Recurring columns and weekly editorial series from the Redskins era.
With a busy closing weekend, the playoff scenarios are finally set. Commissioner Paul Tagliabue announced the schedule of sites, dates and times for the National Football League Wild Card games (all times Eastern): NFL WILD CARD WEEKEND Saturday, January 3 AFC: 4:30 PM ET Tennessee (12-4) at Baltimore (9-6) (ABC-TV) NFC: 8:00 PM ET Dallas … Read more
Playing for pride? If the Skins were playing for pride tonight against the Eagles, they don’t have as much as we hoped. With big smiles all around, most players seemed to be having a good time even with their lunches being handed to them. Some players did try, however, and with those people in mind … Read more
When this season started, the Redskins were not expected to win the Super Bowl. Nor were they expected to even make a run deep into the playoffs. They weren’t considered among the favorites to win the NFC East. Hell, they were considered by many to have had a successful season if they went 8-8. This … Read more
Seasons greetings, Shaolin Redskins fans. I wish I could write to you of our resounding triumph, but alas, it was not meant to be. We fought well in the swirling wind, but it was not enough–our defense was not enough–to gain us the victory. And now here I sit outside my simple mountaintop cottage, in … Read more
What more can be done to heap injury to a once proud fan base, owners of the bragging rights to three Superbowl victories by our team. Since the 1993 season we have ridden this wave of pain with our team, and another breaker just crashed over us on this long and dreary night called the … Read more
This week’s Six Pack is considerably shorter than usual. Frankly, I had to drink five more than usual after suffering through one of the worst Redskin performances of All-Time last Sunday. This week, the Redskins will travel to Chicago, facing a team with great pride and character, a good defense and a rookie-QB. The Bears … Read more
Twice the touchdowns, twice the yardage, 6 turnovers, first time Dallas scored in their first drive in the last 35 games, first shutout by the Cowboys in 4 years, 13 minutes more time of possession. 28 more plays were run by Dallas, and the score showed it. No one could possibly escape culpability in this … Read more
1. Go Clock! The new mantra for Redskin Fans is: Go Clock! Midway through the 3rd Quarter, the Redskins lead the Giants 17-7. It started as a whisper, but by the middle of the 4 Quarter, I was shouting at the refs – “Wind the Clock! Go Clock! Go Clock! A late field goal and … Read more
It’s Dallas Week. It used to be that nothing else mattered to players, coaches and fans alike. Losing seasons have been forgotten because the Redskins beat the hated Cowboys. In seasons that the Redskins swept the Cowboys, all was right in the world. Some would even stand for a two-win season as long as those … Read more
Greetings and salutations, Shaolin Redskins fans! It is a few days since our troops returned triumphant from the icy battlefields of the northeast, but the joy at their victory has not abated. Though we huddle around our small fires, we are warmed by their success! It is *most* pleasing when the Ol’ Ball Coach once … Read more