Does Mike Holmgren Deserve Induction Into Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2014?
I would not say Mike Holmgren makes an absolute, overwhelming case to make the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The former head coach of the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks will never be mentioned in the same breath as NFL head coaching legends such as Vince Lombardi, George Halas, or Bill Walsh. And Holmgren even gets [...]
Washington Redskins: High Expectations are Fair for Robert Griffin III
In a shocking development, the subject of one of today’s Washington, D.C., sports-talk radio was surprise, surprise, Robert Griffin III. Yes, whether it’s his knee, his rehabilitation, his wedding, his press conference or just him in general, the second-year quarterback from Baylor holds this town in the pam of his hands. The subject today was [...]
Washington Redskins: Richard Seymour Would Look Good in Burgundy and Gold
The open of training camp has not been good for the Washington Redskins‘ defensive ends. Adam Carriker, who missed most of last season with a torn quad tendon, was placed on the Physically Unable to Perform list last Thursday. It was latest in a series of setbacks for Carriker, who came to Washington in 2010. [...]
Washington Redskins: Training Camp in Richmond a Success So Far
Obviously, the main story dominating headlines with the Washington Redskins this Training Camp center around quarterback Robert Griffin III‘s recovery from reconstructive knee surgery. The Redskins also have a sudden need to fill at defensive end brought on by Adam Carriker‘s struggle to recover from a knee injury and Jarvis Jenkins‘ four-game suspension due to [...]
Washington Redskins: The Expectations Game
We tend to play these games this time of year. Whether its going through a team’s schedule and counting certain games as a win or loss, or prognosticating a team’s final record, the guessing game is alive and well. Further, considering no NFL team will lose a game for another six weeks, such prognostications tend [...]
Robert Griffin III and Mike Shanahan Saying and Doing the Right Things, For Now
Saying and doing the right things is usually a pretty good start. And so far (one day), Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III and head coach Mike Shanahan are saying and at least what the public can tell, doing the right things with regard to the recovering quarterback. Of course, Griffin suffered a knee injury [...]
Washington Redskins Defensive End Adam Carriker Endures Another Setback
Spirits are typically high this time of the year in the National Football League. Sure, veterans may not be all that jazzed about the prospect of a grueling Training Camp in wicked hot temperatures ahead of them, but generally speaking, players from all 32 teams all share something in common this time of year: hope. [...]
Don’t Be So Sure Washington Redskins Intend to Re-sign Brian Orakpo
Don’t mistake what was reported with what is actually happening. I speak of course, of the ongoing contract status of Washington Redskins linebacker Brian Orakpo. It was reported earlier this week that the team intended to extend Orakpo, who has one year remaining on his contract. Mark Maske of The Washington Post, for one, cited an [...]
