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Skins Say They Should Be Blowing People Out
September 15, 2009 by
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(By Evan Vucci - AP) In the past two hours, I chatted with Chris Cooley about the Redskins' offense, and listened to Clinton Portis chatting with John Thompson about the Redskins' offense. Interesting, the Redskins' two offensive stars said the exact same thing: this team...
The Cooleys Are Gonna Be On E!
September 15, 2009 by
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When I showed up for a Comcast SportsNet panel Tuesday afternoon, featuring Chris Cooley among other guests, I wasn't at all surprised to learn that an E! television crew would be there, too. These are things that happen to the Cooleys. Turns out, E! will be premiering True Hollywood...
Arlington Rap Guy Makes Skins Video
September 15, 2009 by
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The Arlington Rap became something of a summer sensation, copping well over 800,000 views and even more blog posts. The creator--McLean-bred Remy Munasifi--turns out also to be something of a Redskins fan, and hence, Redskins: The Rap, debuting this weekend on Comcast SportsyNet. You...
Morning Bog: Too Much Skins Coverage?
September 14, 2009 by
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It's a question as old as the Internet: do the D.C. sports media cover the Redskins too much? The answer is two-fold: 1) Duh 2) But we have to Which doesn't stop people from asking the question again and again. The latest is the WaPo ombudsman, who concludes that "It&...
Fake Field Goal Joy
September 14, 2009 by
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I'll hand it to Mike Wise; his dissection of the deeper meaning behind Jim Zorn's fake field goal attempt late in the first half seemed fairly apt. Let's quote Wise: That play did not have Sept. 13 written all over it. It looked like a gadget to be used Oct. 26, home against...
Jacobs: Landry "Should Have Been Smarter"
September 13, 2009 by
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A year ago, LaRon Landry had a tough confrontation with Brandon Jacobs, and everybody talked about it. A year later, Landry faced a week of questions about that run-in. "[Forget] motivation, it's already on my mind," Landry told reporters this week, except he didn'...
Hall "Couldn't Make a Play to Save My Life"
September 13, 2009 by
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For much of the Redskins' loss to the Giants on Sunday, fans online were unleashing a steady stream of dissatisfaction in the direction of DeAngelo Hall. All the usual stuff: He was reverting to what he had done in Oakland, he was satisfied after getting the big contract, his head...
Missed Tackles In Week One
September 13, 2009 by
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There were plenty of things to complain about in the aftermath of the Redskins' 23-17 loss to the Giants, so for now I'll pick just one: the missed tackles. Seemed like there were an awful lot, including three on the Giants' first touchdown, the 30-yard pass to Mario Manningham...
Jim Zorn Was Ready For Week One
September 13, 2009 by
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(Images via Comcast SportsNet) Instead of wandering around New Jersey parking lots this afternoon, I decided to take pictures of my television. The way it seemed to me, lots of people were ready for this game to finally start. For example, Jim Zorn and ownership, seen above. They seemed...
Clinton Portis Debuts New Week 1 Cleats
September 13, 2009 by
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(Images via Comcast SportsNet) Comcast SportsNet's Michael Jenkins discovered early in the preseason that Clinton Portis planned to debut some new cleats during Week 1 of this season. Portis told him they would be "hot," but asked Jenkins to preserve his secrecy. Well...
Nats Attempt to Avoid 210-Loss Ignominy
September 11, 2009 by
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The worst. (By Paul Sancya - AP) As the Nats have settled into the Jim Riggleman era, their total loss pace has also settled in, in a zone much less horrific than we originally expected. For weeks, they've been on pace for somewhere around 103, 104, 105 or 106 losses, none of which...
More Ovechkin Zamboni Video
September 10, 2009 by
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Trying to justify that train ticket, here's some video I took of Alex Ovechkin's afternoon in New York.
