NFL GridIron Gab (Free subscription) | yesterday
Coming into the 2009 season, the Buffalo Bills offensive line underwent an extreme makeover. Pro bowl left tackle Jason Peters was traded to Philadelphia. Derrick Dockery was released. Buffalo decided Melvin Fowler and Duke Preston didn’t fit into their plans and were not brought back. Tackle Langston Walker was tabbed to [...]
Buffalo Rumblings (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
More photos » by Stephen Morton - AP Browse more photos » We knew, as the Buffalo Bills entered the 2009 regular season, that the team's top-to-bottom re-structure of the offensive line was a huge question mark. Jason Peters had been traded. Derrick Dockery and Langston Walker had been released. Melvin Fowler and Duke Preston were unceremoniously allowed to test the free-agent waters. Demetrius...
Blogging The Boys (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
More photos » by Nick Wass - AP Dallas must beware of special teams tricks, like this TD pass which was thrown by Redskins punter Hunter Smith. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Browse more photos » "I'm free, to do what I want, any old time..." You see it in baseball all the time. A team stresses, falls out of the pennant race mid-season, and then relaxes and plays much better once the pressure...
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...
The Business First of Buffalo (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Former Buffalo Bills offensive lineman Derrick Dockery has sold his home in Orchard Park.
Mr. Irrelevant (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Vinny Cerrato said this when asked about the team’s failing offensive line: We tried to address the line. We added [Derrick] Dockery. We added Mike Williams. We attempted to, and when we were in the draft, there was nobody at No. 13 worthy of it. So they added Dockery and Williams, which is hardly an upgrade [...]
Hogs Haven (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
More photos » by Susan Walsh - AP Browse more photos » Vinny Cerrato addressed reporters today, and his responses continue to baffle me . There is no doubt the Redskins made multiple mistakes not drafting linemen over the last several years. It was obvious to everyone when Samuels and Randy Thomas had season ending injuries last year. What is maddening is when someone refuses to admit their...
D.C. Sports Bog (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
I happened to be listening to ESPN 980's pre-game show on my way to FedEx Field Sunday morning, and Vinny Cerrato came on for a pre-game interview with Larry Michael. Now, we all know that the focal point of fan distress over this team's personnel has overwhelmingly focused on the offensive line, and Michael was unusually pointed when questioning Cerrato about his handiwork. "Vinny you catch a...
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...
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...
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...
The Official Blog of Chris Cooley (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
by Roxanne Roberts from The Reliable Source Photos by Ned Dishman Tanya Snyder always kept a low profile: The wife of Redskins owner Dan Snyder hasn't had much of a public persona, hardly ever got in front of a microphone. But that was before she got breast cancer. Tanya Snyder, 47, just agreed to become an NFL national spokeswoman, talking up the cause to football fans. "I have to speak out...
Redskins Blog (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
Last year, Chris Cooley organized a little event at Redskins Park on one of his Tuesdays off that turned into one of the best charitable events I attended all year, treating a group of breast cancer survivors to lunch, a tour of Redskins Park, and makeup kits, wigs, headscarves, jeans, and gift bags. This year, that little event got just a bit bigger. Instead of being just Cooley, the thirty women...
Realfootball365.com (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
It's very hard to rank the Bills player personnel officers in proper descending order. The Bills hire and fire Langston Walker, Derrick Dockery. Let's just forget about Robert Royal and Tutan Reyes, for the sake of sanity. Who's Ko Simpson? Haloti who? Chris Ellis - who put him on the draft board? Who needs a comprehensive litany? Jeff Posey, blah, blah, blah...puke, puke, double puke... Fast ...
Redskins Blog (Free subscription) | 09/21/2009
So you may have heard -- for example, from the infographic that stretches across the entire front page of today's Washington Post sports section -- that the Redskins did not do well in the red zone yesterday. Despite moving pretty well up and down the rest of the field, the offensive repeatedly came to a screeching halt inside the opponent's 20-yard line. Five trips into the red zone yielded only...
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