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Which means that being a Redskin is suddenly not nearly as important as getting paid.


You have to remember, this is a business. While it is conceivable that a player would take less money to sign with a particular team, if the difference is $2-4 M, you can't blame the player for taking the ...

A Transition player must be offered a minimum of the average of the top 10 salaries of last season at the player's position or 120% of the player's previous year's salary, whichever is greater. A transition player designation gives the club a first-refusal right to match within seven days an offer ...

[/quote]ahem, pass rush.

problem is, unless the Jets let Abraham go (which is highly doubtful), there are no pass rushing DEs worth bringing in this year.

i think it's pretty clear that the skins will be focusing on offense this off-season. so, no woodson; no ty law; probably no smoot unless ...

Ramsey had a 52.2 QB rating in the preseason. 52.2

How in the world would Gibbs have chosen to start him over Brunell?? There is no way that starting Brunell was a mistake.

You could argue that Gibbs should have pulled Brunell during the bye week (even that would have been premature, b/c he ...

the problem with the offense is NOT playcalling....the problem is a pathetically ineffective offensive line.

the skins hardly ever take "the deep shot" -- maybe 4 or 5 times a game -- and yet the o-line has given up 35 sacks! and that doesn't take into account the hurries. however, teams like ...

what's wrong with the offense? the center, right guard and right tackle positions have played terribly. this results in an inconsistent running game and watered-down passing game. randy thomas is having an off-year - i wonder if he's playing more injured then he lets on. and, obviously, brown is not ...

what, Brunell will be the starter instead?

if I were his agent, I'd be calling Danny Boy

first, to stay on topic, because Ramsey is now the starter, will he hold out for a new contract in '05? remember, he held out as a rookie.

second, this Skins team is not the Iggles of '04....there is not just 1 or 2 needs that overwhelm all others. therefore, the Skins should continue to draft ...

I think everyone is making this more complicated than it is.

There are 10 other teams that could finish 7-9.

Of those 11, the Skins have head-to-head tie breakers with the Bucs, Lions and Bears (all 5-9). So, those teams are out of the equation, because the best they can finish is 7-9.

Of ...

This is the Post article from the last time the Skins beat the Cowgirls in Dallas (with solid defense, a consistent running game, and -- gulp -- Heath Shuler at QB):

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Redskins Make It a Double Down in Dallas, 24-17
By Dave Sell
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, December 4, 1995; Page C1 ...

Skins will finish 5-11:

@ Pitt - W (just a hunch; Pitt has to have a bad game at some point)
v. Giants - L (continuing the poor play at home - Tiki runs for 180 yards)
v. Iggles - L (stop dreaming if you think this can be a W)
@ 49ers - L (may be the Skins' best chance to get 20 points; this ...

If Ramsey doesn't play well enough to earn the starting job, the Skins will have the money to go after Matt Hasselbeck (if he remains available) or another QB in the off-season.

They already have $6.7M in "dead" money on the 2005 cap (for cutting Trotter, Upshaw, Fiore and Brown). If they cut ...

It's funny how the same people who rung out Spurrier for his "chuck and duck" methods are ringing our Gibbs for not gambling enough downfield. Will you ever be happy with the coach's philosophy?

IMO, Spurrier proved that in today's NFL, you can't gamble downfield unless you make the defense ...

This one is easy -- the Skins are 1-3 because the players are not executing the plays. It is not one or two players, but the entire team (offense, defense and special teams) that is failing. Can this be turned around? Sure. But, it'll be up to the players to make it happen.

I'm not saying that ...

After scrolling through the posts this morning, I am not surprised to find that many of you have lost the optimism that you once held because of one bad game. Please don't panic.

Obviously, the worry can be solely attributed to the poor play of the offense. The defense has been solid, and almost ...

Skins 10-6
Dallas 10-6 (Skins in first b/c we sweep Dallas)
Philly 8-8
Giants 3-13

Don't sleep on Dallas' defense, which carried them last year and actually should be better this year. If Vinny plays 13 games, they will contend for the division title.

Philly has had some key injuries to the ...

Portis might lead the league's RBs in receiving yards as well -- can you imagine Portis coming out of the backfield against a LB with the emphasis on the 5-yard chuck rule?

Am I the only one who has had actual dreams at night over this game against TB? Last night, the Skins were down, 13-7, at the start of the 4th quarter and Brunell just completed a 35 yard pass to Portis (running a slant after motioning to the split-out position) to get into the red-zone......then ...

jaw32 wrote:The very first play against Atlanta he blitzed both corners and dropped both DT's into coverage. I've never seen anything like that before. I think he did that just to play with Grudens head.

They have that defensive call in Madden, out of the 4-3 set.

Don't expect a blowout. TB may be old and slow, but they still have great coaches. Last year, they beat the Skins simply because they didn't make mistakes and the Skins did. this year, they are likely a less talented team and will most likely finish with a worse record than the Skins...but...the ...

Every critic that says "Portis isn't the typical 'Gibbs' running back" needs to keep in mind that Portis is the RB that Gibbs WANTED. It's not like Portis is a remnant of the Spurrier era. Gibbs wanted a vet QB and a legit RB and got both. And don't forget that Betts and Rock are very capable of ...

Ade sucks at man-to-man coverage, but has good size and speed for zone coverages.

Plus, with Andre Lott stepping it up this year, I suspect G.Williams will have Lott, Taylor and Bowen on the field together (with Smoot, Springs and Harris) on passing downs. And I imagine Wilds and Brown will be ...

Don't worry. After the Skins pound the Bucs in week 1, you will believe.

You mustn't read anything into the preseason -- good or bad -- because the smart coaches use the preseason to evaluate individuals, not teams. Do you think Belichick is worried that the Pats have looked awful at times this ...

The only way we'll be "back on the road to respectability" will be by winning. Spurrier made us the laughing stock of the league, and that will only change with wins.

8-8 should be had easily. If you look at the Skins' roster, the talent is overflowing. There is no reason, other than the lack of familiarity with each other, that this team should finish worse than 9-7. And if they get out the gate early with 3 or more wins against 4 very beatable teams -- TB (old ...