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Hogs Haven (Free subscription) | yesterday
In a post that I realize is extremely premature, I thought it would be fun to take a look at the Skins current roster and start evaluating all of the upcoming free agents this year. There are a lot of players on the fence at this point in my mind, and I'll be curious to get everyone else's feedback. The current list of Redskins free agents include: Jason Campbell , Levi Jones , Casey Rabach , Stephon...
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Redskins Blog (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Getting to live your childhood dream isn't the kind of thing that just happens to people. Say, as a purely hypothetical example, that you're a kid who went to school at DeMatha and grew up rooting for the Redskins. You played football at the nearby University of Maryland, but went undrafted in the NFL. Even if some team wants you, there's no guarantee it'll be the one you rooted for as a kid. Even...
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Redskins Blog (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Hey, maybe you heard somewhere that punter Hunter Smith threw a touchdown pass yesterday? It's true! You've probably also heard by now that Smith was a multiple-position threat at Sherman High School, including quarterback -- "I was a better receiver than anything, and went to college as that," he said after the game, before settling into much more standard athlete-speak. "I just count...
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Redskins Blog (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
For weeks now, any discussion of the Redskins offensive line has been prefaced with the word "makeshift". Between guys being lost to injury and guys being shuttled from position to position in relief, there's been very little continuity on a unit that -- according to conventional NFL wisdom -- thrives on continuity. Of course, no one has particularly WANTED to see continuity in an offensive...
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Redskins Blog (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
There's not a lot of free time for the players on road trips. Travel days start with meetings, a mock game, and treatment. After that excitement comes the bus-plane-bus-hotel combo. For a few of the players, there are production meetings with the TV broadcast crew immediately upon arrival at the hotel. And in the evening, there are more meetings and a curfew. Obviously there's no free time on gameday....
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Redskins Blog (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
A few notes today, after the third rain-soaked practice in a row: Hunter Smith said he felt good after punting in practice today, and is optimistic that he'll be able to go on Sunday; how he feels tomorrow -- a day AFTER punting -- will tell the tale. Ladell Betts was able to get involved with practice today, and is expected to be able to contribute on Sunday -- he says he's at about 75%. Head coach...
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Redskins Blog (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
Just a few notes from a short, windy Saturday practice. Clinton Portis was back at practice, but Albert Haynesworth and DeAngelo Hall were not. Hall was resting a sore knee but is expected to play Monday night; Haynesworth is still nursing an ankle and may be a gametime decision. Cornelius Griffin , Chris Horton , Kareem Moore , and Hunter Smith were also all back at practice and are expected to play....
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The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
The Washington Redskins finally have a relatively young offensive line. Center Casey Rabach, the line's youngest starter in Week 14 of last season, will be the oldest Sunday at 32 against Kansas City. Of course, that's not because the Redskins selected a bunch of linemen in recent drafts who are ready to step in. Rather, injuries to mainstays Chris Samuels and Randy Thomas, as well as the release of...
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Redskins Blog (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
If I had to characterize the mood of the locker room today -- and I did, actually, when we were taping Redskins Nation for Comcast SportsNet -- I'd call it "frustrated." Not with each other, per se, and not with the coaches. Not with the media, either (Mike Sellers 's mildly amusing quote notwithstanding). They just seem frustrated with not winning. This is a team that is firmly convinced...
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The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
UPON FURTHER REVIEW Final observations from the Redskins' 20-17 loss to Carolina: c Here's what happened on the five sacks of Jason Campbell: Everette Brown beats left tackle D'Anthony Batiste; Hollis Thomas beats center Casey Rabach, forcing running back Clinton Portis to help on Thomas, which leaves linebacker Jon Beason unblocked; Damione Lewis beats left guard Derrick Dockery to disrupt the play...
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Redskins Blog (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
Head coach Jim Zorn really didn't waste much time getting to the most newsworthy part of his press conference today, and he didn't need any prompting to get there. "The guy that I'm concerned about is Chris Samuels ," Zorn said, after explaining that Phillip Daniels is expected to be able to play despite his torn biceps. "[Samuels] got an MRI; he's been playing with a stenosis, which...
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Cat Scratch Reader (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
More photos » by Donna McWilliam - AP Browse more photos » Bad news, the Panthers rank last in rush defense. Good news, the Panthers rank 6th in pass defense. Although I do admit the 6th in pass is partly because everyone can just run the ball, but I would give the secondary a bit more credit than that. A large number of the points given up by the Panthers has not been the fault of the...
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Redskins Blog (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
In a relieved, loose Redskins postgame locker room, a whole lot of the players were going out of their way to congratulate Shaun Suisham -- a guy who didn't score a touchdown and had a stat line that was below league average in every major statistical category for the position. Of course, that was because he performed admirably even when the position in question wasn't one that he usually plays. Or...
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Redskins Blog (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
As you can probably tell, Chris Wilson is pretty excited about returning to his home state of Michigan. If you're going to be at the game -- especially if you're tailgating -- drop me an email . If you're not, here are a few links to check out while we're gone. Lions blog The Lions In Winter breaks the game down based on previous matchups between these specific coaches. His unwatchable-sounding conclusion:...
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D.C. Sports Bog (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
Rhino as a rookie. (2008 photo by Preston Keres - TWP) Bringing the fun back, Part I What, you're wondering, is the proper nickname for potential new starting guard Chad Rinehart? Mike Sellers had a nice suggestion--"Baby Got No Butt," if you're curious--but the proper nickname is definitely The Rhino. Rinehart has been almost unanimously called that in the media room since midway through...
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