Fanspeak: Redskins Personnel

While on the surface the Redskins losing 2nd year CB/PR Richard Crawford shouldn’t have a major impact on the Redskins roster. After all Crawford was a 7th round pick who played limited snaps last year. The Redskins also appear to be well covered at cornerback, bringing back starters DeAngelo Hall and Josh Wilson, while drafting … More »

The Redskins started cutting down to 75 players today, well ahead of tomorrow’s 4 p.m. deadline. Ten of the moves have already been announced, here is the team’s press release: The Washington Redskins announced today that they have waived the following players: LB Ricky Elmore FB Eric Kettani K John Potter WR Chip Reeves LB … More »

Here are my projections for the Redskins Cuts by Tue. at 4 pm when they have to get down to 75 players: By my count, including injured players the Redskins are currently at 89 players: Free NFL Pick-ems Game! Sign-up Here! Cuts: WR Donte Stallworth- (alreadly Confirmed) FB Eric Kettani- (already Confirmed) OT Jeremy Trueblood … More »

Here are the 8 guys I think currently deserve Practice Squad  roster spots: 1. OT Xavier Nixon: -Currently I have both practice squad eligible OL Adam Gettis and Tom Compton making the roster, making this a pretty easy decision on who to give a practice squad spot to. Nixon is a guy with a little … More »

Quarterbacks: (3) Robert Griffin III, Kirk Cousins, Rex Grossman -There is no debate here as the Redskins are keeping three quarterbacks and it will be RGIII, Cousins and Grossman. Running backs: (3) Alfred Morris, Roy Helu Jr., Keiland Williams -Tough decision here between keeping 4 RB’s and 5 WR’s, or 3 RB’s and 6 WR’s. … More »

I’m going to break this down by offense and defense with a far heavier focus on starters and top back-ups. Offense: Kirk Cousins: -Cousins started out well completing his first two passes (though one was off target) for 19 yards. His next two drop-backs though Cousins threw the ball over Santana Moss‘s head and took … More »

Here are the key players or position groups I’m watching tonight in week 2 of the preseason: 1. David Amerson: -Amerson had a really nice first game this preseason and will look to build upon that tonight against the Steelers. He wasn’t really challenged in the intermediate or deep areas, and should get more tested … More »

The Washington Redskins announced today that they signed ILB Quan Sturdivant to their 90 man roster, taking the spot of recently released WR Devery Henderson. From the Redskins Press Release: Sturdivant (6-1, 241) was originally drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the sixth round (171st overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft. He spent the 2011 season … More »

With Redskins rookie safety Phillip Thomas done for the year with a Lisfranc ligament tear in his left foot, the Redskins may turn to the free agent pond to find a replacement. Here are the top five options on the market for the Redskins: 1. Kerry Rhodes: -Rhodes just turned 31 and is coming off a … More »

I hate the fact that this back-and-forth between what Robert Griffin III says and Mike Shanahan is getting to the level of controversy, but it does seem to be there. I know most Redskins fans would like to believe that this is manufactured and a media invention, but the quotes and sound bites are undeniable. … More »