Okay, I admit it that I am a former lineman and still have dreams of playing on the Redskins’ offensive line. That aside, I am sick of the label “skill positions”. The label is reserved for the quarterbacks, running backs, receivers and well basically everybody EXCEPT the linemen, namely the offensive line. Why is that? … Read more
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
With the Redskins’ season being ostensibly over like it is, and drawing near the Christmas holiday, I thought that a break from the rigors of a non-playoff season was in order. For those of you regulars to The Cheap Seats, you will see that this is not the normal stuff. Christmas has always been my … Read more
So here we are again. Another season drawing to a close with the Redskins “playing out the string”. With three games left in the season and the playoffs well out of the picture, the Redskins should start to prepare for the 2003 season. It is hard not to look around the league and compare our … Read more
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
Just wait until next season. How many times have you heard that said in every sport at every level? Even worse, how many times have we as Redskin fans said this? It seems that this has become our mantra over the last 10 seasons. The sad thing is that each season it seems that this … Read more
– The Redskins have climbed back to the .500 mark after beating the Seahawks last week. Many of the football pundits still give us little chance of making the playoffs but at 4-4, I would say that this team is starting to come together quite nicely. – How about that familiar face in Redskin Park? … Read more
Well, it looks like our beloved Redskins have found themselves a quarterback, Pat Ramsey. He is the present and the future of this team. The 32nd pick overall in the 2002 draft, Ramsey now has two complete NFL games under his belt and is 1-1 and black and blue for his efforts. The rookie signal … Read more