Fanspeak: Washington Commanders

With so many defensive players who are impending free agents I’m splitting this in two parts. Defensive Line: NT Chris Baker– -Baker is the back-up nose tackle who is playing on his restricted free agent tender this season. Though he had bounced around the league for a while, Baker found a home in the Redskins … More »

John Manuel: There has been a lot debate during the Mini-camps and OTA’s on how can the Redskins prevent any more future injuries to star quarterback Robert Griffin III.  Whose responsibility is it to keep Griffin healthy and on the field for 16 games?  Was running the pistol and read option with Griffin a major … More »

*starting talent, injury concerns, and depth are the biggest factors in  determining the rankings 1. Outside Linebackers: -The Redskins have a pair of Pro Bowl caliber starters here and both look to be in full health for this season. Depth isn’t as strong with Rob Jackson’s suspension, but rookie Brandon Jenkins could add a valuable … More »

One of the biggest things that seems to be getting hype this offseason is how many Redskins receivers and tight ends will end up over the 1,000 yard mark. Now I understand why fans want to assume that the Redskins will have two guys breaking the 1,000 yard mark, but in reality it is a … More »

Last week we looked at offensive players on the Redskins who could be playing for a job this year. These are players under contract for next season, but will need to perform if they don’t want to be in danger of being released or buried on the depth chart. On defense this isn’t an easy … More »

NFL teams may be made up of 22 starters, but due to injury, ineffectiveness and a variety of situations quality backs-ups are extremely important for a team to get through the season. Here are the most important defensive back-ups this season: Offense Back-up Rankings 1. E.J. Biggers– -The 3rd corner is essentially a starter so … More »

NFL teams may be made up of 22 starters, but due to injury, ineffectiveness and a variety of situations quality backs-ups are extremely important for a team to get through the season. If not for capable players filling in for injured players like Pierre Garcon, Fred Davis and even RGIII this past season the Redskins … More »

The foundation to the Redskins offense is laid by the run game. If the Redskins can run the ball, they can built their play-action, option and passing game off of it and be extremely hard to stop. But this is no secret, everyone knows that with Robert Griffin III and Alfred Morris, the Redskins want … More »

After the draft I looked at the potential of the Redskins rookie class, but now as we are a month away from Training Camp I wanted to review where the Redskins rookie class stands, and what should be possibly expected out them this year: 2nd Round: CB David Amerson Reasonable Expectation: Assuming Josh Wilson is … More »

Yesterday we looked at some offensive players, playing for a contract, but there are others who are just going to be playing for a job. Now obviously most back-ups fit this category, so this will only look at projected starters or significant contributors: WR Leonard Hankerson: -Hankerson was the Redskins 3rd round pick in 2011, … More »