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CB Mike Rumph Released Shortly after the Washington Redskins placed CB Shawn Springs (fractured shoulder blade) on injured reserve, the team announced it had waived CB Mike Rumph. Rumph was acquired during the pre-season in a trade with San Francisco for WR Taylor Jacobs. Like Jacobs, Rumph was inactive for most of the 2005 season. … Read more

Betts ties record, Hits career highs RB Ladell Betts tied a Washington Redskins franchise mark held by Rob Goode (1951) and Clinton Portis (2005) by rushing for more than 100 yards for the fifth consecutive game. Betts finished the game with 129 rushing yards giving him 1062 yards for the season. This is his first … Read more

This is going to be a tough week to hognosticate with only a few ‘easy picks,’ and the results could play havoc on the weekly and possibly the seasonal hognostication standings. Not that I’ll be a factor, and of course, it’s usually those ‘thought to be easy picks’ that turn out to be the closer … Read more

Ladell Betts is closing in on first 1000 yard season Ladell Betts needs just 67 yards over the next 2 games to put him at 1000 yards. Betts has averaged more than twice that over the last four games (137 yards), if he gains 100 yards or more on Sunday against the Rams, he’ll join … Read more

What follows is an answer to the chorus of complaints from the legions of fans who are 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) We (almost) hate to keep … Read more

The Washington Redskins may not have played very well in 2006, but they certainly proved that they have a lot of heart yesterday against the Saints. With nothing left to play for but pride, the Redskins left it all on the field on Sunday. It wasn’t always pretty, but it was effective, and the team … Read more

Front page news here today is that the NFL Network and local cable providers’ negotiations are ongoing and have yet to reach an agreement. Thus, no cowpuke game for the majority of the local community (puke country), who are cable and not satellite subscribers, including yours truly (although I do have the DIRECTV’s Sunday ticket … Read more

What follows is an answer to the chorus of complaints from the legions of fans who are 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) Well, since someone decided to … Read more

Brandon Lloyd joined Scott Hurrey and Mark Solway to talk about the Washington Redskins, his music and more on his weekly podcast available only on THN. On this week’s show, Brandon talks about the Redskins’ loss to the Eagles, and his trip to the Washington Capitals game at the Verizon Center. B. Lloyd also talks … Read more

There are different kinds of pain in the world of a football fan. This week’s loss to the Eagles was the kind of hurt that has a bright side — with the season gone there are other things to watch for than the final score. Fortunately, over a lifetime of watching the Skins, losses may … Read more