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  1. Fredericksburg.com: Trainer says tackle is in shape, Haynesworth sheds weight

    At first, I thought: "Oh, I guess Albert really is working out seriously, so that seems like good news, even though the story was obviously put out to make him look better after getting trashed by media, fans, and teammates." Then I thought: "Oh, by losing 30 pounds, isn't he intentionally...

  2. S%^T hits the fan with Haynesworth

    I said that's what his value is, a) once we don't seem eager to rid ourselves of him, and b) if other teams (and we, by looking to trade him w/o recouping the bonus) are thinking straight about the salary cap implications. As to b), sure, his prima donna act this summer has knocked his market...

  3. S%^T hits the fan with Haynesworth

    (From a Redskins Insider post, http://voices.washingtonpost.com/redskinsinsider/albert-haynesworth/sources-nflpa-warned-hayneswor.html, which contains the actual CBA language, not Halsell's slightly misleading summary) "Here's a the CBA's language concerning the potential forfeiture of signing...

  4. S%^T hits the fan with Haynesworth

    This is what I hope we do--i.e., show Albert and the rest of the league that we're serious/can't be bought off cheaply/don't mind sitting him down and shutting him up. That way, we can use the huge $ that Snyder already sank into the contract to sweeten the trade pot: Albert is a tremendous...

  5. Sally Jenkins Not everything's clear when it comes to HGH, PRP

    I agree; willingness to consider ideas, independent of their source, is an excellent benchmark for thoughtfulness. I do note, though, that there's a difference b/w "all of Cerrato's personnel moves were bad and stupid" or "everything Gibbs [or whoever] did was brilliant," as opposed to "Jenkins...

  6. Sally Jenkins Not everything's clear when it comes to HGH, PRP

    I'm stunned. Sally Jenkins has always struck me as someone unfamiliar with nuance; she generally grabs some plausible but obvious thesis, then trots out some formulaic tripe. This, however, seems thoughtful and appropriately equivocal.

  7. It's about YOU

    I don't really care what the site looks like. It already looks fine to me. What matters is ensuring that the quality of the posts (and, more to the point, posters) remains high. I'm not sure how that is being or should be done, but that's the whole enchilada. (And, for what it's worth, I think...

  8. It's Deja Vu All Over Again

    I discount the argument that McNabb must be fading b/c otherwise the Eagles would never have traded w/in their own division argument. First, the Skins apparently made the best offer (and were probably willing to b/c McNabb signaled his willingness to sign a long-term deal here, rather than...

  9. Haynesworth on the move ?

    Schefter had a report in the last day or so from "informed Redskins source" (i.e., obviously Shanahan, w/ whom he's friendly) that the Skins are "not actively seeking to trade Haynesworth," and have not had such discussions since March 31. What that signals to me is that the Skins are trying to...

  10. Om Field: The Jimmy Clausen Files

    I've been in the Trade Down > Bradford > Okung >> Clausen camp, but watching 45 minutes of those highlights really warmed me to Clausen. If you watch Bradford, he has impeccable accuracy, under no pressure, repeatedly flipping a ball precisely (w/ a gentle, tossing motion--obvious strength, but...

  11. RI: Rocky, Doughty, Golston tendered

    I'm not so sure. I think what the tender says is "we don't expect to let someone walk for anything less than one step down in compensation." So a first round tender doesn't mean we want this guy any more than we want a guy with a second round tender. A first round tender means "we want more than...

  12. Looks like Bradford is gonna be the #1 overall pick

    The Rams are being so overt about their interest in Bradford that I smell a smokescreen. (And where there's a smokescreen, there's fire.) One likely targeted specifically at us. I don't think Shanahan is fooled. No one is likely to move up to #1 (w/ the draft and $ cost) to take even a dominant...

  13. I favor drafting a QB at #4 and here's why:

    We've all been over this thousands of times, but the signal to noise ratio on this board is high enough that it's worth another thousand. Relevant factors in choosing b/w QB and LT include: How our staff evaluates the top QB and the top LT; obviously, if they are convinced Bradford or Clausen...

  14. OF: WR Coach Keenan McCardell ... Art Monk's Wrong Jersey

    For what it's worth, Mike Mayock was raving about McCardell's work as a receiver's coach at Senior Bowl practices. That made me feel a lot better about the newbie factor.

  15. RI: Redskins shift to draft mode but are mum on philosophy

    Gotta say, the one thing I'm most worried about w/ Shanahan is that many sources report that he does player personnel his own way (reviewing only highlights, not listening to scouts, and taking players higher than projected if he thinks they're good rather than, e.g., trading down to get the...

  16. Thank You Clinton Portis

    Lanky is right. Here's an article that, unfortunately, reveals that it will be more difficult than I had hoped for Snyder to leverage his lucre--at least in 2009: http://www.profootball24x7.com/column_view.php?cid=46&aid=3261&view=archive

  17. The Shanahan QB's

    We will (or at least should) unquestionably tender Campbell at a level that requires draft pick compensation a bit above what we think another team would be willing to provide. JC is not an elite qb. He's apparently an average to mediocre NFL starter, which means a stellar back-up. We paid...

  18. Thank You Clinton Portis

    Portis obviously won't be cut before June, because that would set us back something like $14+ million in an accelerated cap hit. After June, Shanahan & Co. will know whether CP is taking things seriously, keeping any thoughts in-house, etc. If so, welcome back. If not, we release him, and the...

  19. Myth of the Top 5 Quarterback

    Interestingly (at least to me), I poked around and it turns out my criticism of the qb study mentioned above is the same criticism at the heart of a debate on that precise question b/w Steven Pinker of MIT and Malcom Gladwell of the New Yorker conducted in the NY Times...

  20. Myth of the Top 5 Quarterback

    The study purporting no relationship b/w draft position and performance includes this line: Once someone is included in the study--i.e., has played 5 seasons, w/ at least 500 career plays--it's much less surprising that draft position is not correlated with performance. But I'd bet that far...
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