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The Shanahans Suck, Again

2:37 am EST January 2nd, 2012 | Sports | 17 Comments

Once again, for the umpteenth time since 1992, the Washington Redskins played football in December and (sort of) January in games that didn’t mean anything. They went 5-11 and did so in disgraceful fashion. As some have already pointed out, the Shanahan administration now has a worse record than Jim Zorn did. And Zorn was a total failure.

Even worse, here’s nepotism poster child offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan yelling today that “In 2012 the Redskins are gonna be the NFC East champions, and that starts right f–king today.”

This is the same Shanahan son who is coaching the #16 offense in the league and lost 34-10 to the 8-8 Eagles.

Shut the hell up, Kyle.

I know I keep writing this, but I’m tired of this. Tired that the Redskins aren’t just out of the league’s elite for two going on three decades, but that they aren’t even regularly in late contention for a wild-card playoff spot.

Turns out I was right to be suspicious of starting and NFL season with John Beck and Rex Grossman as the starting quarterbacks… because THEY SUCK AT PLAYING QUARTERBACK. I hate that the Redskins have now had two arrogant coaches who think they can start sucky University Of Florida quarterbacks because they think they’re such geniuses (the first was Steve Spurrier with Danny Wuerffel and Shane Matthews).

Neither Beck or Grossman should even be a backup on the NFL roster.

The Redskins — again — need a wholesale makeover. They need a new quarterback. Santana Moss is done at WR, they need new blood. RB is okay. They need new offensive linemen and tight ends who aren’t injury prone or who disappear. They also need defensive players who actually scare the opposing team.

And they need a head coach and coaching staff based on skill, not family connections. And they need coaches who will adapt to the players they have, rather than be so arrogant they insist on jamming round pegs into square holes (this is true of every Redskins coach over the last 20 years save perhaps Joe Gibbs and Marty Schottenheimer).

And they most importantly need an owner who isn’t an insufferable jerk who couldn’t assemble a winning team and staff if he had all the money in the world (which he does).

I’m sick and tired of the Redskins sucking, but I expect they will suck for the foreseeable future.

See you next September.

Topic: Redskins

Sexy Rexy? You’re Killing Me

1:01 am EST September 6th, 2011 | NFL, Sports | 9 Comments

I will concede that he performed somewhat better in the pre-season. But that said, I am more than a little disappointed that the Redskins starting quarterback is the worst QB to ever ~~win~~ play in a Super Bowl, Rex Grossman.

I of course hope he does well, but I doubt John Beck will be holding the clipboard for very long.

Topic: Redskins, Rex Grossman

Redskins Reboot (Again)

12:39 pm EST September 4th, 2011 | Sports | 10 Comments

Shanahan cleaned out the Redskins.

The team trimmed its roster from 80 players to 53 Saturday, revealing a roster that bears only passing resemblance to what Shanahan used last season. Barely half of last year’s Week 1 roster — 27 players in all — survived on the team Shanahan will use to begin preparations for next Sunday’s season opener against the New York Giants.

While Saturday’s cuts didn’t include any major surprises, the team did part ways with a handful of veterans: linebacker Horatio Blades, safety Chris Horton, nose tackle Anthony Bryant and offensive lineman Artis Hicks. Gone, too, are running back Keiland Williams, quarterback Kellen Clemens and three 2011 draft picks, including Evan Royster, the former Penn State running back who was selected in the sixth round.

I feel pretty optimistic, but I’m a bad barometer because I’m always optimistic in September when it comes to the Redskins.

That said, this team feels the least Snyderiffic of all the teams we’ve had in a long time, and that’s a good thing.

Prediction: 9-7

Topic: Redskins

Heath Shuler In Talks To Suck Somewhere Other Than Congress

2:59 pm EST June 29th, 2011 | Politics, Sports | 5 Comments

Heath Shuler sucks.

Heath Shuler sucked as the Redskins starting quarterback for the 4 mins he held the job, and he has sucked as a “Democrat” in congress who thinks his calling is to attack Democrats and knife Pelosi in the back.

Heath Shuler sucks.

