Published on: 4th October, 2010
A few quick Monday morning thoughts:Ø Why Bookies Wear Bling. At kickoff yesterday, I think it's fair to say 90-plus percent of Redskins fans and media had effectively written the stumbling, 1-2 team off. With the Eagles, Packers, Colts and Bears on tap, I suspect 75-plus percent would have bet even ...Published on: 16th September, 2010
Occasional, recurring short-form posts about the Washington Redskins, NFL and maybe even Life. Almost like a blog. Begging your indulgence, here are a few final thoughts on the Dallas opener before officially turning the page in order to focus, with proper deference and solemnity, on the mighty Houston Texans juggernaut set to invade FedEx Field on Sunday bent on putting ...Published on: 15th September, 2010
Welcome to the first regular season installment of the 2010 Washington Redskins' Key Stats Tracker.This is a weekly feature that will run all season, focusing on three specific statistical categories: turnover differential, third-down-efficiency, and red-zone efficiency—plus any specific observations/anomalies that stand out from any given game. This week, we look at the Redskins' season-opening 13-7 victory over the Dallas ...Published on: 10th September, 2010
Welcome to the fourth and final preseason installment of the 2010 Washington Redskins' Key Stats Tracker.This is a weekly feature we will run all season, focusing on three specific statistical categories—turnover differential, third-down-efficiency, and red-zone-efficiency—plus any specific observations/anomalies that stand out from any given game.This week, we look at the Redskins 20-10 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, and ...Published on: 24th August, 2010
Welcome to installment two of the 2010 Redskins Key Stats Tracker. This is a weekly feature focusing on three specific statistical categories—turnover differential, third-down-efficiency and red-zone-efficiency—plus any specific statistical observations/anomalies that stand out from any given game. Baltimore Ravens 23Washington Redskins 3 This Week's Quick Notes● Through two preseason games, the win/loss record of team that forces more turnovers is ...Published on: 14th August, 2010
By now, with almost 24 hours to digest last night's epic 42-17 pasting of hapless Buffalo in Mike Shanahan's Redskins debut, you have probably read a dozen "game impressions" blog posts from around the web. And I bet some of them were pretty damn good. So rather than go all serious ...Published on: 10th August, 2010
Caught practice today with my son. It doesn't get much better.For a recap of the day's drills and other action, check out Gary Fitzgerald's practice recap on Redskins.com. Man does a great job of tracking the who's who and what's what, particularly when it comes to the 11-on-11 stuff you really want ...Published on: 4th August, 2010
I'm going to try something new (again)—occasional, recurring short-form posts about the Washington Redskins, NFL and maybe even, you know, life. Almost like a—what do they call it—blog? Have at thee.Mike Shanahan - after one wild ride of an offseason and a quick first week of training camp, one thing ...Published on: 2nd August, 2010
There was a time, back in the Gibbs Glory Days , when the Washington Redskins were thought of as a big team. The relative size of the offensive line Gibbs and offensive line guru Joe Bugel constructed in front of battering ram running back John Riggins might not turn heads by ...Published on: 29th July, 2010
You can't swing a fluffy unicorn these days without hitting a training camp preview, so rather than subject you to yet another round of position breakdowns and statistics, over the next few days I will be taking a look some issues and questions I see smoldering just beneath the surface. Hey, ...