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Happy Birthday DeAngelo Hall
2 days ago by
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If you want an interception, ask this guyPlease join me and the entire staff of The Curly R in wishing Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall a happy birthday, DeAngelo turns 26 today.DeAngelo made his way to the Redskins circuitously, a midseason signing last year who made his mark immediately...
Redskins Name Will Continue to Be Offensive. Or Not. It Depends on Who You Ask. I Lost the Plot.
4 days ago by
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Um, noA Curly R twofer for your Tuesday morning.First, yesterday the Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of the case of the Redskins team name, ending this particular legal challenge to the propriety of naming a for profit enterprise with a term recognized now as an epithet.To...
The Dread Bye Week Post
10 days ago by
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Battle stationsWhile not exactly coinciding with the Sunday of the bye week when Curly R generally publishes the Dread Bye Week posts, I thought it important to put up a few notes on the state of the team at the middle point of the season.And it is not hot. In fact it is a complete...
A Picture of Neighbor Bill Looking at a Picture of Him Looking at a Picture of Him Looking at the Redskins-Eagles Game
11 days ago by
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Back when we watched the RedskinsThe Redskins futility has managed to depress even me, I watched the Falcons game and cached all the post game links, I have simply not had the energy to write it up, I can barely get out of bed.I finally finished the Eagles gamewrap btw, done and linked...
Game 8: Redskins (2-5) at Falcons (4-3)
13 days ago by
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at There is no energy in me for a detailed preview today, for the first time in a while I get to vege in front of a game, no kids, no worries. Check back with Curly R later tonight, perhaps then I will have recovered from last night.Washington Post interactive gameday.This is a gameday...
Timing Is Everything When It Comes to Dissatisfaction With Your Team Owner
15 days ago by
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You only don't like them when things are tough. PS things have been tough for ten years.I read, yesterday on Matt Terl's ORB (Official Redskins Blog) Twitter feed and then in greater detail at Dan Dan the Sports Bog Man about the poll showing we hated Jack Kent Cooke just as...
The Greatest Threat of Our Time
16 days ago by
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WHY WASN'T I TOLDNo it is not the economic downturn threatening to swallow our jobs and life savings, not the growing Chinese threat or even al Qaeda. No, the most clear and present danger in our lives as Redskins fans is...A rogue Hogette.This is no fun and games, not at all....
Rich Tandler @ CSN: Fred Davis, the Bye Week and Learning to Block
17 days ago by
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Blogger-patriotRich Tandler's second piece is up on Comcast SportsNet, tight end Fred Davis on how I spent my fall vacation, get over there and read it.Did I mention that Rich also writes books about the Redskins? And the Hokies but I will not hold that against him.Rich Tandler from here.
I Don't Even Know What This Means
17 days ago by
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Stomp on one face and never hear the end of itThis morning I got a tip from lifetime Eagles fan, season ticket holder and Curly R reader/lurker Wilbert Montgomery, it would seem Sports Illustrated ran a poll of 300 active NFL players in training camp on the league's dirtiest players...
Two Playcallers for the Price of Three
23 days ago by
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A Dan Snyder kind of dealIn the aftermath of the miserable game six loss to the previously winless Kansas City Chiefs, Redskins head coach Jim Zorn was stripped of playcalling authority, by the next morning that responsibility had been invested in Sherman Lewis, an offensive consultant...
Hogs Haven's Ken Meringolo Personally Challenging Redskins' Story on Suing of Ticket Holders
23 days ago by
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Sounds like bait and switch to meOne side effect of Dan Snyder sending out Redskins chief operating officer and general counsel David Donovan as proxy attack dog on all manner of explosive issues, such as the all new ban on signs and required team review of ticket holder clothing choices...
Return of Joe Gibbs: DO NOT WANT
29 days ago by
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We really need you to be... there, for us.Boy Redskinsland is really becoming more like Hollywood by the day if the measured lifecycle of a rumor is any indication.Bit less than a week ago Rich Tandler opined that wearing black at games and boycotting merchandise were perhaps not as...
