Losing is for the Birds

As the final whistle went on Sunday, the Redskins had staked a 2 and 0 mark in the standings for the first time since the season of their last Super Bowl victory, 1991. By no means does this team look Super Bowl bound yet, but they rallied from a 17-0 deficit to post their second … Read more

Week 2: Skinning the Birds

Coming off a close but confident win over a quality team missing their quarterback, the Redskins find themselves entering a very similar match up. The Atlanta Falcons, a high powered playoff team that won in Lambeau field in the 2002 playoffs, limps into this game injury filled at key positions. Similar to the Jets, the … Read more

Key Player Match-Ups

The Redskins head into Atlanta for the second game of 2003, fresh off of their 16-13 victory over the Jets. They will be trying to start the season 2-0 for the first time since 1991. Here are this week’s featured match-ups: Bruce Smith vs. Bob Whitfield Laveranues Coles vs. Ray Buchanan Patrick Ramsey vs. Falcons’ … Read more

Tailgating

Well, it’s that time of year again. The baseballs are being put on the shelf and the footballs are once again being tossed around. The smells have changed from grass clippings to mud, and will soon be changing to falling leaves. The sounds have changed from the splashing of water in neighborhood pools to the … Read more

Week 1: Flying High

Greetings, Shaolin Redskins fans! It has been many months since last we spoke, but now the campaign season is upon us and our army in burgundy and gold has been well-rested and -trained. I hope the quiet months have treated you well; I am glad you have come back–or if you are new to our … Read more

Week 1: Jets

Redskins’ fans nationwide were biting their fingernails at game time, waiting to see if the latest big moves by Dan Snyder would pay off. In looking at Mr. Snyder in the booth during the game, he was not as effervescent as usual, looking more nervous. He had watched the same preseason as the rest of … Read more

Redskins Make ‘Coles’law Out of Jets

Football fans were treated to a gem to kick off the 2003 NFL season. Well-played, well contested, the game had everything that a fan could ask for — especially a Redskin fan. As John Hall took his three step backs from the ball, looked up and saw 8 seconds on the clock, could he have … Read more

Key Player Match-Ups

Logic tells you that every game in a 16 game schedule counts the same towards the final won and loss record right? Wrong. The opening night game against the Jets at Fed Ex is about as a big a non play off game as the ‘Skins will play this season. Is the season over if … Read more

A Need for Speed

Fred Smoot can usually be relied on to have something to say about most things. Not all of what he says makes sense and he is not known for his brevity – but a recent comment he made about Steve Spurrier and this year’s version of the Redskins offense sums things up quite succinctly. ‘Coach … Read more

Practice Squad Announced

The Redskins announced their practice squad today, QB Gibran Hamdan, WR Scott Cloman, DL Nic Clemons, LB Clifton Smith and TE Kevin Ware. The addition of Hamdan was inevitable due to the dubious decision to carry only two quarterbacks on the active roster. Despite playing very little late in training camp, the rookie from Indiana … Read more