Cooley, Colt, Yoder, and the Crossbar

Based on this morning’s SportsCenter and the dramatic layout of the Post’s Sports section, I’m still one of about five people on the planet Earth who didn’t think Clinton Portis‘s comments yesterday were the single worst thing ever to occur. We’re at that point in the season where tensions run high anyhow, and this seems [...]

Art and Darrell Get Their Rings

Pictured above are Darrell Green and Art Monk, two new enshrinees in the Pro Football Hall of Fame — two very cold new enshrinees. They are standing behind their Hall of Fame busts and in front of enough balloons to fill eight bar mitzvahs, getting ready to receive a pair of rings that represent the [...]

Redskins v. Browns – Additional Obstructed View Seats

It’s common knowledge that there are some obstructed view seats at FedExField, but under ordinary circumstances it’s made abundantly clear in advance if the tickets you’re buying are considered obstructed view. That’s probably not the case if they’re obstructed because the tallest player in NBA history sits down in front of you. Former Washington Bullet [...]

Predictive Gameday Links: Redskins @ Giants

Everyone knows that bloggers are enormous homers. We’ve chosen to write about our favorite team because we love them. We are, therefore, completely incapable of being objective, and cannot pick against them under any circumstances at all. Right, guys? Guys…? Mark Newgent at the Examiner talks to his counterpart at the New York Examiner, ultimately [...]

Redskins v. Jaguars – Gameday Scratches: Everyone

As promised, current word is that the first-team offense really is going to start. There are few minor exceptions — Stephon Heyer in place of Jon Jansen, James Thrash in place of Antwaan Randle El, and Marcus Mason in place of Clinton Portis — but it’s pretty straightforward. The defensive scratches, however, are giving executive [...]

Redskins v. Jaguars – Fire! Fire!

Last home game, I followed director of public relations Will Norman as he made sure that the Redskins players didn’t catch fire at pregame introductions. On the field before warmups this evening, I met the man who controls actually controls the pyrotechnics that Will was steering players clear of. This is Luther Horine. He’s been [...]

Redskins v. Jaguars – Cheerleaders Warming Up

The Washington Redskins Cheerleaders have taken the field in their practice yellows under a gray sky as pregame preparations get fully underway here at FedExField. To be more precise, they’ve taken the tarp, as the field was covered during this morning’s rain. I’ve been spending the day worrying about injuries to the players in this [...]