Redskins Gab

Just relaxing in Pensacola training steady tuning it up to training camp a word I’m very hesitant to say LOL….saw Transformers great movie effects off the chain!!!!! my eyes r still dizzy from all the action…. My dogs are killing me they want so much attention they have way tooooooooo much energy…..

that’s all that’s going on now….. No stories so far….. Building up to the season working out API is killing me already might have to turn it down a little trying to win this marathon not the race…. Football jargon…. Besides seeing the different types of roadkill on my way to work totally different from Virginia…..here I’ve seen an armadillo, possum, racoons, and the occasional squirrel……Virginia is just deer everywhere every morning….

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It’s been a tough offseason to be Redskins QB Jason Campbell, who has had to hear rumor after rumor about being replaced by one of a number of throwers.

The biggest rumor was the team going after now Bears QB Jay Cutler. It seemed like the Redskins were one of a small handful of teams that wanted Cutler bad, but in the end he went to the Windy City.

Then there was all the talk about the team drafting now Jets QB Mark Sanchez, who was the 5th overall pick. Sanchez is battling it out with Kellen Clemens to be the starter in the Big Apple.

Now Campbell’s job appears safe. But the anger still lingers from having to hear time after time about being replaced. He recently spoke to NFL.com about the bitterness he still has about almost being shafted by the club.

“You don’t just think about bringing in people like that unless you expect those people to play,” Campbell said. “I didn’t understand it. It didn’t make sense. You are down on the wrong person. Other stuff needs to be done and resolved before challenging me. Sure, a lot of quarterbacks have been through this in their careers.

“You have to look at it as sport, a business, a profession and understand there is competition all the time and nothing is in stone. No guarantees. But you still get mad deep inside. And how you handle that helps determine if you are going to make your career successful.”

Even former Redskins coach Joe Gibbs spoke out about Campbell needing to have thicker skin. Now GM Vinny Cerrato is speaking out about Campbell, saying that he’s not a shoe-in to be the teams franchise QB.

“As in, yet to be determined,” Cerrato replied when asked if the Redskins view Campbell as a franchise quarterback. “Hopefully, he is. We have talked honestly. It’s past and we are looking forward. We hope he can play 16 games like he played the first eight last year. Consistency throughout.

“I think he’s made a lot of progress. What he has done is take charge and be more vocal with the team. It showed in his offseason and in the camps. We want that. Absolutely. He’s more comfortable now in the second year of the offense. That should enable him to provide more leadership.”

Anyway you look at it, it’s a critical year for Campbell, who needs to step it up and have a big year for the team.

The Washington Post reports today that the Skins will have an interesting battle at the nickel spot, as 3rd round pick Kevin Barnes will battle it out with Fred Smoot:

The Redskins drafted Kevin Barnes in the third round out of Maryland to compete with Fred Smoot at nickel corner, and the local product was impressive during OTAs, snagging several interceptions and winning the defense’s competition on the final day of the practices with four picks.

Barnes projects confidence and immediately declared he was ready to compete with anybody on the roster, and his size may help him match up against some bigger wide receivers in the NFC East. But Barnes is coming off of an injury, and he’ll have to prove himself in the preseason.

Pete Prisco of CBSSportsline.com has come out with his annual list of the Top 50 NFL players, and the Skins have two players on the list, including the number 11 overall. Here’s the Skins on the list:

11. Albert Haynesworth, DT, Redskins: When he’s on the field, he’s a game disrupter. The only concern would be how he plays after getting the big check from the Redskins.

37. Clinton Portis, RB, Redskins: He just keeps on putting up huge numbers. Hard to believe he’s only 27.

Hey, everybody, welcome to my blog. I’m looking forward to keeping all of you in touch with what goes on in my day-to-day life.

Right now, we’re in OTAs, getting ready for the season. Our day starts at 7 a.m. and goes until about 1:30-2. We come in, eat breakfast, go to a special teams meeting and then to individual meetings. We get dressed and go out on the field for about an hour and a half, then it’s back in for weight training. It doesn’t sound like a lot of time out on the field, but it does when you’re out there.

