Mike Shanahan says it’s the least favorite part of his job:
“I think the toughest thing is going down to the 53-man squad because you just told somebody that the dream that they’ve been dreaming is not going to be realized, at least here,” he said. “What I tell them is that I’m hoping that if [...]
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Bubble will burst for 22 Redskins
Are the Redskins a Playoff team?
It seems like every year at least one NFL team rises from the bottom to the top. Fans around D. C. are asking, “Why not the Redskins?” Some reasons why the Redskins will make the playoffs this year, and some reasons why they won’t, are presented in this week’s edition of the wildly popular Point-Counterpoint:
Point-Counterpoint: [...]
Westbrook still a Redskin
Rick Maese of the Post is reporting that Byron Westbrook is still a Redskin and that he will travel with the team to Arizona today and will suit up and play tomorrow.
Confirmed: Byron Westbrook is still a member of the #Redskins. Making the trip to AZ today and will play in Thursday’s game
The real headline [...]
Westbrook released?
Adam Schefter tweeted this morning that the Redskins have released Byron Westbrook. The timing seems odd in that the team got down to the 75-player limit on Tuesday by releasing four layers and putting Malcolm Kelly on injured reserve. But Schefter doesn’t often toss out random information like that at 7:30 in the morning unless [...]
Redskins Offensive Depth Chart Review
After looking at the defense in detail, here’s a look at the Redskins’ offense.
In-Depth Chart Review–Offense
Offensive Tackle
Left: Trent Williams, Will Robinson, Selvish Capers
Right: Jammal Brown, Stephon Heyer, Clint Oldenburg
Capers’ stock is up; he seems to be a natural zone blocker and his pass blocking skills are improving.
Heyer has started 28 games for the Redskins but he may [...]
Depth chart review–Defense
Over the summer, I published a series of articles examining the Redskins’ depth chart in depth. Since then the team has gone through two weeks of training camp, a backup quarterback trade, the release of Mike Shanahan’s official depth chart and they are about to play their first preseason game. Things have shuffled around since [...]
Join me at CSN for post-game chat
Well, after over four years of live blogging virtually every Redskins game as it happened, I’m going to have to give it up. My new job with CSNwashigton.com will prelude me from being able to conduct live blogs during the game.
The good news is that you still will have a chance to discuss and vent [...]
Redskins Training Camp 10 Spot
What do you do when you have some points and opinions that aren’t enough fodder for an entire article but still interesting and worthy of discussion? If you are me, you put together a 10-spot. Here’s one of the nuggets and the link to the complete article:
Tandler’s Training Camp 10 Spot
Is a two-tight end set [...]
The Hall Calls a Hog
Getting inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame is an individual honor but since football is the ultimate team game, each enshrinee owes a good deal of credit to his teammates. Russ Grimm is in because he was a Hog and he will represent the most famous and accomplished NFL offensive line in history [...]
