Fanspeak: Washington Commanders

1. Who will win the kicking battle? -In a bit of a surprise move the Redskins drafted a kicker at the end of the draft this year to challenge incumbent Kai Forbath. While on paper Forbath’s accuracy took a hit last year as he connected on just 81.8% of his attempts, but a deeper look … More »

With Training Camp less than a month away, here are 10 questions that need to be answered by the offense this season (in both training camp and the regular season). 1. Will Robert Griffin III take a big step forward this season? -The fact that Robert Griffin III struggled in his sophomore season wasn’t exactly … More »

1. Outside Linebackers: -If one unit from this Redskins defense that has the ability to be a top 10 unit in the league, it’s their outside pass rushers, who in this 3-4 defense are their outside linebackers. Brian Orakpo has led or been tied for the team lead in sacks, the 4 years he’s been … More »

1. Running back / Fullback: -With all the hype on the health of RGIII and the receivers the Redskins brought in, what has been forgotten is just how good the Redskins rushing attack is. Just four running backs have rushed for 1,200 or more yards over the past two seasons, Adrian Peterson, Jamaal Charles, Marshawn … More »

Here’s a look at 5 returning defensive players, who could be fighting for a job this training camp.   1. DE Stephen Bowen– -Bowen was a big free agent signing of the Redskins back in 2011 and initially it looked as though he would make a pretty big impact as he had a strong first … More »

By: Justin Partlow After doing a player by player breakdown of each draft pick, I wanted to then go and give one last final look at the draft class and give then a preliminary look at the 2015 draft and what route it could go as well. This draft class at first was given pretty … More »

By: Justin Partlow When it got to the last Redskins pick of the draft, no one honestly knew what route the team would go. When the pick got announced it was a kicker by the name of Zach Hocker out of Arkansas, the reaction to his selection was almost one of the wrong 1st round … More »

By: Justin Partlow When you head into the 7th round of the NFL draft, you generally are looking for guys who have one area that they are specialized in over anyone else at their positions and in the draft. For the Redskins they took a TE in Ted Bolser who has the height to become … More »

With a shake-up in the front office and a new head coach the Redskins are bound to see plenty of turnover this offseason on their roster. Most of it is obvious and has already happened as players have been let go or allowed to leave and free agents or draft picks have been brought in … More »

While much of the concern about the Redskins chances of contending has been focused on the development and performance of quarterback Robert Griffin III, the NFL is the ultimate team sport so one way or another RGIII is going to need help. Whether Griffin plays average, above average, good or great this season will be … More »