Published on: 18th August, 2009
When the Redskins (finally) announced the hiring of Jim Zorn, no position on the team looked quite as deficient as the wide receivers.While the team preached continuity on its roster, it was converting from the vertical offense of Al Saunders and Joe Gibbs to the Mike Holmgren brand of West ...Published on: 13th August, 2009
The 2009 Washington Redskins are looking for their defense to create more sacks and turnovers than it did last season, when the team finished fourth in overall yards allowed, but near the bottom in these other key categories.The biggest change made in the offseason is the complete re-thinking of the ...Published on: 11th August, 2009
The Redskins are in a make it or break it season.In the normal course of events, a head coach would get three seasons to prove his worth. But there are a pair of reasons why Jim Zorn will only get two. The first is Redskins owner Dan Snyder and the ...Published on: 3rd August, 2009
For a team that finished fourth overall in defense in 2008, the Redskins have certainly done a lot of remodeling to their front seven. The team dropped nine figures on uber tackle Albert Haynesworth, drafted three linebackers, and grabbed a potential starter at end in the supplemental.But curiously, if anything, ...Published on: 1st August, 2009
“Now starting at quarterback for the Washington Redskins…a labrador retriever.”It almost got that bad for Jason Campbell during the offseason.The whole mess kicked off when Jay Cutler whined his way out of Denver. The Redskins, like everyone else in the free world, expressed a bit of interest, and Washington seemed ...Published on: 30th July, 2009
If you decide to stop by the Washington Redskins training camp this summer, grab Head Coach Jim Zorn one day in the autograph line and ask him if he might be interested in one play that would almost always gain 20 yards or more each time he ran it. Do ...Published on: 26th July, 2009
Call a priest.It’s confirmed: The 2009 Washington Redskins have a “holey” offensive line.It’s not that they’ve been blessed. The Redskins have as many holes on their offensive line as a good piece of Swiss cheese.Looking left to right, the starters look pretty good. Anchoring the line for the entire decade ...Published on: 19th July, 2009
The Washington Redskins have spent the lion’s share of the offseason bulking up their defense. When you see most teams drop $100 million on a defensive superstar, followed by spending all but their seventh-round choices on one side of the ball, you would assume poor performance the previous season. But ...