by GMoney, The Money Shot
I'm not breaking any news here, but the 2007 Washington Redskins season ran the gamut of emotions. Obviously, we had the lows of Joe Gibbs managing games like an idiot, numerous season-ending injuries to starters, and the sad and senseless loss of the baddest muthaf*cka on the planet, Sean Taylor. Nobody would have faulted the team for folding up, playing out the rest of the season, and getting their minds right for 2008. But that didn't happen. Todd Collins surprisingly came in and looked like a stud. The Skins won their last 4 games to make the playoffs. And although they were defeated in the first round, the season still felt like a success to at least this Redskins fan. Honestly, and I was in attendance at Super Bowl XXVI for their last Super Bowl win, I've never been more proud of my Redskins in my entire life as a fan.
But those days are over. It was time to move on a long time ago. Without further ado, the 2008 Epic Carnival Preview for YOUR Washington Redskins:
OFFENSE:
What's to like?
--Jason Campbell looks REALLY good. Just ask Peter King. This could be his breakout season.
--Clinton Portis is apparently as focused as ever. He's in an offense that once made Shaun Alexander an MVP, he should be a monster this season.
--Chris Cooley is the coolest (pun intended) player in the league...and he's pretty damn good, too.
--The offensive line is healthy; well, at least it is now.
--The offense is being described as Joe Gibbs running game mixed with the West Coast passing game...could be lethal.
What's not to like?
--The WR's are still a mess. Both rookies are banged up. Santana Moss blows. James Thrash is still around for some reason.
--Jon Jansen has been moving around like a corpse this preseason. It could be the beginning of the end for him.
--While the offense looks in synch thus far, you never know what to expect when going against a first team defense.
--Shaun Suisham is about as erratic as it gets when it comes to kicking field goals and kickoffs.
DEFENSE:
What's to like?
--The pass rush off the ends should be amazing with Andre Carter and Jason Taylor.
--London Fletcher is one of the best leaders in football and is a tackling machine.
--LaRon Landry is quickly developing into one of the best safeties in the league. --Greg Blache is going to continue the style that Gregg Williams ran to near perfection with blitzes from all over the field.
What's not to like?
--The tackles are either inexperienced or injury-prone (Cornelius Griffin).
--Marcus Washington and Rocky McIntosh have MAJOR health problems and that's not good when they are counted on to start as outside linebackers.
--Shawn Springs is getting old and Carlos Rogers is still trying to come back from a blown-out knee.
--They didn't even remotely try to replace Sean Taylor at safety. Reed Doughty just isn't going to cut it. Springs has been getting some reps at safety which could be interesting.
--Chances are pretty good that rookie Durant Brooks will win the punter job and who knows what you will get from a rookie. But he ahs to be better than Derrick Frost, that guy sucked.
EXPECTATIONS:
The Redskins lost ZERO starters from the team that made the playoffs last year while adding one of the best pass rushers in football. While they are still learning the new system, everything coming out of Redskins Park thus far has been extremely positive. The early schedule is tough as they have to go on the road to each rival in the NFC East in the first 6 weeks. But, if this team can stay relatively healthy (which hasn't happened in years) and Jason Campbell is as good as advertised, I don't think that it is a stretch to predict a 10-6 season. A return to the playoffs should be a strong probability as long as Jim Zorn and Company catch a break or two. I think the Cowboys will win the division, but don't be surprised if the Redskins put some pressure on them.
Screw it, I say it every year and I'll say it again..."WE GOIN' TO THE SUPER BOWL!"
Thursday, August 14, 2008
PREVIEW: 2008 WASHINGTON REDSKINS
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
THE BEST USA EXPORT IDEA EVER
by Mac G, Mac G's World
A brand new cricket league called the IPL (Indian Premier League) is making quite the splash in India. The league debuted last month and it is playing a condensed, more spectator friendly version of cricket called Twenty20.
The IPL is paying top dollar to its players with India Bollywood stars, India's equivalent of our Hollywood, in attendance and involved in team ownership.
In what could be defined as the best act of American diplomacy in the 2000s, the Washington Redskins have exported 12 of their cheerleaders to perform during IPL cricket matches.
