Published on: 23rd March, 2010
The National Football League owners have finally done something about their overtime system. Well, for the playoffs anyway. And only when there’s a field goal involved. It used to be that the first possession was decided by virtue of a coin toss at the beginning of the overtime ...Published on: 19th March, 2010
No matter who the Baltimore Ravens draft, sign, or otherwise add from here on out, WR Anquan Boldin will be the biggest get this team has for the 2010 squad. Baltimore has never, ever had a decent receiving corps. Sure, they have had the ever-solid Derrick Mason at the ...Published on: 19th March, 2010
“Yesterday’s weirdness is tomorrow’s reason why.” — Hunter S. Thompson You know things have gotten strange when a team makes headlines for what it’s not doing. Indeed, the Washington Redskins are under new management. Its approach to free agency this season—judicious and restrained—has been nothing short of ...Published on: 28th February, 2010
One of the things that everyone seems to forget about the NFL Combine is that there are other players on the market besides the 2010 NFL Draft class; there are the players who are currently in the NFL to discuss too. As part of the uncapped season, many players ...Published on: 19th February, 2010
Baltimore Ravens General Manager Ozzie Newsome stated recently that the club was going to take some chances this offseason. The team wasted no time in making good on that promise by signing recently reinstated WR Donte Stallworth. In case you’ve been under a rock, Stallworth was recently reinstated to the NFL after ...Published on: 14th February, 2010
There are few Ravens observers who would disagree with the notion that Baltimore’s top offseason need a legitimate No. 1 receiver, whether that comes from the draft, trade or free agency. Who and how the team should acquire to fill that need…that’s where folks seem to differ. Lets ...Published on: 13th February, 2010
Before I go any further, let me explain that I hate writing articles where I use the word "I." And there I’ve gone and done it four times in the first sentence. And once in the second. But one thing I am getting tired of hearing with regard ...Published on: 18th December, 2009
I awoke yesterday to the news that Redskins de facto general manager Vinny Cerrato had resigned, and almost immediately after heard the word that Bruce Allen would be taking over as the actual general manager. No doubt, I was excited for the franchise. It’s no secret that I’ve long ...Published on: 7th December, 2009
The Redskins near-win against the New Orleans Saints is both encouraging and worrying. It’s encouraging because the team showed what many of us knew to be true—given competent play-calling and time, the team would improve enough over the course of the season that it would be ready to contend ...Published on: 25th November, 2009
Barring a remarkable turnaround, the 2009 Washington Redskins season is basically over. In the first of a series of articles, I look towards 2010, when the team is expected to have a new head coach, potentially a new general manager, and a whole host of new players. This week, ...