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No one is a more passionate advocate of trickery and aggressive play-calling than I. My point isn't that the option-pass call wasn't aggressive. It's that it made no sense in that particular situation.

An aggressive call is when you pass in a running situation or vice versa. A stupid call is ...

>>"And we thought if we showed run, because we had been running edge runs with Clinton on the goal line. And I thought, 'All right, here it is.'"<<

I'm not even sure I can follow that explanation, since it doesn't appear to be in English. But as far as I can tell, he's saying he expected the Rams ...

You wouldn't switch over to a video game at halftime, would you?

I just checked and the game is on the schedule at Channelsurfing.net. And when I clicked on the link, it took me to JustinTV. Which suggests both sites will have it.

Or not. These things are notoriously unreliable, but nine hours before kickoff it's looking hopeful.

>>Zorn didn't even call time outs to try to win.<<

It wasn't so much the lack of timeouts that bothered me. It was calling three straight running plays and punting the ball away when there was still more that two minutes left to play.

For one thing, obviously Brennan is trying to win a job ...

Greg Blache played his corners backl last year and he'll play them back this year. The only hope is that he'll be fired before next year

Greg Blache is a big help

My point precisely. The only way Rock is going to carry the rock is if Portis and Betts are both incapacitated in the same game. With even a week's worth of choice in the matter, the Redskins would rather sign a free agent off the street than trust Cartwright.

Even at the cost of potentially ...

This is a point I've been arguing for two years now.

Portis is obviously still your starter, and Betts has value as a backup because he's shown he can be productive as an every-down back if Portis gets nicked. The question is, what are you looking for in your third option?

The official ...

If someone does manage to find a stream on one of the half dozen or so websites mentioned in this thread, I'd appreciate it if they'd post it so we can all take advantage. Thanks.

Williams has the best NFL pedigree and seems to intrigue the coaches and his fellow players. On the other hand, you can't discount Mitchell's athleticism and the fact that the Redskins -- like most NFL teams -- are predisposed to keep their own draft picks rather than journeymen free agents signed ...

>>I agree with the first part, but not the second part of your final sentence.<<

Which part of the second part? Do you agree Redskin fans are knowledgeable but easily stampeded by media that demonize everything Dan Snyder says, or is it the other way around?

Admittedly, I live 3,000 miles away from FedEx Field. And not having attended a Redskin game in DC since the 1960s, my impressions of Snyder are not likely to be shaped by the in-person fan experience. But I read the team press release about this move (m) and, frankly, I don't get the hostility at ...

Cap hit or no, I can only assume this is the precursor to another move, like signing Levi Jones or something like that.

Jansen's play had deteriorated badly in recent years and even in his prime wasn't a good fit for a West Coast offense. Still, he was a better option at least as a backup than ...

I don't see Thrash or Cartwright making the team this year.

I know both are hard workers, contribute on special teams and are good locker room guys, but I don't think their production justifies a roster spot.

Rock is an OK kick returner, but he's more safe than explosive at it. More to the ...

>>It looks like the "Owner/Management" team is working hard to fill the holes and make our Redskins a better team. We should give them some credit.<<

Ding-ding-ding. We have a winner.

Everyone was bitching and moaning because we hadn't addressed OL in the draft, and now they're bitching ...

I think we're just going to have to watch and see how this plays out. At the moment, the Redskins are utilizing Orakpo the only way that makes sense. He has the prototypical size and mobility for a Sam linebacker, and the Redskins don't have a returning starter at that position. Meanwhile, they have ...

I respect Campbell and the adult way he's handled all this. What I have a problem with is the conclusion many have jumped to that the Redskins are either completely unhappy with Campbell or are treating him unfairly. I think the truth is none of the above.

I don't think the Redskins have ...

Now that the draft is over, does anyone have a list of undrafted players who could potentially be signed? Is there anyone left who could help the Redskins this season?

My point is that it's too simple to just say the Redskins can never be successful because they overspend for free agents rather than building through the draft. That's the favored cliche of lazy columnists, but it bears little resemblance to the facts.

For one thing, it isn't always true that's ...

Help me out again. Which other DEs were available on short notice the first day of training camp?

The Redskins were fully prepared to open the season with a tandem that included Daniels, Evans, Buzzbee and Wilson. But when Daniels and Buzzbee were both lost for the season in the very first ...

Help me out here. When did Greg Blache start running this team? If Taylor didn't fit his vaunted system, it was up to Blache to adjust, not pout about it. Taylor was two years removed from being the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year. Had be been healthy, surely Blache could have gotten some use out ...

>>They should never have put themselves into a position where they only have 4 draft picks.<<

That's arguable. But in any case, it doesn't disprove my point that, having traded away draft choices, free agency is the only means left to them if they want to improve the team for this year. Again ...

I've never really understood this logic. The Redskins had a full compliment of draft choices last year, plus a few extras, so they didn't do much in free agency. This year they only have a few picks, so they had to fill more of their holes with free agents.

What exactly were the Redskins ...

In legal terms, this is hearsay evidence -- and it isn't even that, because Cartwright didn't get his information directly from the source. He heard it from a teammate who may, or may not, have heard it from an agent. That may sound like a smoking gun to the people in Tennessee, but I'm reasonably ...