Fanspeak: Redskins Personnel

1. Protect Robert Griffin III: -Even if Griffin wasn’t playing on a bad ankle their number one goal should be pass protection in a game like this. The Vikings pass rush has been extremely good this season and it appears to be getting stronger as the season wears on. They are facing an offensive line … More »

OLB Trent Murphy: -Murphy was the Redskins 2nd round pick and was initially being used as a 3rd pass rusher on passing downs and a sub for the starters Ryan Kerrigan and Brian Orakpo. Now with Orakpo’s injury Murphy has been thrust into a starting role and will be asked to be a key pass … More »

Barring some unforeseen set back Robert Griffin III is set to start this Sunday versus the Vikings in Minnesota. Griffin is returning from a dislocated ankle injury he suffered week two versus the Jaguars, and this is the first week he’s been able to get regular work in practice. Griffin has been medically cleared to … More »

1. Protect Colt McCoy: -The Redskins will be trotting out their 3rd QB of the year to try to win this rivalry game on the road. It’s not going to be easy and if they don’t keep a clean pocket for McCoy it could get ugly fast. Now hopefully replacing Tyler Polumbus for Tom Compton … More »

While it is true that the NFL trade deadline is not as big of an event as the trade deadline’s in the other 3 major sports which see a flurry of activity, the NFL trade deadline will likely see a couple more deals. Teams like the Redskins who are basically out of contention right now, … More »

1. What the Redskins win means: -The number one thing this win means for the Redskins is in terms of confidence boosting for this team. They had lost four straight games and were embarrassed they last time they were on their home field, so the Redskins were desperate for something positive to come out of … More »

1. Run the football at least 25 times a game: -Honestly I’d love to see this number be more like 35 or 40, but I’ll take baby steps here with at least getting up to 25 rushing attempts. The Redskins are a better running team than a passing team, and that is even with the … More »

1. Drafting Josh LeRibeus in the third round and still being a backup in year three. I am not a draft expert but it happens often that teams miss in round three of the draft.  The problem I have is I don’t think you can afford to miss in round three on interior offensive line … More »

1. The Redskins are a bad football team: -If the 1-5 record with the only win against a hapless Jaguars team wasn’t proof enough. Watching the Redskins week-in-week-out it is very clear that this team just lacks talent and their coaching staff isn’t getting the most out of the talent that they do have. The … More »

1. Bottle up Andre Ellington: -The Redskins run defense has been pretty good this year, but we’ve seen some signs of cracks. Ellington presents a fast back who the Cardinals will probably look to rely on given their QB situation right now. If they can get Ellington going and stay in 3rd and short situations … More »