Week 14

1. First of Two, Tune Up Games for the Playoffs In the words of them immortal, Jim Mora “Playoffs!?, Playoffs!?” Yes, PLAYOFFS. The Redskins have on meaningful game remaining on the schedule this season – December 29th, at home, versus the Dallas Cowboys. In Darrell Green’s final game as a Washington Redskin, the streak must … Read more

Week 14: Giants

RUSHING: Coach Spurrier’s ‘de-emphasis’ of both the running game and Stephen Davis continued against the Giants. Seven different Redskins had runs, though Washington ran the ball only 20 times. Davis had just 12 carries for 70 yards (5.8 yards per carry), including a nice 33 yards gain in the 3rd quarter. If management plans on … Read more

Week 13

1. “W” Got the “W”, then the “L” Danny Wuerffel finally got his chance – and made the most of his opportunity. Wuerffels’ stats were impressive, 16-for-23 235 yards, no interceptions. More importantly, Wuerffel was a leader in the huddle. He frequently audibled to successful plays and scrambled out of the pocket to make plays. … Read more

The “Other” Danny

The owner of the Washington Redskins, Dan Snyder, was dubbed “The Danny” or just “Danny” by the media shortly after acquiring the storied franchise. Many articles have been written about Mr. Snyder’s brief tenure thus far as the owner and about the decisions that he has made. While not every decision or move made by … Read more

Week 13: ‘Twas a Turkey

Ah, Shaolin Redskins fans, our little village lays smothered under the forlorn detritus of our day of thanksgiving. We were feasting on so many wonderful dishes–and then disaster struck. Our troops, after an early domination of our sworn enemies, collapsed and their defeat was secured. It is a dark time for all of our peoples. … Read more

Week 13: Cowboys

RUSHING: While Steve Spurrier didn’t really call enough running plays for the running game to establish itself, the offense didn’t execute the plays very well either. Well at least not in the second half. The offensive line did create some good lanes for Big Country to run through early on, but those lanes got smaller … Read more

Week 12: Rams

RUSHING: The Redskins took a business like approach to the running game today and it paid huge dividends. Although their stats may not seem impressive overall, as the team rushed the ball 39 times for a total of 127 yards, the rushing game played a large part of the win. Stephen Davis accounted for the … Read more