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Clearly, something is wrong with the Washington Redskins. They just lost to the Chiefs to give Kansas City only its third win in 31 games. In six straight games against winless teams to start the season, they've struggled to a 2-4 record. The only two wins were by two points and three points against St. Louis and Tampa Bay, respectively. Nowhere near awe-inspiring numbers. So what is ailing the 'Skins? Unsurprisingly, ...

I've been repeating it like a chorus since the offseason ended: The Redskins are very close to being a regularly competitive team. They have pretty decent talent and depth at most positions. The one glaring hole is depth in the O-line. With a starting squad that's 80 percent injury-prone or old, the lack of depth is a big problem. The first stumble occurred last weekend when right guard Randy Thomas injured ...

As I watched the Redskins-Giants game, I couldn't help but be a bit pleased with the offensive line. Campbell had decent time. The running game wasn't great, but the protection wasn't particularly porous either. I had abysmal expectations and the results ranged from average to good. But still something nagged at me: that any crispness will disappear by the midpoint of the season. It happened last year, and it'll happen again this ...

Redskins pre-season talk has focused on Marcus Mason and Anthony Aldridge, both of whom fought an uphill battle trying to make the Redskins final roster; Mason, after three years, finally secured an unlikely spot despite concerns he's too same-ish to the other tailbacks on the team. Discussion has also centered around Clinton Portis because of concern that he's on his last legs and because, well, he's Clinton Portis. He's the face ...