Posted in Injuries, NFL on Aug 31st, 2010
The Washington Redskins are simply refusing to admit their mistake. Malcolm Kelly has just not produced at the NFL level for a variety of reasons, but mainly because he can’t stay healthy. So, instead of cutting their ties with the wide receiver, they have instead decided to shelve him for the season. “Malcolm Kelly on [...]
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Posted in Injuries, NFL on Aug 30th, 2010
Back in 2008, some observers considered Malcolm Kelly to be the best WR in the draft. But, there were concerns about his knee so he dropped a bit in the draft. However, the Washington Redskins don’t concern themselves with such matters. Facts like knee issues or character concerns or missing a left leg are of [...]
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Posted in NFL on Aug 24th, 2010
Jason Reid of the Washington Post says that a source told him during the offseason that the Washington Redskins had concerns about their running back depth behind Clinton Portis. You are probably thinking, “yeah, duh. That’s why they signed Larry Johnson and Willie Parker.” No, this was after they had already signed those two.
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Posted in Injuries, NFL on Aug 22nd, 2010
This would explain a lot. We mentioned before that Albert Haynesworth was having issues with the Washington Redskins and how they’ve been referring to his “headaches.” Well now, a league source tells Jason La Canfora of NFL Network that Haynesworth is likely suffering from a condition known as rhabdomyolysis, where muscle fibers get broken down [...]
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Posted in NFL on Aug 22nd, 2010
Just when we thought all was fine in Redskinland, we have an incident. We all know about Albert Haynesworth skipping the offseason workouts for the Washington Redskins and him not wanting to play in the 3-4 and Shanahan failing him in conditioning tests and so on. But, Haynesworth seemed to be ok with the new [...]
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Posted in NFL on Aug 21st, 2010
To date, 2008 second-round pick Devin Thomas has been a bust for the Washington Redskins. His work ethic has been in constant question and he’s produced next to nothing on the field. But, could that be changing? “I’m starting to get comfortable with what’s going on around here as far as what the standard is,” [...]
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Posted in NFL, Signings, Transactions on Aug 16th, 2010
The New Orleans Saints didn’t wait long to replace fallen RB Lynell Hamilton, who was lost for the season last week. The Saints just signed former Washington Redskin Ladell Betts to a one-year $755,000 contract plus a $50,000 signing bonus. Many people might jump to the conclusion (like Pat Yasinskas of ESPN.com did) that Betts [...]
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Posted in NFL on Aug 14th, 2010
Earlier today, word came that former Philadelphia Eagles RB Brian Westbrook was set to join the St. Louis Rams on Monday. Mike Sando of ESPN.com said that he had gotten word from John Clayton that this would be the case. “Just landed in STL and finished radio with John Clayton, who says the Rams will [...]
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Posted in NFL on Aug 14th, 2010
It’s pretty well known that Washington Redskins defensive tackle/end Albert Haynesworth was not happy with the Redskins’ switch to the 3-4 defense. After a bunch of crying and whining from both sides, Albert finally showed up and decided to be a part of the team. But, could it possibly be that Haynesworth now likes the [...]
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Posted in NFL on Aug 6th, 2010
You know that you are officially part of your new team when your teammates start breaking your balls and pranking you. We don’t mean in the Albert Connell “Hey Duece McAllister isn’t it hilarious that I stole money from your wallet” type of prank. But, more in the good-natured way. Washington Redskins TE Chris Cooley [...]
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Posted in NFL on Aug 6th, 2010
Over the last few years we’ve watched Fast Willie Parker turn into Running On The Beach Willie Parker. His burst seems to be gone as injuries may have just taken their toll. In Washington, he is one of 37 running backs on the roster and it will be tough for him to get any significant [...]
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Posted in NFL on Aug 6th, 2010
We can’t really blame Albert Haynesworth for this miss in Washington. Sure, it sounds stupid to say that because he is the knucklehead that’s caused so many problems since getting that ginormous contract last year. But, the Redskins should have known what they were getting. They should have seen enough evidence in the past that [...]
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Posted in NFL, Released, Transactions on Aug 2nd, 2010
The Washington Redskins recently traded for QB John Beck from the Baltimore Ravens. That gave the Ravens some breathing room in terms of their QB depth chart, but now the Redskins have the problem of too many QB’s. Not for long. ESPN 980 radio in Washington D.C. reports that the Redskins has cut former University [...]
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Posted in NFL on Jul 28th, 2010
Washington Redskins QB Donovan McNabb was on the Kind David Show on WQYK 1010 AM recently, and he was talking about Super Bowl wins and how quarterbacks are judged by them. While he said he strives to win the big one, he doesn’t believe that it should define how good of a player he was [...]
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Posted in NFL on Jul 22nd, 2010
Ryan O’Halloran of Comcast Sportsnet in Washington speculated recently that the Washington Redskins could be moving on from WR Malcolm Kelly this season. Kelly was a second-round pick in 2008, but hasn’t shown much of anything at the pro level. We could see this happening for a few of reasons. First of all, he doesn’t [...]
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