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Jordan Reed has reportedly jumped out at the Redskins' joint-team practices with the Patriots.

This news isn't coming from a Redskins writer, either. It's from the Boston Globe's Ben Volin, who now believes Reed "is in line for a big season" after repeatedly burning an improved New England back ...

The man convicted of murder in the 2007 shooting death of Sean Taylor in Miami was sentenced Thursday.

Eric Rivera, 23, was sentenced to 57.5 years in state prison following his conviction in November on second-degree murder and armed burglary charges.

"I'm truly sorry for your loss," Rivera ...

First... I haven't been here in a while and after a quick review of some recent threads, I'm stunned by all the finger pointing going on around here. Actually, after thinking about it for a second, I'm not really all that stunned at all. Fairly typical for a few from what I remember.

Anyway, kinda ...

Hey... what's up, fellas? Really excited about the upcoming season.

Meanwhile, for the first time in years the Redskins actually look deep at almost every position (except at safety) and even have emerging stars in several crucial positions. We are the safer pick by any reasonable estimate ...

Irn-Bru wrote:Gotta love what Shanahan and Allen are doing.

I have to say that I've been thoroughly impressed with what Allen and Shanahan have done both in the draft and with free agency since they arrived in Washington. The new direction of this team is truly a breathe of fresh air and can't be understated.

Are they thinking Helu is permanently damaged?

To be honest, I don't think so. Although no one truly knows for sure at this point, but Helu recently said he's almost fully healthy after the surgery that repaired the cartilage damage in his left toe that had gone previously undiscovered. Helu ...

Not only did we get the players we were targeting anyway, but in the meantime we picked up a few value picks with lots of upside.

Agreed. I was flipping back-n-forth between the Network and ESPN and Mike Mayock, Charles Davis and Todd McShay all said they really liked the pick of Brandon ...

Countertrey wrote:

ACW wrote:Love this quote:

Grant Paulsen's Twitter wrote:Phillip Thomas: "I've been a Redskins fan my whole life.. I know we needed a safety."

Notice the WE.

His stock just went up... dramatically...

Lol... completely agree. I like the pick. Perhaps not spectacular, but I like the way our draft is shaping up thus far.

Hey guys, Jordan Reed is a great pick. I know some of you weren't predicting a TE in the 3rd, but I saw that the Skins wasted no time when they were on the clock making this pick. They basically ran to the podium, which tells me they had this kid rated highly, and I know why.

I live down here in ...

Lol...

So, it's either take an $18M cap hit, a rookie QB, a rookie back-up QB, a rookie RB and a depleted defense missing 4 major contributors and win the Super Bowl or the coaches are all "idiots?" Got it...

smh...

I have to say that I'm extremely proud of the entire organization ...

It's not a mystery or some kind of unknown disappearance. It's simply a numbers / depth chart thing.

Robinson is a back-up to Garcon. When Garcon was sidelined with the injured foot, Robinson got plenty of playing time, and made the absolute most of his opportunity. But now that Garcon is back ...

That said, I don't see how they could get rid of kickoffs. They could move it up even further, but not get rid of them completely. They are such a huge part of the game.

Agreed. Eliminating kickoffs altogether would also eliminate onside kicks. Onside kicks can be a huge aspect of the game. Not ...

That said, I don't see how they could get rid of kickoffs. They could move it up even further, but not get rid of them completely. They are such a huge part of the game.

Agreed. Eliminating kickoffs altogether would also eliminate onside kicks. Onside kicks can be a huge aspect of the game. Not ...

The Brandon Banks hate comes and goes in cycles. If he beats the Ravens on a return TD, then people will have to dab the foam from their angry mouths until he has another dropoff. LOL

Absolutely! If fans actually saw him do something, if Banks actually produced in games, he'd garner way more fan ...

Red... I'm happy to see you're acknowledging both sides of the debate. I know you're a fan of Banks', but remaining objective is nice to see around here.

My posting of Keim's position on this current discussion is consistent with my posting of Keim's position (which reflected your opinion) during ...

John Keim relates to ATX's frustration with Banks
It’s a bit amazing that Brandon Banks’ blunders haven’t hurt the Redskins in a big way, between fumbles in other games and trying to return a punt from the goal-line. But now that the games will start becoming more important, how nervous will he ...

Forbath is great at kicking FGs - he's NOT great at kicking off a tee

Umm... wow. Well, we saw him kick it through the end zone several times in Dallas and in others games, so we therefore know he has the leg-strength to do it.

What I'm wondering though, is how do you know that the shorter ...

Madieu Williams has been atrocious
Yeah, that pick six last week was horrible.

One good play means he's good? For the most he's been terrible in coverage.
Not saying he's good or is playing well. I'm just sick of the hysteria. These guys are probably playing pretty well 90% of the game, and ...

Whatever... finger pointers everywhere.

Every Redskin fan here knew prior to training camp this year that our secondary was suspect and the weakest unit on the team. Then one week before the start of the regular season we lost our expected starters at safety in Meriweather and Jackson.

But ...

Niles Paul plays ST, and he hasn't been very involved in the Offense either.

Just because you don't see Paul catching passes on every other play doesn't mean he isn't or hasn't been involved on offense. In fact, Paul was quite active last Sunday , much the same as he was at the end of last year ...

I think we're both right!

Oh, I absolutely agree. As I've said before, I can see both sides of the Banks debate and in no way believe this will be an easy decision for the coaching staff.

But punt returns is an area that Banks has struggled recently
Except that one he took to the house against ...

Over 150 last night and he can do that by taking to the field 15 times or less, that's the difference.

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Whilst he certainly has his flaws, his upside is worth it and last nights stats demonstrate that.
In all fairness, Banks did rack up some yards last night. But most of his yards came ...

Hate to say it, because I like Banks, but I agree that he hasn't shown enough value to stick on the team. I know he was injured last year, but still, his returns were mostly painful to watch. IMHO, we have too much talent at WR this year for him to make the squad at that position, and Shanny seemed ...

Did you actually watch his post game presser? Did you really conclude that or are u just trying to stir the pot? Seriously. I'm not talkin crap or anything I just find it strange you post that but.leave out where he said he could keep both BB and AAA...

For the record, Shanahan didn't say he ...

I can remember Banks mishandling a few last year to be honest, but he got away with them.

In 2011, Banks ranked 2nd in the league with the most fumbles on punt returns with 5 fumbles. Banks tied for 2nd most fumbles on kick returns with 2 fumbles. Fumbling has been a problem that has plagued ...