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News of the Donovan McNabb trade is just as shocking to Philadelphia fans as to Washington's. I asked my friend and Bloguin colleague Thomas Jackson of Eagles Eye to weigh in on McNabb. I mirthfully asked his thoughts on McNabb leaving and Michael Vick staying. Here's his reply: "I'm excited for the Redskins. McNabb is a class act. He's done a lot for the Eagles and the town he played for. What's ...

We are seven days into the 2010 NFL new year and the biggest free agent move by the Washington Redskins happened Friday. Washington signed free agent running back Larry Johnson to a modest, $3.5 million, three-year deal according to an ESPN story  by Adam Schefter. Clinton Portis bashers should not gloat yet. Johnson is unlikely to replace Portis anytime soon. The fan narrative of the 2009 offense ends with the entire unit ...

Say one thing about Snyderrato, they made a blogger's task easy. If the Snyder-Cerrato sports machine were still active (and I'm convinced they're still lurking in the background), here's what we would be writing next month: Did the Washington Redskins give up too much to trade for Michael Vick? The Skins could squeeze another year or two out of the offensive line because Vick is so elusive. He will be a ...

Washington Redskins GM Bruce Allen said at his news conference this afternoon that he was looking for a head coach "who could lead men." I like it. Head coaching involves game planning and play calling and all that, but coaching is more about executive leadership.áSetting direction, motivating the team toácommit to it and holding players accountableáare the bigger parts of the role. Allen said the Redskins were looking for a coach whoáwould ...

Ex-Washington Redskins head coach Norv Turner led his San Diego Chargers team to a last minute win over the Washington Redskins led byáex-Redskins head coach Jim Zorn. The Redskins fired Zornáupon their return to to Washington at 2:30 A.M. today after the team's 4-12 season.á After the game, Turner accepted Zorn's congratulations for the win and was heard to say "There's no stigma to being a fired head coach, Jim. Hey look ...

The one thing we are going to miss about Jim Zorn is his unusual candor. We could use a lot moreácandor in Washington from Capitol Hill to Redskin Park. Take Jerry Gray. Can we get some candor please? As a black guy who attended his first Redskins game in 1962 because his dad thought it important that his son see in person the first black guy, Bobby Mitchell,áto play in a ...

It's hardly worth a headline anymore. Washington's London Fletcher-Baker was snubbed, as he always is, for the 2010 NFL Pro Bowl. The NFL named San Francisco's Patrick Willis and New Orleans' Jonathan Vilma as the starting and reserve inside linebackers for the game to be played in MiamiáJanuary 31, 2010. Willis was the No. 1 tackler in the NFL, 147 total with oneágame left in the season. Fletcher is tied with Carolina's ...

Here's how you spell Redskins Football over the past five weeks: E-A-S-Y-M-O-N-E-Y. Though Washington has gone 2-3 over the past five games, the Redskins have been 5-0 against the spread. If you are like me (andáI know I am), you gamble the way you invest: wait until the trend is clear and drop your stake when everyone else is getting out. Thenácry like a little girl when you lose your assets. Washington was eight ...

The question has been on the lips of Redskin fans and maybe the front office too. With all of the putdowns, insinuations and demeaning treatment, why doesn't Jim Zorn just quit? Becauseáquitting would beáthe worst possible way to get your next coaching job. Yes, Virginia, Jim Zorn has a future as a NFL coach. So, coach Zorn, the heat got too much for you in Washington and you just melted away. Why ...

Jerry Rice is as sure a first ballot Hall Of Famer as you will ever meet. Asked today who were the best defensive backs he's ever faced, the legendary San Francisco 49er-Oakland Raider wide receiver mentioned two names: the Dallas Cowboys' Deion Sanders and the Washington Redskins' Darrell Green.  Rice was interviewed today by San Francisco Examiner sportswriter Samuel Lam. Here's the question and Rice's answer. Lam: "...who do you think was the ...