If William of Occam were handicapping Thursday night’s first round of the NFL Draft, this is what he would say about the fourth overall selection ... Forget the endless analysis, subterfuge and misinformation. Washington Redskins fans will wake up Friday morning comforted to know that QB Donovan McNabb will be protected from backside mayhem for the foreseeable...

Continuing our look at prospects considered the most likely to be selected by the Redskins with the fourth overall pick in next months NFL Draft, today we turn out attention away from the glamorous, high-profile quarterback position to the blue-collar, concrete-and-steel position of offensive left tackle. Below you will find biographical data, scouting reports, draft projections...

If you've been looking for BGO or TN today (and really, who could blame you?) and getting that weird Hostgator.com "whoops" page instead, fear not.  Yes, we've paid our bills. No, you haven't been banned.  Probably. Both sites will be back up and running as soon as HG finds the unplugged plug someone must have tripped over and ... unplugged...

It's March 15, 2010 ... Do you know where your offensive line is? Today marks the beginning of "voluntary" workouts at Redskins Park. At some point during this damp, overcast day, one suspects new Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan will turn his gaze upon the group of offensive linemen working out in the shiny new weightroom in Ashburn. Assuming...

Few would have bet that five days into free agency, the Washington Redskins would have signed just one player—a journeyman offensive guard. No, if you had been forced to bet your own money, you would have bet that by sun-up on Day One, the Redskins would have landed players like DE Julius Peppers, or LB Karlos Dansby or LT Chad Clifton.  Maybe more than one. &...

And so it begins. As of this writing (9:45 am 12 pm EST), the Washington Redskins have made no new signings ... thus making news by not making news, which, as those who have followed this team closely for the past few years can attest, is news. Boots-on-the-ground guy extraordinaire John Pappas (Warpath Confidential) is in Ashburn covering all Redskins-related...

The Daily Redskin 2.12.10 If you are a Washington Redskins fan in the mood for a little meat on them pre-draft analysis bones, help yourself to some tasty Mike Shanahan draft history and number-crunching from Aston Gambino's always-satisfying (if too infrequent!) blog, Are You Not Entertained? Perhaps the most compelling question, if not the most important, is what will new head coach Mike

Well, at least something good came out of this. I got definitive word last night that no aircraft owned by Dan Snyder or the Washington Redskins--Redskins One or otherwise--was damaged in the hangar collapse. Which at this point is not unlike finding out from good authority that seawater is salty, but still ... it's nice to know. The internet, bless its fiberoptic noospheric heart, remains a

According to the unofficial pilot's network, the hangar housing Redskins owner Daniel Snyder's private jet, the infamous Redskins One, has collapsed at Dulles International Airport.   The jet was reportedly inside the hangar at the time. No official confirmation or information on injuries or damage to the aircraft are available at this time. Stay tuned.

The (Quasi) Daily Redskin 2.10.10 With apologies to my friends from places like Montana ... Damn that's a lot of snow. Meanwhile, back at the ranch ... According to Redskins Insider, the ubiquitous, all-knowing "league sources" are back and sharing that "[New Redskins Head Coach Mike] Shanahan is eager to draft and develop a young quarterback." The Insider goes on to mention...

The Daily Redskin 2.4.10 I got a kick out of Hog Haven’s piece on Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford’s response to Kevin Sheehan on ESPN 980 yesterday. Kevin Sheehan: You are of Native American descent, correct? Sam Bradford: Correct. Kevin Sheehan: So, out of curiosity, do you have any sort of feelings about the Redskins name? Sam Bradford: "You know, obviously in Oklahoma there's a large Native

The Daily Redskin 1.30.10 If you're reading this, chances are you also read the Redskins Official Blog and have already seen the post about the new Redskins page on Hulu.com. There are certain things you can't leave to chance, however, so if you happen to be a Redskins fans and have not yet heard about this, please allow me to seriously make your day. Here's what you'll find so far ...

