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Eagles vs Redskins: Random Reactions
27 days ago by
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Eagles 27
Redskins 17
Yuck.
Some day-after reaction, shotgun-style:
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Can I get you all to raise your right hands for a second?
Thanks.
Everyone who reacted to Eagles WR DeSean Jackson's 67-yard end-around TD romp up the left sideline less than two minutes into the...
Redskins '09: Dead Team Walking
October 23, 2009 by
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By the end their embarrassing week three loss to the Detroit Lions, a team doing its best to threaten the expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ all-time NFL futility standard, it was becoming clear the 2009 Washington Redskins were not going to contend for a championship.
By the end...
Jason Campbell, Speed, Defense & Hope
October 09, 2009 by
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Some general, getting-back-in-the-saddle thoughts, heading into the second quarter of a dispiriting start to the 2009 Redskins season:
The game is still moving too fast for Redskins QB Jason Campbell. On the rare occasions he drops, reads and throws on rhythm, he’s pretty good—not...
Still Breathing
September 09, 2009 by
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To those who may have noticed the recent silence ... you aren't rid of me yet; I have been attending to personal matters. Thank you for your continued patronage (an awful, stuffy word) and patience. I will be back as time and circumstance permit.
Cheers, and Hail.
Preseason Week II - Game Day Wish List
August 22, 2009 by
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With one preseason “game” under our belts—last week’s 23-0 bummer against the Baltimore Ravens—I have pared the wish list down for week two:I. All season, the single most crucial element in any real Redskins game will be the play of its young veteran quarterback, Jason Campbell...
2009 Preseason Opener: Top Five Wish List
August 12, 2009 by
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And so it is time for the requisite "what I want to see" piece heading into the first preseason game of a new season. Gotta do it—it's as much a part of the early-season NFL ritual as stopping at Best Buy for new box of blank DVD's. Only so many games can live on...
2009 Redskins: One Split Second Away
August 09, 2009 by
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Have you seen this man? Photo courtesy of BGO (Elephant) If you have seen him—sometimes brilliant, sometimes frustrating, ever the work-in-progress—the Redskins will remain what they have been for years … a team capable of beating the best in the NFL one week, and losing to...
2009 Redskins: One Split-Second Away
August 09, 2009 by
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Have you seen this man?(Photo by BGO member Elephant)If you have seen him—sometimes brilliant, sometimes frustrating, ever the work-in-progress—the Redskins will remain what they have been for years … a team capable of beating the best in the NFL one week, and losing to the worst...
Anticipation
July 22, 2009 by
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Every year around this time there comes a certain day–a certain moment–when the reality of pro football being just around the corner hits home. I had mine two evenings ago, standing on my deck in a light drizzle (cell reception’s a joke inside my house) talking to a Left...
Wait—I have a blog?
June 29, 2009 by
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Can't believe it's been two months since my last post.To anyone who has noticed and not found that a pleasant development, my apologies. And to anyone who noticed and has found it a pleasant development, my apologies for now breaking the silence.Anyway, it's not like I...
Reaction: DE Brian Orapko
April 27, 2009 by
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I admit it. When the NY Jets moved up to grab Franchise QB-designee Mark Sanchez with the fifth overall selection of the 2009 NFL Draft on Saturday, and the realization set in that there would be no tumultuous quarterback transition in Washington this offseason (or at least this weekend...
Draft Day Wish List
April 23, 2009 by
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Finally, mercifully, the NFL Draft is upon us. For those of us old enough to remember when that meant little more than checking the Monday morning Washington Post sports section for the inside-page graphic listing the name, position and college of twelve mostly unknown new Redskins...
Redskins 2009 Schedule: “It’s not that bad.â€
April 15, 2009 by
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Buttercup and Westley have just entered the Fire Swamp, and look around. Westly: “It's not that bad.”Buttercup stares at him in disbelief.Westley: “Well, I’m saying I’d like to build a summer home here, but the trees are qctually quite lovely.” Every year I say I am...
Redskins OL: Tale of the Tape
April 08, 2009 by
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Continuing the offseason look into the current state of the Redskins lines of scrimmage and how they arrived there ...During the Pittsburgh and Baltimore games in weeks nine and ten last year, it became crystal clear to me that the Redskins were simply overmatched on the offensive...
Is Jay Cutler Worth the Risk?
April 02, 2009 by
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According to multiple sources, the Redskins are actively pursuing a trade for Denver QB Jay Culter.Yesterday at this time I thought that rumor was off the table and had moved on to other things
Redskins 2009 Preseason Schedule: (Premature) Release
March 30, 2009 by
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It only lasted a few seconds, but I caught a whiff of football today.Aug 13 @Baltimore 7:30PMAug 20-24 vs.PittsburghAug 28 vs.New England 8PMSept 3-4 @JacksonvilleFunny how the mind works. With the release of the Redskins 2009 preseason schedule, barely a ripple in the vast football...
Experience the Super League with 888sport
March 29, 2009 by
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The top-level professional rugby league football club competition, known as the Super League, is currently referred to as the Engage Super League as a result of the sponsorship of Engage Mutual Assurance. Fourteen teams, one team from Wales, twelve from England, and one from France...
Om Field Update
March 26, 2009 by
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Continuing its tireless quest for world domination (or becoming a successful blog, whichever comes first), The Om Field has broadened its horizons this week by joining Sports Blog Net.I do a lot of scouting around the web these days for widgets, gadgets and new networks I think might...
A Brief History of Pick No. 243
March 24, 2009 by
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In its charity and wisdom, the National Football League has awarded the Washington Redskins one (1) compensatory draft pick in the upcoming 2009 NFL Draft.
NFL Draft: History of Pick No.13
March 22, 2009 by
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On April 25, the Washington Redskins will exercise their right to claim
Meanwhile, back at Redskins Park ...
March 12, 2009 by
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Ninety-nine percent of Redskins talk these days centers on the nut-and-bolt specifics of certain roster spots---primarily SAM linebacker, defensive end and offensive tackle---and what the team plans to do about them via free agency and the April draft.Fair enough, I've been...
T. Suggs: "You've got a mistake."
March 11, 2009 by
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Just a quickie I can't let go without mention. I mean, why not--we're all big boys and girls here.Regarding the accumulating stream of injuries that finally flooded its banks and became a rampaging river last night in Baltimore, as both starting offensive tackles, Chris Samuels...
Redskins Feeling a Cold Draft
March 05, 2009 by
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"Jason Taylor was going to play [strong-side] linebacker, we were still going to have to fill the left end spot." - Vinny Cerrato (Wash.Post, 3/4/09)Lost in the news and opinion blitz of the past few days was this quick quote from Redskins Executive VP of Football Operations...
Offseason Chronicles - Snowed Again
March 02, 2009 by
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So I'm sitting home today, drafting a piece about the gaping hole the Redskins have at SAM linebacker (hey, it snowed), when I get word they have just released DE Jason Taylor. ? Sometimes this computer thing, for all its convenience, leaves me cold. ?It would have been far more...
Taking Free Agency in Context
February 26, 2009 by
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I had been treating myself to a break the past couple of weeks ... figure even obsessed fans need some kind of offseason.Well, that all ended the minute the web started buzzing with Albert Haynesworth (hereinafter AH)-to-the-Redskins rumors.One minute I had both feet firmly on the...
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