Fanspeak: Redskins Personnel

Here is a round-up of quick roster thoughts pertaining to this week and perhaps going forward for the Redskins: -Using FB Darrel Young More: Last year Young was involved in almost 35% of the offensive snaps, so far this season he’s been on the field for only 22% of the snaps. If the Redskins want … More »

CB David Amerson: -It was a rough day overall for the rookie, who did make a couple nice plays breaking up some slants. Amerson was clearly lost in coverage one time allowing a fairly big gain to the Lions. On at least two other occasions he simply got beat and allowed big gains by the … More »

Yes the defense gave up 441 yards and allowed 27 points, but this loss doesn’t fall on the defense’s shoulders. With the defense scoring 7 points of their own, the offense only had to score 21 points for the win, yet they couldn’t accomplish that at home. No one will point to this as some … More »

For three weeks the Redskins and their fans have been for the most part ignoring the undeniable truth that Robert Griffin III is not the same quarterback that left the field last year in the playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks. Now given the wide range of issues that have plagued the Redskins over their … More »

Here are my 5 key’s to the game for the Redskins to secure their first win this year: 1. Tackle Someone: -Look the Lions offense is going to get some yards, but what the Redskins can’t have happen is them to get so many yards after contact. The Redskins can’t afford for 4-5 yard runs … More »

This week is a lot tougher to predict with 5 players listed as questionable on the injury report. Instead of giving one prediction I’ll present a couple different scenarios and my take on each one: If Everyone is Healthy: What I’d do QB Rex Grossman K John Potter RB Chris Thompson G Josh LeRibeus NT … More »

The Redskins released their injury report yesterday, and the news is not great, particularly along the defensive line where Stephen Bowen and Kedric Golston are listed as questionable and Barry Cofield is probable. Safety Brandon Meriweather, wide receiver Leonard Hankerson and kicker Kai Forbath are all listed as questionable as well. Here is what each … More »

Here is a look at where the Redskins stand in relation to the salary cap for the 2014 offseason: Cap numbers courtesy of Overthecap.com All numbers in millions Quarterbacks: $6.447 Robert Griffin III– $5.759 Kirk Cousins– $0.688 Running backs: $2.575 Alfred Morris– $0.600 Roy Helu Jr- $0.762 Evan Royster- $0.672 Chris Thompson- $0.541 Tight ends: … More »

A lot of people want to blame the $36 million cap penalty as to why the Redskins are 0-2 to start this season, but a lot of their issues are of their own doing. Sure the extra $18 million a year would have been nice, but the Redskins have had plenty of opportunities to get … More »

Through the first two drives in both the Eagles and Packers games, the Redskins defense is actually up 7-6. As they scored on the backwards pass fumble, and held the Eagles and Packers to just a field goal apiece on their other three drives. Unfortunately that is where the wheels have come off the wagon … More »