchange for a 2013 5th round draft pick. This ends a dark chapter because Haynesworth is widely viewed as arguably the biggest free agent bust in franchise history, which should say something. Ironically, Haynesworth heads to another team with a 3-4 defense and a coach regarded as even stricter than Mike Shanahan in Bill Belichick.

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Recapping Days 1 and 2 of Free Agency

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The Redskins took a little time to begin Tuesday’s opening of free agency but as the afternoon and evening went on, they stopped being shy and went right at it.

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2011 Redskins Draft Pofile: Roy Helu

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After selecting a defensive end to convert to linebacker, a defensive tackle to use as a defensive end, and a playmaking wide receiver, the Redskins finally addressed their running back situation. That came in the form of Roy Helu, the reigning back-to-back Offensive MVP at Nebraska. The Redskins thought so highly of Helu that they … Read more

2011 Redskins Draft Profile: Ryan Kerrigan

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Heading into the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft, the Washington Redskins knew they had to address a defense that struggled mightily in its transition from a 4-3 scheme to the first 3-4 scheme in franchise history. With so much talk surrounding the team potentially selecting a quarterback with their top pick, the team … Read more

Sabres at Capitals In-Game Blog: 4-2-2011

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1st Period Overview:

– The Caps strike first just 37 seconds in with Mike Knuble knocking in a rebound from a John Carlson shot in past Jhonas Enroth, who is in goal for Ryan Miller tonight.

– Alexander Semin sends a Nicklas Backstrom rebound in to put the Caps up 2-0 just 4:41 into the game.

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