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From: Fox Sports

Redskins head coach Jim Zorn wants one of his highly-touted second-year WRs, Devin Thomas and Malcolm Kelly, to become a starter outside, moving veteran Antwaan Randle El to the slot position. Thomas and Kelly combined for just 18 catches in disappointing rookie seasons that began with them failing the conditioning test that opened training camp. Thomas might have the inside track this year since he’s faster, played more last year and was able to practice the entire offseason while Kelly wasn’t on the field until June as he recovered from a second knee surgery in five months.

The Washington Post throws it out there that rookie LB Brian Orakpo along with Rocky McIntosh and London Fletcher will be the starters if things get underway today:

Over the past few seasons, the Redskins have bolstered their defense with signings and high draft picks, including the free agent acquisition of middle linebacker London Fletcher and the selection of Miami product Rocky McIntosh, both of whom enter this season slated as starters. Entering this season, the linebacker corps could be a major strength, but also somewhat of a question mark, with injuries and inexperience placing the group in a “worth keeping an eye on” category…especially the strong side linebacker position. If the season opened today the starters would be: Rocky McIntosh, London Fletcher and Brian Orakpo, a unit that could be explosive and one of the strengths of a defense that finished ranked fourth in the NFL last season, but also has its concerns.

Is Jason Campbell really playing for his job this season? That’s a big question for the Skins, and today’s Washington Post states that Campbell’s future is for sure going to be decided this year:

Jason Campbell enters his fifth season in Washington with tons of expectation. Entering the final year of his contract, Campbell is playing for a job - whether it’s here or elsewhere. For now, it seems there are two camps when it comes to Campbell. Those who believe this year will be his breakout season and those who believe he will never be the answer for the Redskins. That will be decided by January.

The newest big man to break the bank is Redskin DT Albert Haynesworth, who shared an interesting piece of info with Adam Schein and Jim Miller of Sirius NFL Radio Thursday. The tidbit was that the Tampa Bay Bucs actually offered more money to sign with them over the Redskins.

Haynesworth’s deal which was signed right after the free agency signing period started, was for seven years and has a maximum value of $100 million that includes $41 million in guaranteed money. “No, I could’ve made more money with Tampa Bay if I had really wanted to,” Haynesworth said when asked if money was the top determining factor in his decision. ”They offered me a whole lot more, and even with their tax situation, it could have been 20 percent more.”

If Haynesworth is telling the truth, which why wouldn’t he being, he could have grabbed a deal that could have totaled $120 million total. Haynesworth though will play in the Nation’s Capital, and claimed to NFL Radio that the team is ready to win now.

“You look at Washington, they’ve got a lot of the pieces together,” Haynesworth said. “They’re right there. They’re in a huge market. It’s one of the largest markets in the world. You’ve just got a large, huge media outlet and it can be life beyond football. Going to Tampa, I mean, great city.

“Looking at it from the offseason standpoint, I love the water. I love to be out in the sun. It’s just awesome, but it would’ve been like another Nashville. Tampa doesn’t have that big market and they don’t have a huge fan base like the Washington Redskins do, so I think it was just a choice just to look at it that way.”

Another team that made an offer to the DT was the Giants, but Haynesworth said it was much less than the Redskins and the Bucs offers. He also said that the Atlanta Falcons and the Denver Broncos had interest.

“There were a lot of teams that wanted me,” Haynesworth said.

Seems like the slamming on QB Jason Campbell keeps coming, as former Redskins Hall of Fame coach Joe Gibbs told the Washington Post that Campbell needs to get some thicker skin to be a success in this league:

Asked if he felt Jason Campbell was mistreated by an organization that dangled him for Jay Cutler and Mark Sanchez, Joe Gibbs wouldn’t bite. “I have a different outlook on that,” Gibbs said of shopping the quarterback he had plucked from Auburn. “At some point you’re going to have to take the team down the field in a driving hailstorm to win the game. If you get all uptight about stuff as the quarterback — if [trade rumors] is something that bothers you — you’re in the wrong position.” Translation: Buck up, Jason.