Jim Turner
Turnersportsdesk.com
July 29, 2010
Expect Competition– Mike Shanahanis a pure competitor and a riverboat gambler so you can expect training camp to be all about gettingback to extremely physical, no-nonsense Redskin football. One of the first things Mike Shanahan will doaway with is this front runner mentality that has permeated this football team.He will make it know...
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 Jim Turner
Turnersportsdesk.com
April 5, 2010
Scout.com’s AdamCaplan reported and NBC’s Peter King confirmed that the Redskins offered AlbertHaynesworth to the Eagles during the Donovan McNabb trade talks. The nameof Redskin safety LaronLandry also came up in the discussions. Translation, the Redskins may notbe done moving.
Haynesworth has complained about the idea of him playingnose tack...
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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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 Laron Landry is an ultra talented safety and I love him buthe is also what I call a zero-sum player meaning Landry will either make a hugeplay for you or he will give up a big play. Since the safeties are your last line of defense it is very bad when your best safety is a zero-sumplayer. If Jim Zorn wants to send a clear message to his team that he is not alame duck coach then he should bench one ...
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 Despite improved play of late the Redskins still find themselvesat 3-7 and barring a miraculous turn around out of playoff contention. So what is the mission now? Dan Snyder islikely to clean house so the important question becomes who stays and who goes. With the potential for an uncapped year looming the Redskins can rebound faster than ever. If there is a youngplayer on this roster that you hav...
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