Fanspeak: Washington Commanders

On if Griffin III could play in the season opener without playing in the preseason: “It’s hard to say. Probably not…. Do you mean in a preseason game or in practice? You’d have to practice against yourself, not necessarily against an opponent. One of the reasons for that, he’d have to work with the first-team … More »

The big focus on the Redskins this off-season (bar Robert Griffin III‘s knee, of course) has been on the defensive side of the ball. They spent four draft picks on defense, three in the secondary, to go along with free agent signing EJ Biggers. David Amerson, Phillip Thomas and Bacarri Rambo will have plenty of … More »

By Staff Writers John Manuel & Steve Shoup: If you’re tired of hearing about if Robert Griffin III will be ready to start the season, then the wedding gift talk may have been a much needed break for you.  We have decided to take you back into the will he or won’t he be ready … More »

After reading a post on Hogs Haven I came up with the idea to rank the Redskins offensive players in order of importance. My criteria is pretty simple: Rank the players based on their importance to staying in the line-up, based on positional value, talent level, role in the offense, and weighing in what the back-up … More »

Part I: BackGround | Part II: 2013 Target Projection  Assuming the Redskins increase their targets to 500, here is how I see them being broken down by position. I will show a slight increase in non-targeted throws to 3% up from 2.2%. That will leave 485 throws to be distributed among  the Redskins various weapons. Wide Receivers: … More »

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 there isn’t a drop off behind the starters or the top guys. Gone are the days where … More »

Part 1 | Part 2 3. Larry Grant– -The Redskins are counting on London Fletcher to give them one more season, but the reality is that could be a lot to ask. Fletcher struggled mightily in the first 9 games of the season and was one of the bigger weak points in most of the Redskins losses … More »

Though the Redskins lack money, if they are serious about contending this year, they should find a way to restructure a contract or two to secure a couple free agents who are available at a bargain. It made perfect sense to wait out the market earlier in the free agent period, but now the Redskins … More »

E.J. Biggers Defensive Sleeper | 5 Defensive Sleepers | Leonard Hankerson Offensive Sleeper | 5 Offensive Sleepers Though Leonard Hankerson may rank as the Redskins top offensive sleeper this year, there are plenty of other guys to watch for this season. Here are 5 other offensive players who could considered a bit of a “sleeper”. OT Maurice Hurt: -Hurt began camp … More »

E.J. Biggers Defensive Sleeper | 5 Defensive Sleepers | Leonard Hankerson Offensive Sleeper | 5 Offensive Sleepers Given the Redskins lack of money for free agents and not having a first round pick this year any improvements they are to make this season will have to come from players developing. Here is my top sleep on offense, who could improve this … More »