Fanspeak: Redskins Personnel

Part 1 | Part 2 In the coming weeks the Redskins will have to make a number of key decisions for the future of this franchise. From deciding who will be the head coach next year, do they reorganize their front office, to what players the team will look to re-sign. One decision though should … More »

*The Redskins needs change somewhat depending on whether they are a 4-3 or 3-4 team in 2014, so I looked to address both scenarios with these rankings. 1. Pass rusher (3-4 OLB or 4-3 DE)-  -The good news is the Redskins top need can be easily fixed if they simply re-sign/franchise Brian Orakpo. If Orakpo … More »

In the days leading up to the free agency period of 2012 the Redskins were hit with a $36 million cap penalty due to their actions in moving money around to circumvent future capped years. The penalty would be allowed to be broken up into two $18 million cap hits to “lessen the burden”. Given … More »

Could magic happen again, and the Redskins go on a 7 game run to close out the season to win the NFC East? That was the question on many Redskins fan’s mind this past week. Now the question is can the Redskins manage to stay out of 4th place in the NFC East. Washington went … More »

Spanos is familiar to both the Redskins and Redskins fans as he was the team’s linebacker coach for two years (2010 and 2011) when Mike Shanahan first took over. He was then hired as the defensive coordinator at UCLA where been these past two seasons. Why the Redskins Want Him: Spanos is familiar with Mike … More »

QB Rex Grossman: -This is of course the least surprising inactive, though Josh LeRibeus and Fred Davis are pretty much automatic inactives as well. With Grossman though it’s actually not a slight as most 3rd string quarterbacks aren’t active barring an injury. OG Josh LeRibeus: -LeRibeus looks to still be well in the dog house … More »

The Redskins remain one of the league’s worst defenses in yards and points allowed. Now the points are a little misleading because opponents have scored quite a few points when the Redskins defense isn’t on the field. While those numbers count against everyone, the Redskins have had more TD’s scored against their offense/special teams than … More »

With the Redskins currently sitting at 3-6 and tied for last place in the division (technically the Giants hold the tie breaker over us), the Redskins need to start asking if it is time to make lineup moves. Not only could it improve the product on the field for the final 7 weeks this season, … More »

The Redskins are sitting at 3-6 right now and while not out of the division things aren’t looking too promising going forward. The Redskins would need at least 9 wins to have a legitimate playoff shot this year, meaning they’d have to go 6-1 down the stretch. It’s not impossible, but it is definitely improbable … More »

Defensive Line: C -Barry Cofield is having a really good season, particularly against the pass. Cofield has a number of key pressures and has made some really big plays in key situations. Cofield’s run defense is much more inconsistent, but has been better since getting the cast removed after week 2. The rest of the … More »