The Redskins team are training IPL cheerleaders along with performing for the Bangalore Royal Challengers cricket team. Here is video of Skins' hotties breaking it down at the league's opening ceremony. (Performance starts at :37)
Some conservative Indian politicians are not happy with the new American cheerleaders as shown in this news report.
The Redskins cheerleaders' stay has been extended and the lovely ladies will continue their impressive promoting of all things USA!
I still do not know the rules of cricket but this sure was a clever marketing idea to get my ATTENTION.
Skins Cheerleaders shaking it for Cricket lovers
Redskins Cheerleaders Extending Stay in India
India Premier League
Thanks to Redskins.com and IPL Forum for the pictures.
Monday, January 28, 2008
TOP 12 EXPLANATIONS FOR DANIEL SNYDER'S COACH SEARCH SHENANIGANS
by DMtShooter, Five Tool Tool
12. Not quite on his game, what with Harry Potter destroying so many of his Horcruxes
11. Sincerely believes that interviewing half of the Western world is the way to a championship, and that John Fassel is worth major consideration
10. Had to up the craziness just to maintain his reputation
9. Is possessed by the spirit of Sean Taylor, who's just messing with him now for fun
8. Trying to distract everyone from the Giants' Super Bowl run, and from A-Rod's new contract
7. It's all a massive game of "Simon Says" to impress Bill Cowher, who is just being so cruel, really
6. Secret double agent for the Giants, Cowboys or Eagles
5. Wants to be more like Jerry Jones, but can't face the horror of plastic surgery, so he overcompensates with coaching weirdness
4. God exacting a terrible vengeance for the trials and tribulations of Joe/b Gibbs
3. Trying to make Michael Wilborn and Tony Kornheiser's heads explode, so this is best seen as a public service
2. Sincerely believes that if Gregg Williams wasn't ready to be promoted, he deserved to be canned
1. Um, he's been hanging out with Tom Freaking Cruise. You were expecting sanity?
Sunday, January 6, 2008
TOP 10 QUESTIONS THAT COULD GET AN NFL PLAYOFF TEAM'S FAN TO THROW DOWN
by DMtShooter, Five Tool Tool
10. Is Albert Haynesworth always so stupid as to give the opposition gift fifteen yard penalties?
9. Do you blame Sean Taylor's ghost for losing by 21 points, the same way you credited him for winning by that many?
8. Did the change to the Steely McBeam mascot cause the Steelers to become such an, um, "finesse" team?
7. How does it feel to be a fan of the first team to lose a playoff game to Fredo Manning, let alone a home game?
6. Did Phillip Rivers look like he was on the rag to you, too?
5. Does Jack del Rio always use his replay challenges like a drunken idiot?
4. Do you find it telling that the Giants can only win when they play far away from Giants fans?
3. Does having Norv Turner as your coach feel like you're always about to soil yourself, or is more of a lose your lunch feeling?
2. Did Washington's loss mean that Jesus really doesn't like Joe Gibbs after all, or is it Daniel Snyder and his special friend Tom Cruise, or is it all Redskin fans?
1. Seriously, you do know that any team that plays on wild Card Weekend is more or less meat on a stick against the better teams that had a bye, right?
Monday, December 3, 2007
TAYLOR'S KILLERS ARE SCARED... AND THEY SHOULD BE
by Kristine, This Suit Is Not Black
Four kids, ages 17, 18, 19 and 20, have been charged in the unpremeditated death of 24-year-old Redskins safety Sean Taylor. They were also charged this weekend with home invasion with a firearm or other deadly weapon and armed burglary. ESPN reports that two of the four have confessed to what they’ve done, but police are saying little more than that the event was a simple burglary gone terribly wrong.
I’m not going to sit here and pretend that I know a lot about being a lawyer - lawyering, if you will. But based on what Hollywood has taught me, a good defense lawyer should try to paint his or her client as a humane and repentant victim to gain sympathy from the media, the public and, eventually, the jury. The defense lawyers on this case are wasting no time.
