Fanspeak: Washington Commanders

The Redskins are 5 games in their 2013 season, and so far they haven’t gotten a lot of production out of their rookie class. Now that isn’t terribly surprising considering the Redskins didn’t have a 1st round pick due to the RGIII trade and 4th rounder Phillip Thomas is out for the year with an … More »

By Guest Writer Scott Eastment: After Sunday night’s 31-16 loss to the despised Dallas Cowboys, the Washington Redskins have put themselves in a situation where there are far more questions than answers coming out of Landover, Maryland. At 1-4, the team is now 2.5 games out of first place in the sub-par NFC East, and … More »

Overall the loss to the Dallas Cowboys was extremely disappointing, and really hampered any chance the Redskins might have to turn this season around. Despite the loss, Washington did have a few positives come out from the game. 1. DeAngelo Hall and Josh Wilson Played Great: -The secondary has let the Redskins down in recent … More »

Now no one thought the Cowboys game would be an easy contest for the Redskins, as Dallas has shown that they can keep games close, even when the lose. That being said, this was a must win game versus the Redskins top division rival and Washington had an extra week to prepare for it. Here … More »

QB Rex Grossman: -No brainer here, both RGIII and Kirk Cousins should be good to go, which keeps Grossman on the inactive list. S Jose Gumbs: -Maybe with the bye week he will have surpassed either Jordan Pugh or Bacarri Rambo, but it is more likely that Gumbs continues on the inactive list this week. … More »

1. Stopping Tony Romo: Tony Romo is coming off a 500 plus yard passing effort versus Denver so the obvious thought is that he can should be able to throw for 600 versus the Washington secondary.  Maybe the secondary, but the Redskins have the potential to get to Romo and pressure him much more than … More »

Did Not Participate in Practice:   DL Chris Neild (calf): -Neild’s calf injury is still bothering him apparently after it forced him to miss most of the Oakland game. The good news is that Jarvis Jenkins is back so Chris Baker can go back to being a back-up NT, which is probably a better overall fit for him. It’s very unlikely … More »

Offense     Robert Griffin needs to once again become dynamic.  Am I asking something that is impossible? Probably but let’s just see if he can become dynamic before we write off the season.  Defenses need to fear him again even though he doesn’t have the bounce he had most of 2012.  Even in week … More »

The Redskins got off to a horrible start at 1-3, but still have their playoff hopes alive due to an incredibly down year in the NFC East. Here is what the Redskins need to realistically happen each week to rise to the top of the division: Week 6:  @Cowboys- Win -This is almost a single … More »

As a life long and diehard Washington Redskins fan, I’ve been disheartened in recent months over the debate to change the Redskins name and revisionist history suggesting that anyone supporting the team is essentially a “racist”. In addition to being offended that cheering for the heroes of my childhood and giving support to the team … More »