Burgundy and… Brown?

The Washington Redskins announced Wednesday that the team had acquired veteran offensive lineman and former Redskin, Ray Brown. Terms of the deal are undisclosed at this time, although the assumption is that this would be a one year deal at the veteran minimum. He is known as a powerful run blocker and an excellent pass … Read more

The New Chris Samuels

Being a 3rd overall pick in the NFL Draft can put a lot of pressure on any player, especially when they don’t live up to everyone’s expectations. From his rookie season in 2000 through 2001, Chris Samuels was arguably the best offensive tackle in the NFL. He started all 32 games in that span and … Read more

By the Numbers

Why are the Redskins fans so excited for the 2004 season to start? Why have those same fans been counting down the days until training camp? Why has the waiting list for Redskins season tickets grown so long? Why are the Redskins all of the sudden being talked about again as a potential playoff team? … Read more

Training Camp Day 6

Saturday Aug. 02 AM Practice Just back from Saturday morning’s kickoff to Fan Apreciation Day, and Redskin Park is an absolute zoo today. There are probably 10 times the people here today than have been at any other practice. their is a scrimmage today at 4:00pm, so the morning session was once again, a no-pads … Read more

Training Camp Day 5

AM Practice I just want to say soething before I post the summary of this morning’s practice… I have had a little more time to folow the local news around here (all sources) and I have to tell you… I don’t know what training camp they’re watching, but it isn’t the Redskins. Nearly everything I … Read more

Training Camp Day 4

AM practice It was a little overcast this morning, so I figured with only one practice today that we’d be treated to a good one. I was wrong. Today was definitely the dullest practice this week and we were sloppy to boot. There were even referees there today, so we hought we were going to … Read more

Training Camp Day 3

AM practice A gorgeous morning here in Ashburn today, definitely a little cooler and less humid. The players came out in full gear, so I knew that we were in for a good practice. Obviously the fans loved the weather, as the AM session today was by far the most heavily attended practice yet. I … Read more

Training Camp Day 2

AM Practice Traffic to Redskin Park was a little heavier today, probably because it’s such a beautiful day in Ashburn. I concentrated on the receivers this morning. When the squad split into offense and defense, the cornerbacks, the receivers and the quarterbacks all got together to run some routes at full speed. A lot of … Read more

Training Camp Day 1

AM Practice First practice of training camp and my first observation is, it is HOT in Ashburn today. Overcast skies and muggy conditions made for a very sticky morning practice. The offense and the defense split up almost immediately and went to separate fields. I went to the defense field because it was less crowded … Read more