“These are young boys who are absolutely terrified about the position in which they find themselves,” said Sawyer Smith, who represents two of the defendants. I’m sure they are terrified. Unfortunately though, my attention sits with Taylor’s fiancee and how terrified she must have felt as she cowered under the sheets holding her baby daughter as men broke into her home. And how that fear turned into panic when she heard her bedroom door get kicked in and her future husband get shot. And the panic that turned to pain when she lost him last Monday morning.
Another lawyer representing one of the youths painted his client as a scared child. “My client has not, I don't think, come to terms with what is being alleged. He's in a position, dressed in the orange jumpsuit over there in the county jail, thinking about his life and thinking about his future. You can only imagine the things going through his mind now."
Yes. Imagine that.
Don’t get me wrong, Taylor was not a saint - he’d had his own run-ins with the law - but for all intents and purposes, the people around him have led us to believe that he was taking a turn for the better. That he was growing into a man, into a husband and into a caring father. These kids, if the confessions are to be believed, shot and killed Taylor, robbing him of his most valuable possession.
So don’t call upon our heartstrings to think about the inner workings of your client’s mind as he ponders his future, especially since helped rob a 24-year-old young man of that very luxury. Your client, sir, should be happy he has one to worry about in the first place.
Maybe this whole thing will help him choose his next venture more carefully.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
THROWING KNIVES: SEAN TAYLOR IS DEAD
by BD, Staff Writer
While I trekked out to for my last duty of the work night a co-worker of mine sent the news of Sean Taylor's death. I had no initial reaction, but spent the next two hours pondering a number of things. One of which was whether or not I'd be writing about it when I got to my computer. Initially I didn't think so. After all, what could I really say? I obviously didn't know him and I'm not even a Redskins fan, but as everyone from the sports shows to the generic morning shows discussed it I began to feel like I couldn't write about anything else this morning. And now here I sit, still unsure of what to say about Taylor's death.
I could start by saying what a great safety he was, but what difference does it make? His football accomplishments mean absolutely nothing this morning and in all reality they never did. Sure he may have become a Hall of Famer, but other than a plaque and jacket what comes of that? Nothing. The true tragedy in this is the father his young daughter will never really know. The fact that he lead the NFC in picks when he died won't mean much to her as she grows up. Nor should it to us.
Many have mentioned Taylor's past since news broke yesterday that he'd been shot, insinuating that he had it coming. That's a thought I cannot fathom myself. You see, Taylor, nor any one else who's murdered "has it coming" because no one (murderers themselves excluded), no matter what they've done, deserves to be murdered in cold blood. They just don't. Regardless of what may or may not have transpired between Sean Taylor and the individual who took his life, he didn't deserve it. I'm not going to speculate about it as I'm sure the facts will come out eventually.
This situation, if you can even call it a "situation," has me wondering about the state of the athlete in this country. You and I, the general sports fan, look up at these gods as we should, as great athletes who entertain us and keep us from thinking the trouble in our own lives. Unfortunately, others look at these men (and women) as targets because of the money they make.
If you remember, Antoine Walker and Eddy Curry were both robbed at gunpoint in Chicago this past summer and while I have no idea if Taylor's situation is a similar one (with a far worse outcome), it's incredible to me that those who entertain us have become almost like animals to some. To some, they've become the hunted and it's the unfortunate reality of the "do anything to get ahead" society we live in today.
Yesterday In Sports....
Wow, That Was Boring
Steelers escape in the mud to keep the Dolphins winless 3-0.
Any Given Evening
The Spurs fall to the Kings in Sacto 112-99.
Gilbert Who?
Wiz drop the Mavs in Dallas 110-98.
Baby, It's Magic
Orlando wins again, this time in Portland 85-74 to become the leagues first 13 win team.
SEAN TAYLOR: 1983-2007
by DCScrap, Editor
Washington Redskins defensive back Sean Taylor has died as a result of the gunshot wounds he received yesterday during a break-in of his home.
Doctors had been encouraged late Monday when Taylor squeezed a nurse's hand, according to Vinny Cerrato, the Redskins' vice president of football operations. But Sharpstein said he was told Taylor never regained consciousness after being transported to the hospital and that he wasn't sure how he had squeezed the nurse's hand.
