Ordinarily, here would be your weekly Bacon Bits blog recapping the week in Washington Redskins news, however, there was literally no news to recap. Therefore, in the interest of having something to fill the white space the following is being cobbled together from a general upward tick in positive media coverage. Among those praising the … Read more
ESPN’s Adam Schefter does not believe the Redskins and franchise-tagged QB Kirk Cousins will reach a long-term deal before the July 15 deadline. Schefter thinks it will be “too difficult” to find the right value. “I think there would be teams willing to pay him if he were on the open market today more than … Read more
Taking a gander at the 2016 Washington Redskins depth chart it seems abundantly clear there are some veterans whose job security is in question. One recent development which will benefit at least two rookies is the approval of the league to keep the practice squad at ten players for the next two seasons. Here are … Read more
Redskins ILB Perry Riley (foot) will be ready for training camp. Riley has been shut down since December. He shed his walking boot last week and is on track for a late July return. OLB Junior Galette (Achilles) is also expected to be cleared for camp. Source:Mike Jones on Twitter Jun 16 – 9:16 AM … Read more
So, you’re a Skins fan with visions of touchdowns dancing in your head. All you’ve been thinking about since the draft is how many extra towels you’ll need to wipe up the drool over the potential of this 2016 Washington offense. After all, unless Kirk Cousins completely regresses it seems unfathomable the passing offense could … Read more
It’s possibly the worst kept secret in the organization that the Washington Redskins need insurance at the running back position. Dismissing all of the questions surrounding the abilities of Matt Jones to be the primary back and operating under the assumption he will, in fact, be the primary back due to both verbal confirmation from … Read more
NFL players typically have a limited shelf life. Either their age becomes a limitation or their salary does or both. The 2016 Washington Redskins are no exception and there are some roster moves that simply make sense now as opposed to later. One of those was made in the last twenty-four hours with the release … Read more
Yes, it’s early. Too early. The FNGs haven’t even been dragged through the week that is rookie camp yet. Furthermore, anyone who witnessed the last two Washington Redskins drafts knows it’s impossible to read the mind of Scot McCloughan. The first person who says they saw the Brandon Scherff pick last season or the Josh … Read more
When a team makes a player the highest paid player at his position for the year there are going to be high expectations. When that team is the Washington Redskins and that player is Kirk Cousins we had better like that. More importantly, Scot McCloughan had better like that or we’ll be back on the … Read more