So I wonder if the University of Tennessee understands that while Heath played well for them in his college years, his post-college life has largely been a giant bowl of suck, and I’m betting he’ll suck at being an athletic director.

That said, if he leaves congress, that institution will suck a little less. (via Todd, who understands that Heath Shuler sucks)

Topic: Heath Shuler

NFL Lockout Over?

6:16 pm EST June 9th, 2011 | Sports | Comments Off

Bill Burt of the Eagle Tribune is reporting that things sound good. Who knows?

According to an NFL source, owners and players have tentatively reached an agreement to end the lockout, which entered its 86th day today.

Some coaches and players have been contacted about returning to work probably early next week and as soon as this weekend.

Topic: NFL

VIDEO: Shaq Retires From The NBA

4:08 pm EST June 3rd, 2011 | Sports | 5 Comments

Funny guy who has enough charisma to be an even bigger star.

Usain Bolt Wins Again, Earth Revolves Around Sun

5:32 pm EST May 26th, 2011 | Jamaica, Sports | 1 Comment

Jamaica’s top athlete is at it again.

Usain Bolt shook off a nine-month lay-off to prove he was back as he beat rival Asafa Powell to win the 100m at the Golden Gala here on Thursday.

Bolt had to grit his teeth and drag back his Jamaican compatriot over the last 20m before winning in 9.91 seconds.

Powell recorded 9.93sec in second with Christophe Lemaitre of France third in 10sec flat.

Topic: Usain Bolt

John Beck Wants To Start For Redskins

4:10 pm EST May 17th, 2011 | Sports | 3 Comments

John Beck, drafted by the Dolphins, has started 4 games and thrown for a tiny 559 yards in one season – 2007. As it currently stands, he’s second on the Redskins roster for quarterbacks. But considering that Donovan McNabb is on his way out after one year and the Redskins didn’t draft a quarterback … he wants to start.

“I believe I’m a starter in the NFL,” Beck said in a SiriusXM NFL Radio interview Monday.

He’s certainly thinking like a leader during the lockout, calling teammates to organize workouts since players are not permitted to train at team facilities during the work stoppage.

“I basically say, ‘Screw the awkwardness.’ ‘I’m trying to be the starting quarterback,” he said in the interview. “I’ll call whoever, try to set whatever up. If you don’t think like a starter and act like a starter, your teammates probably aren’t gonna believe you’re the starter. So I’m thinking I’m the starter.”

I like his moxy, at least. It couldn’t be worse. No, really, could not be worse.

Topic: Washington Redskins

The NFL Doesn’t Work Like This Anymore

3:39 pm EST April 29th, 2011 | Sports | 6 Comments

Writing about the Redskins drafting LB Ryan Kerrigan, ESPN’s Jeffri Chadiha writes:

Anybody who follows the Redskins recognizes this isn’t a team that is one good draft away from being in contention. The Redskins need to find a quarterback now that the Donovan McNabb era has turned disastrous. They have to bolster their defensive interior with Haynesworth’s future in doubt and running back and offensive line are other questionable areas. In a division as competitive as the NFC East, this team won’t be competing for anything for at least another year.

There’s no re-building anymore. There’s no letting your rookie quarterback hold the clipboard. You have to win now in the modern NFL. The idea that bad teams (like the Redskins) should write off a season as a loss before the first snap is foolhardy and economically tone deaf. Fans no longer have the patience to build a franchise, we’ve had too many teams go from “worst to first” for them to accept the cautious team building of a past era.

Topic: NFL

Dan Snyder Free Agent Albert Haynesworth Indicted

5:18 pm EST April 26th, 2011 | Crime, Sports | Comments Off

The Danny’s judgement on display.

A District of Columbia grand jury on Tuesday indicted Redskins defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth on a charge of misdemeanor sexual abuse in connection with an alleged assault on a waitress at a downtown hotel in February.

The indictment stems from an incident in which the embattled football player allegedly caressed the breasts of a waitress at the W hotel as she was clearing the table.

Topic: Albert Haynesworth, Dan Snyder, Redskins