Taylor was shot early Monday in the upper leg, damaging an artery and causing significant blood loss.
...police were still investigating the attack, which came just eight days after an intruder was reported at Taylor's home. Officers were dispatched about 1:45 a.m. Monday after Taylor's girlfriend called 911.
[Taylor's former lawyer Richard] Sharpstein said Taylor's girlfriend told him the couple was awakened by loud noises, and Taylor grabbed a machete he keeps in the bedroom for protection. Someone then broke through the bedroom door and fired two shots, one missing and one hitting Taylor, Sharpstein said. Taylor's 1-year-old daughter, Jackie, was also in the house, but neither she nor Taylor's girlfriend were injured.
Assistant coach Gregg Williams frequently called Taylor the best athlete he'd ever coached, but nearly every big play was mitigated by a blown assignment. Taylor led the NFL in missed tackles in 2006 yet made the Pro Bowl because of his reputation as one of the hardest hitters in the league.
This year, however, Taylor was allowed to play a true free safety position, using his speed and power to chase down passes and crush would-be receivers. His five interceptions tie for the league lead in the NFC, even though he missed the last two games because of a sprained knee.
"He loved football. He felt like that's what he was made to do," [coach Joe] Gibbs said. "And I think what I've noticed over the last year and a half ... is he matured. I think his baby had a huge impact on him. There was a real growing up in his life."
Taylor was 24.
FOX Sports/AP
Monday, November 26, 2007
COMMENTARY -- SEAN TAYLOR: REDEMPTION AND TRAGEDY
by CC Rider, The Black Flag Blog
He is a freak of nature -- carrying a size with speed rarely if ever seen.
He is one of the most fearsome players to ever don a uniform.
He is larger than life in so many ways.
The idea that 24 year old Redskins Safety Sean Taylor is now "clinging to life" after being shot in an apparent home invasion is nothing short of unbelievable.
If there is anyone I'd think of as invincible, #21 would be pretty close to the top of the list. In fact, if I was going to do a home invasion on an NFL player there are 1,695 I'd pick first.
When Sean Taylor came into the NFL he was, like too many University of Miami products a bit of a problem child.
Then a couple things happened.
He got himself arrested. He was looking at going away for a very long time. Then he became a dad.
Between those two life changing events, something clicked.
Sean Taylor grew up. Sean Taylor found redemption. Sean Taylor was no longer the thug who wouldn't return Coach Joe Gibbs phone calls.
Sean Taylor was the team guy who was just about doing his job and being a great Daddy to his little girl.
There are many of us who look at fatherhood as being the biggest life changing experience of our lives (I know I certainly do), but not too many made so many radical changes as Sean Taylor has.
His teammates even talk about how Sean Taylor The Dad smiles more than Sean Taylor The Player used to.
No matter how this turns out, that's the part that brings tears to my eyes.
This guy turned his life around so he could be a great Daddy to a little girl and somebody has tried to take that little girl's Daddy away from her.
We don't know the facts or the circumstances at this point, but I can't think of any that would ever make that make sense to me.
UPDATE: Taylor dies from his wounds early Tuesday morning.
SEAN TAYLOR UPDATE
by DCScrap, Editor
Update on our earlier post.
Redskins Insider's Jason La Canfora is reporting,
Richard Sharpstein, who has represented Sean Taylor in legal matters in the past and is a friend of the family, said moments ago that the player's life is hanging in the balance in the hospital. Sharpstein, speaking from the hospital, said Taylor is "nonresponsive and unconscious" and the doctors are "worried about a possible brain injury or death."
Sharpstein, who has been with Taylor's family at the hospital much of the day, said that there are major worries that Taylor may have lost oxygen to the brain, and that no other procedures are planned for right now. "They're waiting to see if he comes to," Sharpstein said. He was shot in the groin/thigh area near the femoral artery and lost copious amounts of blood.
It appears that Taylor was well aware of someone being in his home at the time of the shooting.
Sharpstein said Taylor was sleeping when he heard a noise in the living room. The intruder or intruders were at his bedroom and Taylor reached for a machete or other form of knife he keeps nearby in case of emergency, and two shots were fired, with one striking his leg.