Ovechkin Dismisses Boomer Esiason, NYC
September 10, 2009 by
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(Photos by Michael Cohen - Getty) When I was wandering around Broadway Wednesday afternoon, I saw a guy in an Alex Ovechkin jersey. I asked him if he knew where the event was starting. He stared at me blankly. Turned out he was just a random dude walking around Manhattan in an Ovechkin...
RFK Continues to Fall Apart
September 10, 2009 by
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Some fans have, in moments of anguish, referred to RFK Stadium as a hole. Yeah, well, believe it. This photo, taken during Wednesday night's D.C. United victory, shows the lower portions of a Barra Brava member who had begun to be eaten alive by D.C.'s favorite decaying carcass...
Morning Bog: Riggleman Says Baseball Isn't Taxing
September 10, 2009 by
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Taxed. (By John Bazemore - AP) The standard baseball critique from fans of hockey, soccer, football, basketball, synchronized swimming, rhythmic gymnastics, miniature golf and competitive basket weaving is that their sport is more physically taxing than baseball. The standard response...
Portis on Skins Offense: "Bombs Over Baghdad"
September 10, 2009 by
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Wednesday was his first game-week media session of the season, and Clinton Portis has already provided at least four t shirt-ready slogans. He really should just start a clothing company. He was asked how many miles he has left: "Hey, this built Ford Tough baby, I'll never...
Faces of Zorn: The Frothy Rock Star
September 10, 2009 by
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Jim Zorn has the most expressive press conferences I've ever seen from an NFL coach, or from any coach in any sport. Here's a feature dedicated to those looks. Wednesday, Zorn was asked about what he'd say to his team before Sunday's opener, to fire them up and all...
Ovechkin: "It's Just the Beginning"
September 09, 2009 by
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After Alex Ovechkin finally escaped from the throngs inside the NHL Store for a few moments on Wednesday afternoon and retreated to an upstairs studio, one of his police escorts asked him about the start of training camp. "Can't wait, actually," Ovechkin said. I can understand...
Alex Ovechkin, New York and a Zamboni
September 09, 2009 by
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Ah, yes. The zamboni. After Alex Ovechkin finished some NHL interviews, he took a break in his Upper West Side hotel room. I then headed down to 47th Street and Seventh Avenue, where a Zamboni was waiting. This is, of course, kind of weird. Below are some updates via Twitter. MultiTweetUsers...
Alex Ovechkin, New York and a Zamboni
September 09, 2009 by
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So I'm currently at an Upper West Side hotel, with Caps PR guru Nate Ewell and a couple NHL staffers, waiting for Alex Ovechkin. He'll do some interviews here, then head down 6th Avenue in a zamboni. I'll take pictures, I guess. This here will be a live Twitter feed of...
Alex Ovechkin, New York, and a Zamboni
September 09, 2009 by
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So I'm currently at an Upper West Side hotel, with Caps PR guru Nate Ewell and a couple NHL staffers, waiting for Alex Ovechkin. He'll do some interviews here, then head down 6th Avenue in a zamboni. I'll take pictures, I guess. This here will be a live Twitter feed of...
Afternoon Bog: Peter King Sides With Dan Snyder
September 09, 2009 by
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Redskins fans love to accuse Peter King of anti-burgundy bias, and they seized on his 6-10 final record prediction this summer, as further evidence, but here comes King, defending the team's owner against charges of bankrupting Fairfax County grannies. Leif, the way I look at that...
Some Interesting Redskins Images
September 09, 2009 by
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Having seen a few Redskins-related images that intrigued me in recent days, I thought maybe I'd just steal my colleague Jason Reid's Here's What I Think conceit to fill time while I ride up to New York to see Alex Ovechkin in a zamboni. Bear with me, and apologies to J...
D.C. Media Members Playing Ice Hockey
September 09, 2009 by
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Feldman, Hellie. Obviously I was too busy stalking Real World DC members member to adequately cover Caps Media Fantasy Camp, but here are some quick observations. * Before I forget, Mike Green was around. He confirmed that @GreenLife52 is his Twitter feed, and that he will be updating...
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