This stuff matters you know. I mean, it must. Threads about this topic pop up periodically around the Redskins community, and they always seem to generate interest.  What I have noticed is they also have a tendency to reinvent the wheel every time. Seems to me it’s high time someone compiled and committed to maintaining the official record. What the [hell]. I'll do...

The Daily Redskin 1.28.10 According to reports, former WR Keenan McCardell is set to become the Redskins new Wide Receivers Coach.  Interestingly, his coaching resume consists of one year in the league as an intern. If nothing else, given the pace, it's a career development step worthy of a note and perhaps a little inquiry. KEENAN McCARDELL ? Curriculum Vitae ? Playing Career Stats

Whether or not one thinks the Redskins should take a quarterback at the top of April's NFL Draft, or if so, whether or not Oklahoma's Sam Bradford should be that QB, one thing is certain ... the young man nicknamed "The Big Easy" is going to be a big part of the conversation around these parts for at least the next 85 days.  Given he's the clear early front-runner as the Redskins pick (at #4

The Daily Redskin 1.22.10 I admit it. I'm friends with a Cowboys fan. At least I think I can call him friend--we have "spoken" in the web on and off over the years in our mutual roles as message board administrators, but more so, as lifelong fans of rival professional football teams. He goes by Hostile in his online incarnation, but don't let the nom-de-guerre and occasionally brusque

The Daily Redskin 1.21.10 My first memories of the Washington Redskins date back to 1971, when my family, and a football coach named George Allen, arrived in Washington, DC.  I was ten. I was new to town, new to the game, and I fell in love with latter at first sight. The Over-the-Hill Gang. Sonny. Billy. Larry Brown. Charlie Taylor...

Redskins “official blogger” Matt Terl picked up last week’s piece on the then-prospective hiring of Jim Haslett as defensive coordinator as a jumping-off point to make his case for Haslett … and that’s fine. It was actually a welcome result, as it was pretty much what I was hoping someone would do. The earlier piece, after all, was as much a plea for someone to convince...

With one final, predictable fourth-quarter collapse, the circus that was the Jim Zorn Era in Washington came to a close in sunny San Diego on Sunday. The only surprising thing about the latest as-if-scripted loss was that there might be anyone left out there who was actually surprised. In the 23-20 loss to the Chargers, Zorn's Redskins were true to form. Leading by one point and with a golden

If you haven't read this piece from my dear friend and BGO partner John "Boone" Jeffries, may I humbly suggest you should. Nobody does it better. "The fans don't know. They think they do. But they don't." These were the words of a Redskins bigwig during a meet and greet over more than a few drinks 6 years ago. The staff of another burgeoning Redskins site had been invited up to Landsdowne

Detroit  Lions 19, Washington Redskins 14 Credit and thanks to my friend Lanky Livingston at BGO

As happens every year, the talk all week has been about how Preseason “Game” Three—for the Redskins, against the New England Patriots tonight at FedEx Field—is the most “real” test of the preseason. You know the drill; the starters will play longer, the game-planning will be more complex, the results will be more meaningful. I don’t buy it. Never have, never will...

There were several Redskins defensive storylines I could have focused on Saturday night, when Washington squared off against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Preseason Week Two. You know the kind … Had MLB London Fletcher really lost the half-step he seemed to have misplaced a couple of times against the Ravens in Week One? Did sophomore CB Justin Tryon replace the athletic supporter said marauding

Coming off a solid-but-forgettable debut against the Baltimore Ravens last week, Redskins starting QB Jason Campbell had an opportunity against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday night to take the proverbial bull by the horns.A good performance against the defending champions would have gone a long way toward quieting the growing undercurrent of concern among Redskins fans that Jason Campbell

So ... Michael Vick. I wasn’t intending to ‘go there’ in this space—to me his is a straight social issue, and only tangentially Redskins-related in that Vick’s new team, the Philadelphia Eagles, play in the same division. However, a friend of mine whose thoughts I value and respect recently wrote a strongly-worded, passionate piece about Vick’s return to the NFL, and...