Redskins News
The Washington Redskins hadn’t lost to the Detroit Lions for 70 years; and they still haven’t. In fact, the Redskins put on their most impressive performance of the 2007 season, and thoroughly thrashed the Lions 34-3 at Fed Ex Field on Sunday. Here are the Fifth Quarter rankings: Passing: The dawning of a new era? … Read more
Coming out of the bye week the biggest question around town has been “What’s up with Clinton Portis’ knee?” Before the team took six days off, Coach Joe Gibbs came out with a list of the walking wounded; he gave the players name and the body part that needed healing. At no time during this … Read more
Wow! Week four proved to be a very difficult and unpredictable week for hognosticating and ended up the worst week of results in the history of our competition. Only ten of the total fifty-four hognosticators picked over .500. Nine favorites lost including shockers in Detroit, San Diego and Phoenix. Congratulations to the ten hognosticators that … Read more
The Washington Redskins took the bye week to rest their players. After three games, the team has lost the entire right-side of the offensive line; half the starters on defense are nicked and bruised, so the early break is needed. Coach Joe Gibbs said, “We talked it over as a coaching staff and we decided … Read more
To quote the late great Vince Lombardi, “Winning is not a sometime thing; it’s an all time thing. You don’t win once in a while, you don’t do things right once in a while, you do them right all the time. Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.” The losing habit that infected our beloved … Read more
What follows is an answer to the chorus of complaints from the legions of fans tired of being distracted by “sensible” analysis, backed by “facts” and “knowledge.” If you seek shelter from the twin storms that are “reality” and “logic,” then this is your port of call. 1) The Washington Redskins seemed to ignore all … Read more
Offense: Santana Moss 3 receptions, 89 yards, 1 rush, 2 yards The Redskins were unable to move the ball at all in the second half against the Giants on Sunday, so naming an offensive player of the game is difficult. Santana Moss gets the nod on the basis of his success against the league’s worst … Read more
As big a victory as last week’s upset in Philadelphia was for the Washington Redskins, the momentum from the win was more than negated by the New York Giants, who simply outplayed the Redskins at FedEx Field on Sunday. This one, like any loss to a division rival at home, has an especially bitter taste, … Read more
Way back in 2004 when the Washington Redskins announced the return of Joe Gibbs, most Redskins fans’ initial reaction was to start thinking about Super Bowl glory. My first thought was of Joe Bugel. When I heard the announcement in the car at 11:45pm on WTOP, I said out loud, “Surely I misheard that. If … Read more
Plug and Play: The Washington Redskins headed into the final pre-season game concerned about the left side of the offensive line, with Chris Samuels coming of injury and Pete Kendall just joining the team. Well, less than a month later the Redskins are down to two of five starters on the offensive line from the … Read more