Archive for July, 2009

Zorn Entering 2009 on the Hot Seat

If the Redskins want to go in another direction with their coaching staff either during or after the season, they will have plenty of options. From Mike Shanahan to Bill Cowher, there’s good coaches sitting the bench. So what does that mean about Jim Zorn? Is he already on the hot seat in 2009? Yes. [...]

Portis Now Offically a Blonde

Yes, it’s not the breaking news of the day, but it should be pointed out that it appears Clinton Portis is going with a new look this season – he’s now a blonde: Let’s hope that the hair color change will mean big things on the field for Portis in 2009.

Skins Players to Watch This Preseason

With the Redskins first preseason game less then three weeks away there are certain players fighting for improvements to their current position on the teams 53 man roster. The following is a list of a few players to keep an eye on. COLT BRENNAN: The second year quarterback from the University of Hawaii will see [...]

ESPN: NFC East Preview

Breaking Down the Redskins 2009 Salary Cap

ESPN’s Insider section just did a full-scale blowout about the salary cap for each and every team around the league. Here’s what they had to say on the Redskins: 2009 Salary Cap: $129,424,475 Player with Highest Cap Number: DT Albert Haynesworth ($7,007,280; 5.5% of cap) Highest Cap Number for a Player No Longer with Club: [...]

Should the Skins Give Fletcher a Break During Camp?

The Washington Times today has an opinion about the Skins this training camp taking it easy on veteran London Fletcher: Will London Fletcher ever start to show signs of slowing down? The middle linebacker enters the year with 135 consecutive starts, fifth on the active list, and was again a tackling machine in 2008 with [...]

Snyder Takes Another Step to Taking Over the Sports Media in D.C.

Seems that Skins owner Daniel Synder is taking another step to taking over the entire media field in Washington. The Washington Post had the following on it today: There are reports that Redskins owner Daniel Snyder, who already owns the other sports talker WTEM (980 AM) may be angling to buy WJFK for his group [...]

Competition Brewing on the Defensive Line

Phillip Daniels and possibly Andre Carter have been put on notice with the Redskins drafting Jeremy Jarmon last week. The 6-3, 277 pound, 21 year old Jarmon is projected to play left defensive end for the Redskins in the years to come and maybe this year depending on how quickly he can learn schemes and [...]