La Canfora also reports that this is not the first time Taylor's house has been broken into or attempted to have been broken into in recent weeks.
We'll keep you posted here if there are any more developments in this story.
BREAKING NEWS: SEAN TAYLOR SHOT
by DCScrap, Editor
Very little has been released on this, but here's what we have so far:
From the Herald --
Sean Taylor of the Washington Redskins was shot and wounded early Monday by an intruder in his home on Old Cutler road in South Miami Dade.
Taylor, a former University of Miami star, was airlifted to the Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital.
According to police, Miami-Dade patrol officers received a call about 1:45 a.m. Monday that a homeowner had been shot in the leg. The homeowners told police they heard intruders at the rear door of the house, trying to pry it open.
The male homeowner went to investigate and a female in the house then heard a shot. Paramedics responded and found the victim, with a gunshot wound to the groin.
According to ProFootballTalk,
He is in critical condition at a Miami-area hospital and, per the source, is "fighting for his life".
Taylor spent Sunday night in his Florida home with his girlfriend and infant daughter. A robbery occurred, and Taylor was shot in the leg by one of the invaders.
The bullet severed his femoral artery. He currently is in surgery.
We'll update you as we hear more on this situation.
Sunday, November 18, 2007
RANDOM OBSERVATIONS : REDSKINS @ COWBOYS, SECOND HALF EDITION
by Davey, Blown Coverage
That first half was pretty lame. There were 2 touchdowns, 2 missed field goals and about 18 bad snaps by Andre Gurode. Well, those did add some excitement but everything else has been pretty flaccid.
The 'Skins are without Sean Taylor and Carlos Rogers in that secondary and I'm still waiting for Dallas to really take advantage of that.
Either way, Terry Bradshaw is done screaming and we can continue with the second half..
RANDOM OBSERVATIONS : REDSKINS @ COWBOYS, FIRST HALF EDITION
by Davey, Blown Coverage
I may be wrong here but it feels like I have seen every Cowboys game this season and today I'll be seeing Tony Romo's grin again.
Dallas is on a roll while the 'Skins will be lining up a smurf, a goldfish and Verne Troyer at wide receiver. Oh, and they will be without Sean Taylor as well so that's not really good.
I have Dallas picked to win and for fantasy purposes I'll be keeping a close eye on Clinton Portis, Julius Jones and Patrick Crayton. Joe Buck and Troy Aikman are our announcers and it's time to get this thing underway...
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
THE MIDWAY: TEK LIKES MULLETS, NORV!, BEER BONGS & GIBBSESE
Jason Varitek loves himself a good mullet. And Winger, I'm betting. (Red Sox Monster)
The Chargers are not an elite team....and Norv Turner should not be paid to try and make foolish arm tackles. (PartMule)
Wanna see a monster beer bong with eight tubes from Sunday's Arrowhead tailgate? Here you go. (Arrowhead Addict)
Learn what Joe Gibbs is really saying when he busts out his many many clichés. (Deuce of Davenport)
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
TOM BRADY COULD HAVE BEEN YOUR TEAM'S QUARTERBACK, AND YOUR TEAM'S, AND YOUR TEAM'S, AND YOURS, AND YOURS, ...
by DCScrap, Our Book of Scrap
Tom Brady is on a hot streak like we've never seen before by an NFL quarterback. First, he bags smokin' hot Bridget Moynahan and has a kid with her, then he scores a super-rich supermodel in Gisele. Oh, you thought I was talking about his 27 touchdowns in the first seven games of the season? Okay, let's go there then.
Today I was listening to the radio when the host was discussing the 2000 NFL draft. You know, the one in which everyone completely ignored the guy who is on his way to making an argument for being the best quarterback of all time was drafted. The host brought up some interesting tidbits that I wanted to share with you. That's just how I am. None of this is groundbreaking news, but it is an interesting reminder of just what happened back then, how bad NFL GM's drafting skills can be, and how selecting a QB in the draft is such a crapshoot.
