My Two-Year Old Sports Journalist

My scientific conclusion is thus: Sports journalists are all two years old. It must be the case. I know, because I have one (a two year old, not a sports journalist). When something bad happens, that thing is set in stone, and no amount of explaining (or begging or pleading) can convince them otherwise. A … Read more

The “Get a new one!” fallacy

Weaknesses on a football team are the bane of any fan’s existence. Come Sunday, you simply hope that Ade Jimoh isn’t in there on a big 3rd down play, or that the game won’t come down to a last-second 50+ yard field goal when Hall is out with an injury. You hope that we won’t … Read more

Twelve Down, Twenty-Two to Go

The Redskins made their first round of cuts today with the NFL’s deadline for getting rosters down to seventy five players coming on Tuesday. There were a couple of small surprises, but for the most part, none of these football players were expected to be a Washington Redskin this year. Perhaps the biggest surprise on … Read more

Message to Joe Gibbs and the Washington Redskins

Message to Joe Gibbs and the Washington Redskins There can be absolutely no way of sugar-coating the obvious: Joe Gibbs’ Washington Redskins played their worst game of the 2006 preseason against Bill Belichick’s New England Patriots yesterday, August 26. Gibbs’ team played so bad that he said at the press conference held at the end … Read more

Player Profile: TJ Duckett

With the addition of running back TJ Duckett via a three team trade, THN wants to take the opportunity to introduce Redskins fans to this powerful ball carrier. -eds Born: 02/17/1981 Hometown: Kalamazoo, MI College: Michigan State Drafted / Acquired: Drafted 18th overall by Atlanta in 2002 / Trade 2006 to Redskins Height: 6’0” Weight: … Read more

Duckett is Here

In sports, every trade comes with questions, but only one really matters: did the team improve? For the Washington Redskins, who sent draft picks to the Denver Broncos in a three-way trade for running back TJ Duckett, the answer is yes. At first glance, his numbers are less than impressive. Last year, Duckett rushed for … Read more

Q and A with Kerry Carter

Last Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals, Kerry Carter’s knee gave out while making a cut in the backfield, and his 2006 football season with the Washington Redskins was over before it had seemingly begun. But after talking to the young Canadian, it was obvious that this wasn’t a journey that had just begun, and it … Read more

Good News

I have been moping about recently and I think you all know why. The Redskins lost the Super Bowl to the Bengals last Sunday night and it was painful. I was saying as much to a friend of mine, and he had a puzzled look on his face: Friend: Um, dude, why are you so … Read more

My Bad

Despite my fear of being castigated, I will openly admit it: Clinton Portis’ injury is my fault. I know, I know, it sounds a bit odd that I, a Redskins fan living 600 miles away from Redskins Park could have been the cause of his misfortune, but it’s true. You see, Boss puts a tremendous … Read more

Carter, Clemons Receive Injury Settlements

With one of two Canadians sidelined with an injury for the Bengals game, it meant the other Canadian was going to get a chance to really make a splash at making the 2006 Washington Redskins. But for Kerry Carter, it just wasn’t mean to be this year, eh? Kerry Carter suffered a season ending knee … Read more