Fanspeak: Washington Redskins

Penalty Data from NFL Penalties.com Yesterday I detailed the Redskins penalty problem, today I will look at how to fix it. 1. G Kory Lichtensteiger- 11 total penalties, 1 offset or declined- 6 false starts and 3 offensive holdings. Also 1 Unnecessary Roughness and ineligible downfield -The Redskins did re-sign him to a multi-year deal, … More »

Penalty Numbers courtesy of: NFL Penalties.com One of the biggest problems the Redskins need to fix heading into this season is their high number of penalties. Last season the Redskins committed 131 penalties (including the postseason), of which 12 were either declined or offset by the other team. Their total number was 119, which ranked … More »

The Redskins running game was one of the best in the NFL last year. Some will attribute that to the addition of the read-option, others will say Morris ran the zone blocking scheme perfectly. But one of the most underrated aspects was offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan’s ability to adjust his offense during the game to … More »

On Robert Griffin III’s rehab timeline:                                                                                                   … More »

There has been plenty of talk this off-season about the Redskins receiving corps. Pierre Garcon is obviously the number one, but after that it becomes a bit hazy. Leonard Hankerson has been widely tipped for a break out season as he attempts to claim the starting spot opposite Garcon. He has good speed, and the … More »

Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III is, by all accounts, ahead of schedule with his recovery from his knee surgery. But it’s still very early in the year and setbacks can happen. In the scenario that Griffin doesn’t manage to make it back for week one, Kirk Cousins is set to step in and take … More »

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 »

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 »