Game Day Preview: Week 1 – New York Giants

The Washington Redskins kick off the 2008 NFL season on Thursday, Sept. 4, at 7 PM as they take on the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants at the Meadowlands. The game will be televised nationally on NBC, as Jim Zorn makes his regular season debut as a head coach. The Redskins finished the … Read more

Redskins Announce Practice Squad

The Washington Redskins announced their 2008 practice squad on Sunday. Here is the group of 7 players: Nehemiah Broughton, FB Devin Clark, OL Andrew Crummey, OL Horace Gant, WR Curtis Gatewood, LB Matterral Richardson, CB Byron Westbrook, CB For all updated roster moves, please visit our Redskins Transactions and Roster pages. For more on today’s … Read more

Wade, Frost Among 22 Final Cuts

The Redskins released 22 players today to bring the roster down to the required limit of 53. Among those released are offensive lineman Todd Wade, punter Derrick Frost, and preseason standouts Marcus Mason and wide receiver Billy McMullen. Mason and McMullen led the NFL in rushing and receiving yardage, respectively during the preseason. Despite his … Read more

Bring on the 2008 Season

Stats can be deceiving. Looking at preseason stats really don’t tell us anything, or am I really missing something? Things just don’t add up. – The Redskins starting quarterback Jason Campbell finished the preseason with 23-of-39 completions for 202 yards, one touchdown and one interception. His backup Todd Collins finished with 33-of-47 completions for 260 … Read more

Numbers, Schmumbers

Numbers.  47-3.  24-3.  71-6.  Sure, they mean something, and right now they don’t look good.  But this game is about more than numbers, which sounds silly to say, since the score has actual numbers in it, numbers which determine the winner and loser.  However, in the preseason, I’ve tried to look past the numbers, and what I see from the Redskins is rather exciting.

So, with gloom and doom lurking around the Redskins as of late, I thought I would brighten your day with a few positive notes:

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