Entries Tagged as 'Opinion Columns'

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Sticking in my Craw

I’m feeling a bit ornery this today, in that spirit I present a list of things that are ticking me off early this off-season:
 

The Jason Taylor trade doesn’t signify some great flaw in the Redskins front office plan.  Not many teams could survive losing a starting defensive end without suffering a big drop-off.  The Redskins [...]

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

Evidently the Redskins Suck Now

The Washington Redskins are coming off a playoff berth, basically returning the entire roster, added a few weapons through the draft and have some key veterans fully healthy after missing time last year.   So can someone explain to me why they are the typical choice for last place in the NFC East this year?
There was [...]

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

Landry No-Show a Bad Sign

UPDATE:  Landry showed up today.  So he only missed one day.  Still no Springs as expected. 
LaRon Landry has picked this football thing up fast.  He gained a starting position on the Redskins defense faster than Sean Taylor or any other rookie this team has signed on the defensive side of the ball.  While he made [...]

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Is Santana Moss Done?

Why two receivers?
That was the most common comment made by detractors of the Washington Redskins 2008 draft (with the Fred Davis pick being a close second).  The fact is, the Redskins may need to replace Santana Moss sooner than we think.
Moss has suffered a serious drop-off in performance since his spectacular 2005 season:

His 2007 season was [...]