Redskins Gab

Despite a loss in Super Bowl XLIV, the Colts have the inside track on winning Super Bowl XLV according to bodog.com. The Skins are right now 50/1 to win the SB in the 2010 season. Below are all the odds on all the teams making the Super Bowl in Dallas in 2011:

Indianapolis Colts 13/2
San Diego Chargers 8/1
New England Patriots 10/1
New Orleans Saints 10/1
Pittsburgh Steelers 11/1
Dallas Cowboys 12/1
Green Bay Packers 12/1
Minnesota Vikings 12/1
Philadelphia Eagles 16/1
Baltimore Ravens 20/1
New York Giants 20/1
New York Jets 25/1
Tennessee Titans 25/1
Atlanta Falcons 30/1
Cincinnati Bengals 30/1
Arizona Cardinals 35/1
Chicago Bears 35/1
Houston Texans 35/1
Carolina Panthers 40/1
Miami Dolphins 45/1
San Francisco 49ers 45/1
Seattle Seahawks 45/1
Denver Broncos 50/1
Jacksonville Jaguars 50/1
Washington Redskins 50/1
Buffalo Bills 100/1
Cleveland Browns 100/1
Detroit Lions 100/1
Kansas City Chiefs 100/1
Oakland Raiders 100/1
St. Louis Rams 100/1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 100/1

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1. Where was the first Super Bowl Played between the Packers and Chiefs?

2. Who scored the first touchdown in Super Bowl history?

3. Who is the leading lifetime rusher in Super Bowl history?

4. What team has won the most Super Bowls with 6?

5. Who is the youngest head coach to have ever won a Super Bowl?

6. What wide out caught the game winning TD with less than a minute to go in Super Bowl XXIII?

7. What kicker missed the game-winning field goal in the final seconds of Super Bowl XXV?

8. Where was Super Bowl XX held?

9. Name the four current Franchises that have never been to a Super Bowl

10. Who was the MVP of Super Bowl XVI?

11. What was odd about the first points scored in Super Bowl IX?

12. Where was last years Super Bowl (XLIII) held?

13. Name the four coaches to have lost four Super Bowls

14. What Falcon took back a kickoff for a touchdown in Super Bowl XXXIII?

15. What Colt kicker hit the game-winning kick in Super Bowl V vs Dallas?

16. Who was the MVP of Super Bowl XIV?

17. How many touchdowns did Steve Young throw in Super Bowl XXIX?

18. Who was the coach of the Colts when they lost to the Jets in SB III?

19. Who sang the National Anthem at last years Super Bowl (XLIII)?

20. What WR came up a yard short of the game-tying TD on the final play of Super Bowl XXXIV?

The Washington Post today reports that it appears from how it sounds like RB Clinton Portis will be back as the teams main RB in 2010:

Redskins running back Clinton Portis spoke to Rick Maese after finishing an ESPN2 interview today in South Florida. According to Maese’s Twitter headlines, Portis says he definitely expects to be back with the Redskins and to be fully healthy, although he has not yet been cleared medically after suffering a concussion. He says he feels good and is excited about the Redskins’ coaching changes.

ESPN is reporting that the Skins are going to hire former WR Keenan McCardell as their new WR coach:

The Redskins will hire former Pro Bowl wide receiver Keenan McCardell as its wide receivers coach, according to a league source. McCardell was drafted out of UNLV in the 12th round of the 1991 draft by the Redskins. In a 17-year career with the Redskins, Cleveland Browns, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, San Diego Chargers and Houston Texans, McCardell had 883 receptions for 11,373 yards and 63 touchdowns.

The Washington Post says that despite coaching changes, Jason Campbell will be back in 2010:

Redskins quarterback Jason Campbell had the best season of his career despite playing behind one of the NFL’s least effective offensive lines. Only two quarterbacks were sacked more than Campbell, who set personal-best marks across the board. The Redskins are expected to bring him back for at least one more season.

Charley Casserly of CBS reports that Redskins coach Mike Shanahan has an “open mind” when it comes to running back Clinton Portis. Portis has a guaranteed base salary over $6 million for 2010 but he has dealt with numerous injuries including a severe concussion that ended his season this year. Shanahn previously coached Portis in Denver but traded him for Champ Bailey.

Matt Mosley of ESPN reports that new coach Mike Shanahan was busy today, hiring three assistants:

We’ve known for a couple weeks that Kyle Shanahan would be offensive coordinator for the Redskins because that’s what his father told us during his opening news conference. But the Redskins made it official when they sent out a press release Wednesday.

The club also announced that Jon Embree would coach tight ends and Matt LeFleur would be the quarterbacks coach. Mike Shanahan praised LeFleur for the work he did with Matt Schaub and Andre Johnson. I remember Embree playing for Colorado in the early 90s. He played a couple of seasons with the Rams and he eventually ended up coaching tight ends in Kansas City. Embree worked with one of the greatest tight ends in league history in Tony Gonzalez. He was with the Chiefs for three seasons.

Redskins guard Chad Rinehart has been arrested on public intoxication charges in Iowa after he pulled on a locked door at a pizza restaurant. University of Northern Iowa police spokesman Dave Zariffs says officers responded to a door alarm at Mojo’s Pizza House in Cedar Falls about 2 a.m. on Monday. When they arrived they found Rinehart pulling on a locked door.

A police report says Rinehart, who played at Northern Iowa from 2004-07, appeared to be intoxicated. Rinehart refused a breath test and was arrested. Rinehart was taken to the Black Hawk County jail and released by court order.

Rinehart is a native of Boone, Iowa. He made four starts for the Redskins last season before breaking his right leg.

The Redskins have hired Jim Haslett as defensive coordinator, replacing the retired Greg Blache. Haslett is a former NFL head coach who most recently coached in the United Football League. The Redskins announced his hiring Friday.

Blache was an NFL assistant for 22 seasons, the last six with the Redskins. Haslett was the head coach of the Saints from 2000-05 and interim coach for the Rams in 2008 after Scott Linehan was fired. He has also been a defensive coordinator for those two teams and the Steelers.

New Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan now has now both coordinators in place. His son, Kyle, will be the offensive coordinator.