Free Agency is going through this two-day Kabuki Theater where no player can actually sign. But, everyone on the planet that cares to know will know who’s going where. Come Wednesday the signings start. With that will come team acknowledgements. … Continue reading
Once upon a time in the NFL there was no “Free Agency.” Drafts went to 20-rounds. Hall-of-Fame Linebacker Chris Hanburger was taken in the 18th round in the 1965 Draft. He found out he was drafted when a reporter called … Continue reading
The shame of this Super Bowl is that it will probably be a good football game. It’s also the last football game of meaning for seven months. Those two combined will provide sufficient reason to actually watch it. Pity. This … Continue reading
The 2024/2025 Washington Commanders season will stick with most us as the greatest season in the franchise’s history that did not finish with one of their three Super Bowl wins. To make it to within one game of the Super … Continue reading
Sports exist at some level to remind that logic and reason don’t always carry the day. Analysts exist to bring reason and perspective to what we observe. In a field absolutely flooded to saturation with people the desire to have … Continue reading
One win from the Super Bowl. The point-spread from Vegas had the Washington Commanders as the deepest underdog in the Division Round of games at +9½ points. There was 82 percent of the betting straight-up on the Lions. That means … Continue reading
Even the most ardent supporter of the Burgundy and Gold did not have this playoff run on the calendar before the season. Washington has continually defied gravity en route to this game. Five times in a row this team has … Continue reading
Washington’s star quarterback was born a week before Christmas on December 18, 2000. Jayden Daniels had celebrated his 5th birthday just 20 days before the Washington Redskins won their last playoff game on January 7, 2006 against these same Tampa … Continue reading
Some four and a half months ago Dan Quinn brought his new team to Tampa Bay for their first foray into real football. “New” was the operative word. The coaching staff had been “Oil Changed.” The Quarterback was starting his … Continue reading
“Stand up. Get your air. Use your God-given abilities. Go win us the game.” Those sound like words from a football coach. But, that was the coaching coming from veteran backup QB Marcus Mariota to a gassed Jayden Daniels. One … Continue reading
