Archive for the 'Pre Season' Category

The preseason is finally over

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Finally! I’m not sure what’s more overrated and overhyped, the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, or the NFL pre-season. Both are endlessly analyzed by the media, portrayed as sure signs and indicators of the future, painted in epic and historic terms, all before anything is really decided.
What can we learn from the Redskins pre-season. They [...]

Football and tradgedy

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

There are times when it seems the greatest tragedy for fans is when their teams lose on Sunday. Every once in a while, things happen that remind us that there are things more important than football. Last season, Sean Taylor’s death taught us that.
This week there were two notable deaths from cancer. Gene Upshaw died [...]

Speculating about Jason Campbell

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

ESPN provides an article with speculations about whether or not this will be a breakout season for Jason Campbell.
Certainly, a healthy Santana Moss is important for the Redskins’ sucess this year. If Moss can have a dominant year catching screen passes from Mark Brunell, imagine what his numbers could be catching passes from a quarterback [...]

How Good are the Redskins?

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

Jason Reid asks how good the Redskins will be.
There seems to have been a complete reversal when it comes the expectations and the Washington Redskins. For years the ‘Skins won the SuperBowl every year, in July. Through their expensive shopping sprees and big name acquisitions, they dominated the offseason headlines, while rarely making any splash [...]

Tell me it ain’t so…Redskins undefeated in pre-season

Sunday, August 17th, 2008

If the SuperBowl was awarded in August, the Redskins would win it. They’re 3-0, that’s right, undefeated. I bet nobody saw this coming. The ‘Skins are atop the NFC East, on their way to an undefeated season.
There’s just one little problem. It’s the pre-season!
Tonight the Redskins’ starters failed to put the ball in the end-zone, [...]

Good news from the doctor’s office

Friday, August 15th, 2008

If the Bandwagon is going to make its long awaited return this year, the Redskins are going to need all hands on deck. So it’s nice to see both Rocky McIntosh and Carlos Rogers making returns ahead of schedule.
Wait a minute, did I just infer that a Redskins SuperBowl run somehow depends on Carlos Rogers? [...]