THN Weekly With Andre Carter: Week 10

Andre Carter THN Weekly

After the ninth week of the 2008 season, the Washington Redskins finally experience their bye week. Considering the team began training camp before any other team and helped kick off both the first preseason and regular season games of the NFL season, this late bye week is welcomed with open arms. As he gets older, … Read more

Redskins’ Reality Check

So, back in the pre-season I predicted a 9-7 season for this team. After the loss to the Giants in week one, many felt that was way too optimistic for a first time head coach.   The Redskins went on to win their next four games including back-to-back road victories versus hated rivals Dallas and … Read more

THN Weekly with Andre Carter: Week 9

Andre Carter THN Weekly

Yes, the Redskins beat a winless team they should have beat in the Detroit Lions. Yes, the Redskins are 6-2 at the halfway point, a feat last accomplished eight seasons ago. But not everyone is happy about the performance. Especially defensive coordinator Greg Blache, who was interviewed on Redskins Post Game Live on Comcast Sports … Read more

Gameday Preview: Week Nine

The Washington Redskins will host their first primetime game of the season as they take on the Pittsburgh Steelers at Fed Ex Field Monday night, Kickoff is at 8 pm. Pittsburgh fell to 5-2 last week after Ben Roethlisberger was sacked five times and threw four interceptions. He only completed 13 of the 29 passes … Read more

The Redskins’ Anti-Discrimination Fan Policy in Action

You have to admit, the Redskins have a little something for everyone.  It’s like a buffet at your local Chinese food place. 

You’re an optimist?  Great, come on in and grab a cupcake (with happy face frosting on top!).  We’ve got a 6-2 record at the mid-way point of the season – good for second place in the best division in football, Clinton Portis is tearing up defenses, Jason Campbell hasn’t thrown a pick yet, our defense is ranked 6th in the league, and apparently we picked up another star wide receiver named ‘Santonio’.

Pessimism is more your style?  Swing by and grab a drink from our half-empty glass.  Despite our record, we’ve barely squeeked by two teams that we should have crushed, and lost to a winless team – at home, no less.  Our defense is riddled with injuries, our draft picks are invisible, and our defensive line push is more futile than that of a constipated old guy on the toilet.   

The Redskins are truly an equal opportunity team when it comes to fans, trying to offer something to everyone, to please all types.  Hopefully, when this season draws to a close in whatever fashion it’s fated for, that balance between fodder for the optimists and pessimists will still hold true:

‘I know we just won the Superbowl, but did you see how crappy the defense played?’

That which we call drivel by any other name, would still be as random and incoherent…. 

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Get On Your Horse

Back on September 14th, I blogged about the Redskins need to put the ball into the hands of their most lethal offensive weapon, Clinton Portis. Needless to say, the Redskins don’t listen to me, but Coach Zorn obviously agreed with the sentiment, as since that time, Portis has been busy, and he has been effective. In fact, he’s been more effective than any other running back in the league.

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