Fanspeak: Redskins Personnel

One of the few offensive bright spots for the Redskins week 1 was the play of rookie TE Jordan Reed. Reed missed all of the offseason program prior to training camp and even some time once camp started, so the expectations were low for him from the start, but he had an impressive opening game … More »

There were a number of things that the Redskins need to fix from Week one, and while they all can’t be fixed right away, here are some things the Redskins can do to get back to their winning ways from last season:   1. Pull Chris Thompson off Return Duties: This seems small, and that … More »

While there are a lot of reasons why the Redskins lost week one, and as the head coach Mike Shanahan can be held accountable for many of them, one of the most egregious errors was how the Redskins handled the safety position. Defensive coaches Jim Haslett and Raheem Morris need to be held accountable as … More »

The Redskins have set their 53 man roster (well until week 4 when they will have to make room for the two suspended players), but the bigger question is how will their game day roster look. With rules that you can only keep 46 players active on game days, the Redskins are going to have … More »

While in general we think of the NFL as a “passing league” due to the sheer number of passing attempts, but does that mean you have to throw the ball to succeed? The short answer is no of course not, but it may be surprising just how little you need to throw to win. Last … More »

Download your FREE 2013 Redskins Guide Magazine HERE!    Biggest Change from Last Season?       At first thought it would be the loss of Lorenzo Alexander to Arizona.  But I think the biggest change is obvious.  After being the one coach who survived multiple regimes, Danny Smith moved onto Pittsburgh and Mike Shanahan … More »

How the Redskins Can Spread the Football This Year: Check out our Free 2013 Washington Redskins Guide One issue facing the Redskins this season, is how to spread the ball around effectively given their sheer number of weapons. Now this is without a doubt a good “problem” to have, because it signals the fact that … More »

Six of the Redskins seven rookies made the 53 man roster to start the season, though one is on I.R. for the season. Here is my breakdown on what to expect from all of them: 53 man Roster: CB David Amerson: Outlook: 3rd or 4th corner to start the year, when on the field he … More »

By Guest Writer Mark Bullock The Redskins made a big effort to boost their defense in the offseason, drafting David Amerson, Phillip Thomas and Bacarri Rambo back in April to bolster a poor secondary unit. Thomas saw an unfortunate injury in preseason cut his rookie season short, but Amerson and Rambo look set to play … More »

By Guest Writer HTTR4Life:   The Washington Redskins had a bad case of the injury bug a season ago losing several key players on both sides of the ball. Perhaps the biggest injury of all was to outside linebacker Brian Orakpo. Losing Orakpo crippled the Redskins ability to put pressure on opposing offenses, thus weakening … More »