First off, let me say that this might have been the worst overall draft in NFL history. The top five picks were Courtney Brown by the Browns, LaVarr Arrington by the 'Skins, Chris Samuels by the 'Skins, Peter Warrick by the Bengals, and Jamal Lewis by the Ravens. I don't see a Peyton Manning or LT in that bunch.
Also, did you know there were six quarterbacks taken ahead of Tom Brady in that draft? Probably. Did you know that there was only one quarterback taken in the entire first two rounds of that draft? If it weren't for Brady, this might have been the worst crop of quarterbacks to ever be taken in a single draft.
Let's take a look at how those six fellas have panned out so far, shall we?
Round (Overall) Team - Player, POS College
1 (18) New York Jets - Chad Pennington, QB Marshall
Chad has had a nice little career. Nothing Brady-like and definitely not first-round-worthy.
CAREER STATS: 13,184 YDS, 81 TD, 53 INT
3 (65) San Francisco 49ers - Giovanni Carmazzi, QB Hofstra
The next Steve Young he was not. More like Jim Drunkenmiller, only with less picks.
CAREER STATS: 0 YDS, 0 TD, 0 INT
3 (75) Baltimore Ravens - Chris Redman, QB Louisville
That's okay though, they drafted Kyle Boller shortly thereafter and he has been, uh, below average.
CAREER STATS: 1,111 YDS, 7 TD, 5 INT
5 (163) Pittsburgh Steelers - Tee Martin, QB Tennessee
Hey, he was almost as good as Peyton Manning.
CAREER STATS: 69 YDS, 0 TD, 1 INT
6 (168) New Orleans Saints - Marc Bulger, QB West Virginia
WOW! A decent QB and in the same round as Brady. Nice job NFL GM's! What's that? He doesn't play for the Saints? Never mind.
CAREER STATS: 17,223 YDS, 97 TD, 66 INT
And then we go back to this...
6 (183) Cleveland Browns - Spergon Wynn, QB Southwest Texas State
CAREER STATS: 585 YDS, 1 TD, 7 INT
And finally, our hero...
6 (199) New England Patriots - Tom Brady, QB Michigan
3 rings and Gisele. 'Nuff said.
CAREER STATS: 23,689 YDS, 174 TD, 80 INT
But hey, the Redskins took QB Todd Husak just three picks later, while the Chargers took QB JaJuan Seider five picks later. Ohhhhhh, so close.
TOTALS OF THE SIX QB'S TAKEN AHEAD OF HIM:
32,172 YDS, 186 TD, 132 INT
Let's say that those six QB's were just one guy. I think I would still rather have Brady.
And since we're on the subject of that wicked pissah of a draft, check out some of the other genius selections at the skill positions made by NFL GM's in the year 2000...
1 (10) Baltimore Ravens - Travis Taylor, WR Florida Bad.
1 (11) New York Giants - Ron Dayne, RB Wisconsin Bad.
1 (21) Kansas City Chiefs - Sylvester Morris, WR Jackson State Bad.
1 (31) St. Louis Rams - Trung Canidate, RB Arizona Bad.
Hell of a first round I tell you. Some real building blocks were taken that year.
Go 'Skins.
Friday, October 19, 2007
CHEERLEADER FRIDAY
by DCScrap, Our Book of Scrap
In my never-ending quest to bring you all things cheerleader, I am proud to update you on the state of NFL Cheerleader calendars. After all, it's almost Christmas shopping time!!
The Titans ladies have unveiled their page-turner already.
“We are very proud of our calendar and excited about the business opportunity it presents for our department,” said Stacie Kinder, director of cheerleaders for the Titans.
Of course you are.
The Cardinals squad also had a little par-tay to announce the publication of their day-counter. Looks like it was more fun than should be allowed!
Not to be outdone, the Redskins are also on the board with their monthly minxes.
This marks the first time that all 15 cover models from the past 10 years will be together for the first time. Way to go girls!
The Jaguars' team, the ROAR (awesome name), put together a nice slideshow of their photos.
Man, how am I going to pick just one calendar?!
Never a team to shy away from a party, the Ben-Gals had a great time at the release of their 2008 effort.
And finally, the Houston Texans Cheerleaders released the cover of the 2008 Houston Texans Cheerleader Swimsuit Calendar just yes
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