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Skins Put Up 40 And Beat Saints 40-32

I don’t know if anyone was expecting what we saw today from the Redskins.  They went to New Orleans and laid 40 points on the Saints in their dome.  It was a great debut for both rookies QB Robert Griffin III and RB Robert Morris.  Griffin threw for 320 yards and 2 touchdowns.  Most importantly, [...]

Posted by: hail2skins on Sunday, September 9th, 2012

Redskins, Cowboys Lose Arbitration Case

Well, they didn’t actually lose it because it was never heard.  The case was dismissed by arbitrator Stephen Burbank on Tuesday.  He ruled that the NFL and NFLPA had properly amended their CBA and the Redskins and Cowboys couldn’t challenge the decision.  If I’m not mistaken, he never heard the facts of the case.  Didn’t [...]

Posted by: hail2skins on Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

McNabb Still Sour

So, McNabb goes on the air and talks Robert Griffin III and how he believes he isn’t the right QB for the Redskins. He talks about all the failures Shanahan had with his previous QB’s and he listed a lot of them. The problem I have is that he did not include himself [...]

Posted by: hail2skins on Thursday, March 29th, 2012

Redskins Acquire #2 Pick in 2012 Draft

Wow, I mean Wow.
The Redskins have acquired the #2 overall pick in the upcoming draft from the St. Louis Rams.  Hello Andrew Luck or Robert Griffin III.  Most fans believe they will select Robert Griffin III with the pick but I believe it is the QB that the Colts don’t select with the 1st overall [...]

Posted by: hail2skins on Saturday, March 10th, 2012

This Ole Fart Thinks: End of Season

Now that the 2011 season is in the books, where do we stand, and where do we go from here?
Let’s start with this undeniable fact.  We still do not nearly have enough talent to compete successfully within our own Division.  And at that, we are in one of the weakest Divisions in the NFL.  The [...]

Posted by: hail2skins on Wednesday, January 4th, 2012