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Monday, December 30, 2013

Redskins Coaching Options..

Now begins what unfortunately some people call the most exciting time of the Redskins season, the offseason! Here we go again another offseason of unknown, uncertainty, and Skins fans believing next year will be a Super Bowl year.

I think Dan Snyder needs to step back and plan for his new coach. He needs to change the coaching mentality in Washington. This can no longer be the place where coaches go to get a big pay day and continually have below .500 records. Snyder needs to start by hiring a football minded GM and let him decide who will be the next head football coach. But do you really think that Snyder will give up that much control? We will see...

The available coaches are quite intriguing. Did Bill Cowher already meet with Snyder? Will John Gruden give up his ESPN gig? Will RGIII be reunited with his college coach? See who else may be available to get the next head coaching job including what I think will be a great choice, Russ Grim former HOG...
http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/redskins-options-coach/story?id=21368819

@DMVsportsFan

Friday, December 27, 2013

NFC East the best division in Football?

The ongoing debate that will never end is who has the best division in football. Here is my take on where the NFC East stands...

Why the NFC East is the Best:

- This division continues to be competitive. Every year all four teams have a legit chance of taking home a division championship
- The last two years have had a season finally "winner take all" and loser go home game
- The Redskins and Cowboys have arguably the biggest fan bases and the most intriguing franchises in the NFL
- All four teams really hate each other and have a storied rivalry
- All four owners spend more money than any other owner in the NFL
- Some of the most exciting and intriguing players and coaches reside in the NFC East
- The Redskins will have the most exciting off-season in the NFL

Why the NFC East is the Worst:

- The teams are just are not good enough and never can play up to the expectations each year

Whatever you think, I hope your watching football this weekend. Thanks to the NFL we have games that matter in week 17.

@DMVsportsFan




Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Redskins fans do have passion..

So your tired of losing, your tired of always having to make an excuse for the Redskins, your tired of watching ESPN and hearing about how RGIII is still hurt. Well, maybe you should call into the Sports Junkies and @1067thefan and vent your Frustrations like this guy did...

Enjoy! The Angriest Washington Redskins Fan

@DMVsportsFan

Monday, October 14, 2013

RGIII not the same RGIII...

Robert Griffin III started Sunday Night Football out looking like the RGIII of old with a few good runs and scrambles outside the pocket. It seemed that Redskins fans were going to get the old RGIII back and turn the season around, right? Not so fast, RGIII struggles were still evident with multiple over throws and a costly fumble that just about sealed the fate for the Redskins on Sunday night.

Photo from Washington.cbslocal.com
It seems that its going to take a lot longer to get the old RGIII back in the burgundy and gold. Maybe he is not like the Adrian Peterson, maybe he is still hurt, maybe he is not as good as we thought? Whatever it is we need to stay behind RGIII and get this season turned around. It's going to take some huge upsets, and multiple winning streaks to keep the season alive..

Redskins vs. Cowboys Recap..

@DMVsportsFan       

Sunday, July 14, 2013

Zimmerman Trial Explodes on #Twitter

Did you see Twitter yesterday? If you somehow were living under a rock and did not know anything about the Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin trial you could have found out everything you needed to know including the verdict on Twitter. The sports world made their voices heard:

@roddywhiteTV
"All them jurors should go home tonight and kill themselves for letting a grown man get away with killing a kid"
 
@DwyaneWade  
"Wow!!! Stunned!!! Saddened as a father!!! Some1 make sense of this verdict for me right now please!!! Don't worry I'll wait..."
 
@shaq:
"George Zimmerman not guilty can u believe that. Wow"
 
 @steviejohnson13   
"Living in a world where you fight dogs; you could lose everything (Mike Vick).. If you kill a black man you're not guilty! "
 
To see more reaction check out more of ESPN's Story here Athletes react after George Zimmerman Verdict (info via ESPN.com)
 
 
 
 

Monday, July 8, 2013

Nationals Trade for Cubs Outfielder

The Washington Nationals have traded for Cubs outfielder Scott Hariston to bolster their bench. With the Nationals bench struggling and the need for a powerful hitter against left handed pitching Hairston might be the perfect fit. The trade become official this morning according to Adam Kilgore and James Wagner. Check out their story here: Nationals Trade. It is not official yet who the Nationals had to give up to acquire Hariston. Hopefully this is the insurance the Nats needed to get them going in the second half of the season...

RG3 Wedding Tributes

Every wonder just how much people love RG3? Check out this awesome story via @DCsportsbog and The Washington Post on how people honored RG3 at their weddings. Glad I could be a part of it!

RG3 Wedding Tributes

Friday, March 8, 2013

Redskins Salary Cap

It's almost time for the NFL free agency market to start and it's almost time for Dan Snyder to get out the checkbook, right? Well, not so fast. The Redskins still have a 18 million dollar salary cap hit looming over their head and it may make it very difficult for the Redskins to be their usual big spending self during this off-season.

(Image from USA Today)
If the Redskins want to make moves they will have to make enough salary adjustments and may even release a few unexpected players. Players like DeAngello Hall, Fred Davis, and Santana Moss may no longer be Redskins in the near future. With large guarantees in their contacts, these guys are going to have to do some serious restructuring if they want to stay in the burgundy and gold. I think Santana Moss may have the best shot of being released this off season. He is getting older and the Redskins feel like they may have some younger talent that can start to fill his shoes. It would be strange to lose a guy that lead your team in TD receptions a year ago, but it would give Snyder more money to spend and make a free agent splash...

See who goes and who stays..Redskins Offseason Moves

@DMVsportsFan

Sunday, March 3, 2013

Washington Nationals back in Action..

The Washington Nations are finally back on the field after their heart breaking loss in last years playoff run. The Nationals are back with a little added pressure. This town now expects the Nationals to be at the top of the NL East and making another run at the playoffs. With off season editions of Denard SpanRafael Soriano from the Yankees, and starting pitcher Dan Haren it looks like the Nationals are poised for another outstanding season. Not to mention the edition of a 5th president to the famous presidents race...maybe this will have a good effect on the season? I think the players are in the positions they need to be in and the batting lineup is strong from top to bottom. Rizzo has put together a great group of guys that are poised to make a run at a World Series title!

I still stand behind my thinking that this will be the team to bring a championship back to the DC area before the Redskins.

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Running QB's do work in the NFL

All this talk of how the Redskins are going to now change their offense next year and can no longer have RGIII move out of the pocket is a bit over the top and I have evidence to prove it. I know you all watched it last night. Colin Kaepernick rushed for more yards than any other QB in playoff history. Yes, I do agree RGIII needs to be smarter when he starts to run but getting rid of the read option and designed run plays would do nothing but hurt the Redskins success.

I hope Kyle and Mike Shanahan do not completely change the offense that had so much success and brought the Redskins a Divsion Championship. I feel the RGIII will recover and come back stronger then he ever has before. The question now is just when will he exactly be back? By the first game..I don't think so...

But for everyone that said a running QB does not work in the NFL..pay close attention to the 49ers run in the playoffs..

@DMVsportsfan