Repost: Bet John Disagrees
October 22, 2009 by
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In honor of yesterday's long Washington Post profile on John Kent Cooke, the man who lost the Redskins to Dan Snyder a decade ago, Curly R went into the archives for our first ever repost, the story of the sale of the Redskins, originally published here on 21 December 2006, it...
Distress Call
October 18, 2009 by
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Help or put me downDan Steinberg is the vanguard of the Burgundy Revolution, he captured this image from the parking lot today, Dan only described the situation and did not provide the appropriate context so allow me, an upside down flag means one or both of only two things:1. The...
Jim Zorn Relieved of Playcalling Duties
October 18, 2009 by
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Band aid for a gusher The Washington Post Redskins Insider and the ORB (Official Redskins Blog) are reporting that Redskins head coach Jim Zorn has been relieved of playcalling duties effective immediately. Coach Zorn met with shadow general manager Vinny Cerrato following tonight...
I Just Blew Another Lead
October 11, 2009 by
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I'm going to DisneylandTakeaway drill: All three phases of the game fail the Redskins, for the fifth straight week Washington faced a team with no wins, for the third time in 2009 a team got its first win against the Redskins; black clouds and black curtains, that is all I see...
Game 5: Redskins (2-2) at Panthers (0-3)
October 11, 2009 by
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at Out of the box: The Redskins continue a hard walk through an easy schedule as they travel south to play the winless, confused and rested Carolina Panthers, 1pm ET on FOX; 2-2 never looked so bad.=====Quick jump toThe Story So Far :: Curly R Aside :: Oppo Research :: Trainer'...
Do You Still Consider Riggo an Authority on Football?
October 08, 2009 by
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Because I doThis is a devastating takedown of the Sherm Lewis hire by Hall of Fame Redskins bulldozer John Riggins, thanks to Rich Tandler for finding this first.Note that Riggo never actually says the word Redskins, the only time he refers directly to the team he calls it the Washington...
There Are Nine Signs Your Coaching Job May Be in Danger
October 07, 2009 by
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Jim Zorn has eleven of themAnd thus we reach the end of the beginning of the end. The Redskins are bringing in a consultant. To help with the offense. That offensive guru Jim Zorn runs.Vinny Cerrato and Dan Snyder have hired Sherman aka Sherm Lewis, a former assistant coach who quote...
Someone Set Up Us the Bomb
October 05, 2009 by
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All your deep threat are belong to himTakeaway drill: A magic ability to make bad teams look good, the game management problems did not go away even if the execution improved... in the second half... After spotting the opponent ten points; Jason Campbell has a career bad day and still...
Game 3: Redskins (1-1) at Lions (0-2)
September 27, 2009 by
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vs. Out of the box: From fans to players this town is hopping mad as the Redskins travel to Detroit to play the Lions, 1pm ET on FOX, one team has not won since 2007 and the other is getting a taste of what that feels like.=====The story so far: The week began with the team dealing...
Just Win
September 26, 2009 by
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You do all realize how sad this is, right?The Redskins played a piss poor game on offense against the Rams and still won, thanks to the defense and no thanks to head coach and playcaller Jim Zorn. At the end of the first half and all through the second half the fans in Redskins Stadium...
EPIC FAIL
September 25, 2009 by
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Actually Robert I would not be all that psyched to trade with you right nowRobert Henson really stepped in it, insulting anyone that actually works for a living while bragging how far above reproach his 310 thousand dollar NFL rookie salary puts him, the rest of us are just untouchables...
I Feel So Much Better Now
September 21, 2009 by
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WTF dudeTakeaway drill: Winning can look like losing, especially when paired with a critical season ending injury, red zone futility and weak playcalling; Steve Spagnuolo can still gameplan against Washington; Redskins fans are flat out of patience.=====Monday walkthrough: The Washington...
Game 2: Redskins (0-1) vs. Rams (0-1)
September 20, 2009 by
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vs. Note: Welcome to this week's Curly R game preview, I will be building this post up through kickoff so hit refresh. -BenOut of the box: A familiar and frustrating foe in St. Louis comes to Washington for the Redskins home opener, 1pm on FOX, the Rams are under new management...
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