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Redskins This and That
Punter Hunter Smith has re-injured his groin and will be out against the Falcons. The Washington Redskins will sign 3-year punter and former Cowboy Sam Paulescu to handle the punting duties against the Falcons.
Safety Chris Horton injured himself at practice and the extent of the injury is unknown.
We heard last week that Zorn was going to give DeAngelo Hall some punt return duties but this week Zorn has come about and stated that Randle-El is still the primary punt returner. Why?
Fred Davis didn’t take much time off during the bye week. He stayed back and worked with tight ends coach Scott Watchenheim on his blocking. Davis will have to step up his game in relief of injured Chris Cooley.
The Dan says “We’re Apologetic”
So Dan comes out and says how apologetic the organization is for the fans. He did this while announcing a partnership between the Redskins Charitable Foundation and Prince Georges County public schools. He mentioned how he felt for the fans and how embarrassed and disappointed the organization is. He also stated how they are working hard to turn it around in the 2nd half of the season.
How apologetic can you be when you ban signs from Fedex Field when fans try to express their displeasure with the organization. You disguise the real reason for the ban under the safety umbrella. Give us a break, we’re not that dumb. By the way, those towels you handed out a couple of weeks ago can cause some injuries as well as they’re being waved. They can also obstruct fan’s views, should you ban those as well? Don’t tell us how apologetic you are when your actions speak otherwise.
Dan, the fans don’t need your apology although it was nice of you to do it. What we do need you to do is look into a mirror and realize that it is your fault. All the decisions you have made over the years lead us to this point. You made these decision hiding behind your so-called President of Football Operations Vinny Cerrato. You think you know how to build a football team and you don’t, so stop trying. FIRE VINNY CERRATO and get someone that knows how to do it. Then YOU get out of the way and let them do their job. Don’t tell them you want a certain coach or player, let them take care of that. All you need to do is sign their checks.
That would go a long way with the fan base and might just bring you and Redskins Nation what they want.
What Are The Redskins Thinking?
Last night and today a lot of stories surfaced on the message boards about Redskins fans being removed from the stadium because of signs. Some were even told to turn their shirts inside out because of the pictures they had on them. There’s even mention of one of Fedex Field’s security personnel destroying a sign that a fan wanted to take back to their car and keep. That’s just disgusting but that’s the way it is at Fedex Field now. You can’t express your displeasure with the team or management (or the lack thereof of any management).
According to the DC Sports Bog, the Washington Redskins have changed their policy on signs at Fedex Field. The new policy states that no signs are allowed at all. So fans who showed up at Fedex Field on Monday night had their signs discarded in the trash by Fedex security before they could enter the stadium. So folks did manage to sneak them in only to have security approach them with threats in they didn’t comply.
According to Redskins officials, the policy was changed for a number of reasons. One reason being that they don’t want signs obstructing views of other fans. My only question is why the hell do they sell obstructed view seats? To me, there seems to be a conflict here in terms of obstructing views for fans. It’s fine for the Redskins to obstruct your view and your view is obstructed the entire game. But fans can’t obstruct your view for a couple of moments. Of course, it’s the fans choice to purchase the obstructed view seats but if the organization really feels this strongly about obstructing fans’ view, then maybe they shouldn’t offer obstructed view seats.
Akh’s Thoughts: Week 7
Ten Thoughts on the Skins’ loss to the Eagles:
1-The bottom line about the game was best expressed by Wilbon this morning: the eagles were an incomplete team who made a lot of mistakes, and yet the Skins didn’t put up much resistance to them. What we’re seeing is total failure by all sides of the ball to do their job and a team who’s stopped really caring about the season. If this wasn’t bad enough, the roster, especially on offense, has turned into a sick version of The Gong Show, where its only a matter of time before another starter is carted off the field(and the season). The really frustrating thing about this team is that the offense, defense and special teams might have good plays or drives; they never can put it all together or sustain the quality play for very long.
Redskins Lose, Again. Eagles 27 - Skins 17
Well, there isn’t much to say. What we see on the field speaks for itself and there isn’t much being said. A lot of folks expected the Eagles to win and they did. The Eagles came out and ran a reverse early in the game to put their first points on the board. Then Jason Campbell had a ball intercepted for a touchdown. I knew the game was over at that point.
