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Just Sayin'
I am embarrassed to have allowed the most recent post on my own personal Washington Redskins blog be a goofy picture of another team's player for so long. A rival team's player, no less. What the hell is that?To those kind enough to have asked ... no, you aren't rid of me yet. I'm still around still planning to write about the Redskins for as many years as...
NY Giants WR Victor Cruz Is Not Particularly Perspicacious
Just sayin'.If you see him, and have a couple hours, feel free to explain.
RG3's Brilliant Play—no, not that one
Fans of the Washington Redskins have seen the 76-yard, game clinching Robert Griffin III touchdown gallop against the Vikings last Sunday dozens of times by now. And that is as it should be—the play is already ingrained in Redskins lore.Here, enjoy it again.What I want to call attention to, before the team rides that wave off to New York for a chance to measure themselves...
Week 4 Storylines: RG3, Haslett and Redskins Embattled Defense
In Tampa Bay this week, where the Buccaneers are preparing to host the Washington Redskins on Sunday afternoon, the talk is about "containing RG3." As it should be. From the outside looking in, the most intriguing thing about the Redskins is their suddenly dangerous offense, led by dynamic rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III.The phrase "highest scoring...
1-0 Redskins Raise the Bar
Last week I predicted that the Redskins would make a game of it Sunday in New Orleans, but in the end their defense would not be able to control the quick-release and savvy of Saints QB Drew Brees. Nothing beats being loud wrong than being loud wrong about losing.Mr. Haslett? Well done, sir.Some Kid Named BobMillions of words have been written this week about the sparkling...
Remembrance and Celebration
It is something I know, deep in my bones, yet only occasionally acknowledge. Let today be such a day.This...... grants the unselfconscious, joyfully gift of celebrating this:Hail.
Redskins New Era Faces Stern First Test
With the 2012 NFL season and dawn of a new era in Redskins football (make no mistake, boom or bust, history will record 2012 as the beginning of the Robert Griffin III Era) just two days away, let us take a last lingering look at the Big Picture.Because come Sunday, and then over the five months to follow, we will spend our time burrowing deep into into the delicious minutia...
Redskins vs Colts, Week 3 - A Tale of Two Realities
It is the best of times, it is the worst of times, it is the age of wisdom, it is the age of foolishness, it is the epoch of belief, it is the epoch of incredulity, it is the season of Light, it is the season of Darkness, it is the spring of hope, it is the winter of despair, we have everything before us, we have nothing before us ...Best? Easy. Robert Griffin, III vs Andrew Luck...
RG3 Unspectacular But On Schedule in Preseason Opener
Week 1 of the preseason is less about analysis than it is celebrating The Return of NFL Football. It is for reveling in the moment. It's about seeing your favorite team hit the field for the first time in a seeming eternity. As long as no key player goes down with serious injury, the preseason opener is largely ceremonial. But now that the initial breathless"here...
Redskins Palate Cleanser
Tired of salary c(r)ap?Bummed preseason is still 76 days away?Frustrated with Redskins.com's flaccid OTA coverage?You're not alone.May I make a suggestion? Feed your passion.Feed it.
The Waiting
In the days and weeks following the St. Louis/Washington trade, up to and through the NFL draft and subsequent Redskins rookie camp, feeding the daily Robert Griffin III obsession was easy. There was such a cornucopia of news available that the difficult part was trying to assimilate it all in the few hours a working person has to spare.But now the dust has settled.In the...
Space Rocks and Matriculation: The Case for Kirk Cousins
For the record, as I write this, my second monitor is sporting jpegs of rabbits feet, four-leaf covers and a random Redskins cheerleader (which may not bring luck but damn). I am also whispering an agnostic's prayer to beat the band.With that preemptive apologia in mind ...What if Robert Griffin III, the Washington Redskins prized rookie quarterback and potential...
Welcome Home, RGIII
It has been a generation. 1991 - 2011Mark RypienCary ConklinRich GannonJohn FrieszHeath ShulerGus FrerotteTrent GreenBrad JohnsonJeff GeorgeTony BanksDanny WuerffelShane MatthewsTim HasselbeckPatrick RamsoeyMark BrunellTodd CollinsJason CampbellDonovan McNabbJohn BeckRex GrossmanAnd that is all I have to say about that.Hail.
RG3 vs Luck Angle I Wish I'd Had the Guts to Post First
Rat farts.I've been batting around a hypothetical Robert Griffin III vs. Andrew Luck comparison for a couple of weeks now, but had yet to think through enough to try to give written form. It's a good one too, one of those potential "I called it!" moments one either ends up getting to crow about down the road or, alternatively, cringing from hoping...
RG3 Can Be Redskins Rising Tide
April 26, 2012—the day the tide finally came in for the Washington Redskins.Sometime around 8:30 pm on Thursday evening, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will officially announce that Robert Griffin III, Quarterback, Baylor University, has been selected by the Redskins.There will be much rejoicing. And I will be among those letting my inner child dance. Anyone who has lived...
Sean's Gone
There was no good way to say it when it happened.There is no good way to say it now.But this is how Sean Taylor's death struck me then, so I will continue to make this silent tributefor as long as the feelings remain unchanged. (Reprinted from November 28, 2007)It’s not a long drive to my son’s high school, maybe 15 minutes.Most mornings, we share sleepy wise cracks—which...
Synaptic Shotgun: 3-1 Washington Redskins
I don't get to write very often these days. But there's so much to write it's driving me crazy keeping it bottled up. So I'm going to try the shotgun-style thing for a while. Again.In no particular order, and definitely not exhaustively ...DC Jim HaslettFew doubted Haslett earlier or more pointedly than I when the Redskins brought him in to implement the transition...
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