 Jim TurnerTurnersportsdesk.com
March 5, 2010
According to NFL Network's Michael Lombardi the Redskins were all set to pursue Running Back Darren Sproles. The Chargers reported earlier in the week that Sproles would not be tendered but changed their minds and tendered him yesterday.
My first thought was they reported the wrong Darren. I was thinking they meant Darren Sharper which would be a ni...
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 In the midst of all the change happening at Redskin Park questions remain about the future of this franchise. On paper Mike Shanahan represents a significant upgrade as a coach but his hiring does not guarantee success. With that thought in mind I came up with the following six questions Redskins fans should be asking the new coach:
Is Shanahan motivated? – On thatnote I feel pretty go...
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 Tiger Woods enjoyed an 85% approval-popularity rating until he was exposed. Now those same polls have Tiger at 35-33%. Clinton Portis probably enjoyed the same type of popularity until the Redskins imploded. Now both are vilified, granted for much different reasons but Clinton's drop in popularity within Redskin nation is equally astonishing.
If you’ve watched the Washington Redski...
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 A team is built on faith. You hear Ray Lewis say that to histeammates all the time that I got your back! This is important because mentallyit frees a guy up to fail or succeed while trying to make a play. The Redskinsare 3-9 but something good is happening here. You can see guys succeeding orfailing but most importantly they are trying to make plays for the team. The most important part ofteam bui...
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 When Joe Gibbs returned on of the first people he inquired about bringing in was NorvTurner to be the offensive coordinator. I believe too many bridges were burnedfor that to happen but the fact that Joe Gibbs’s first choice to run hisoffense was Norv Turner says something. Gibbs liked Norv’s philosophy. Norvbelieves in big armed QBs that can make every throw, Big O-lines, play actionand physicall...
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