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Jim Zorn Will Not Keep John McCain Hanging

Pretty entertaining NFL opener last night, but what WAS the deal with the Redskins not going to the no-huddle on that second-to-last possession down by nine with about five minutes left? John Madden's explanation: Jim Zorn didn't have time to put in a no-huddle. That's a pretty hilarious notion, actually. "We were going to get to that on Friday!" But Central Main Sports Blog has another wacky-yet-entertaining theory. The Redskins wanted to make sure that the game was over in time for the start of the Republican National Convention broadcast. More »

9:15 AM on Fri Sep 5 2008
By Rick Chandler
3,609 views, 28 comments

Latest by Tickenest: @Chamomiles Davis: Whoa, whoa, let's not go overboard here.... more »

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The End Of Productivity: Your NFL Opener Is Finally Here

I don't know about you, but after a summer of confusing Chinese Olympic ceremonies and Barry Zito highlights, I'm ready for tonight's game big time. Redskins! Giants! Meadowlands! The NFL is here! My nipples explode with delight. If they're smart, the Giants should have worked this week on figuring out how to lose this game. They started 0-2 last season, as you'll recall, and according to the papers it all turned out pretty well. The Redskins, meanwhile, are trotting out their Sarah Palin: Newly minted head coach Jim Zorn; who has little foreign policy experience, but is the only current NFL head coach to have been succeeded as a player by Dave Krieg. Will it seem weird to see the Redskins run the West Coast offense? Only if they do it wrong. So, 7 p.m., ET, NBC, as we just learned in To Watch Tonight. I'm reasonably sure that it will be better attended than Wednesday's Braves-Marlins game. More »

6:00 PM on Thu Sep 4 2008
By Rick Chandler
9,245 views, 780 comments

Latest by Karlifornia: @1980 David Bowie From The Music Video Ashes To Ashes: Nice going...You have to be on cloud nine right now. more »

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Chris Cooley and the Redskins' Fantasy Football Draft

There's an exception for fantasy football posts when actual NFL players are involved, right? Crickets. Anyway, Fred Smoot steals the draft show. But is that really any surprise? Also of note, Colt Brennan going with LenDale White in what appears to be the first round of the draft. Decision making remains Colt's strong suit.

4:45 PM on Thu Sep 4 2008
By Clay Travis
3,217 views, 27 comments

Latest by donkeypuncher: Did he say "Timmy" Brady? more »

NFL Season Previews

NFL Season Preview: Washington Redskins

We're less than 12 hours away from the start of the NFL season, so it's time to finish the impassioned season previews from various writers, bloggers, diehard fans, cooks, TV personalities, and numerous other walks of life whom consider football the only sport worth watching. Clearly, these previews will be running until, oh, the first round of the wild card playoffs based on how quickly they've been coming in. So, for the next few days, expect a lot of these.

Today: The Washington Redskins. Your author is Jack KOGOD, America's Unsilent Majority.

Jack KOGOD is weekend army editor at Deadspin and one of the proprietors of KSK. His Santonio Holmes-sized typing ability is after the jump.

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1:30 PM on Thu Sep 4 2008
By KOGOD
3,331 views, 34 comments

Latest by theblackdog: Oh who am I kidding? I'd have to drive all the way to Raljon to riot, and parking is a more »

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Shocker: Fred Smoot's Minnesota House in Disrepair; Not Selling


Smoot, of course, is now a Washington Redskin. This means his former 5,812 square foot home in Eden Prairie, Minnesota is up for sale. The home is now listed at $849,000 which is down from an initial listing price of $1.2 million. Thanks to an email tip from a reader, we now know that the neighbors are angry. More »

4:00 PM on Mon Aug 25 2008
By Clay Travis
15,652 views, 59 comments

Latest by Mr. Sparkle: let me get this right....Smoot's agent would traditionally make $25,500 dollars with a 3% commission and possibly double that if more »

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Pro Football Hall of Fame Game Live Blog

All right, football zealots. Finally, a televised NFL game (for lack of a better word). It's the Indianapolis Colts and the Washington Redskins. John Madden has been dipped in bronze gravy for this joyous occasion, and Al Michaels will be sitting on his knee. Before you follow along after the J-M-P, please turn in your signed and notarized waiver forms saying I will not be held responsible for you getting bored to death sometime in the third quarter. More »

7:55 PM on Sun Aug 3 2008
By Matt Sussman
13,154 views, 557 comments

Latest by formerly Chief Wahoo: What you missed while wondering how you got home from Coney Island. more »

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Redskins QBs Prepare for Rugged NFC East With Dodgeball

Yeah, dodgeball it's awesome. Let me just say it now, when one of the Redskins quarterbacks inevitably tears his rotator cuff trying to spike another quarterback this will be the dumbest idea in the history of football. Which is really saying something. So enjoy the honeymoon if it exists, Jim Zorn. More »

4:30 PM on Thu Jul 24 2008
By Clay Travis
6,839 views, 52 comments

Latest by Grib: Colt was later sacked by the dodgeball. more »

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Viral Sports Videos Are Getting Less And Less Believable

This video has been circulating for a couple of days, supposedly showing Redskins kicker Shaun Suisham booting a 110-yard field goal in practice. As Martin Prince would say: "Highly dubious!" (is then pummeled by bullies). Is it a real kick? Video trickery? Gus, the Field Goal-Kicking Mule? Brett Haber, the sports director at WUSA-TV in Washington D.C., where the video originated, gives us the lowdown. More »

6:50 PM on Mon Jun 30 2008
By Rick Chandler
16,314 views, 17 comments

Latest by Rick Chandler: @SoulGlue: And Johnny Unitas was in it! [www.imdb.com] more »

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Clinton Portis Plays All The Old Hits

We hope whoever takes over this site keeps the Deadspin Hall Of Fame going; it would make us very happy to see that still cruising along in a decade. (We also love that it's so difficult to get in; just one inductee last year!) One of the earliest enshrinees, Clinton Portis, is returning to his old tricks ... if in a somewhat less interesting, more corporate family friendly fashion. More »

11:10 AM on Wed Jun 25 2008
By Will Leitch
6,221 views, 37 comments

Latest by Evgeni Merkin: @SportsCentre: Word. more »

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After All That...Jim Zorn?

The Washington Redskins, after a long, dilligent, much publicized, energy wasting search for a head coach, decided the best man for the job was former Seahawks quarterback and their new/former offensive coordinator, Jim Zorn. The search took 32 days — and thousands of miles on Dan Snyder's private plane — in a red herring-filled process that baffled both NFL insiders and fans alike. More »

10:09 AM on Sun Feb 10 2008
By DAULERIO
3,687 views, 29 comments

Latest by cromartie: Hey, Dead Tree Crew - This hire's for you! Enjoy. more »

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Ethan Albright, Finally Vindicated

Remember Ethan Albright? The Redskins long snapper who had the worst rating in all of Madden 2007 and was immortalized in The Phat Phree's famous mock letter to John Madden? Well, his rating won't be so low next year: He's going to the Pro Bowl. More »

1:35 PM on Fri Jan 25 2008
By Leitch
7,486 views, 55 comments

Latest by Naptown Drew: @racistmascot_inc: Methinks nobody else ever witnessed the unintentional comedy gold that is MASK. Well done, sir. more »

Chad Johnson Might Want To Play For The Redskins
The Bengals are adamant: They're not trading Chad Johnson. But it appears Chad Johnson has a differing view. Sorry, Chad: Even in Washington, you can't put Ocho Cinco on the back of your jersey.

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goodbye joe gibbs

Joe Gibbs Decides That's Just About Enough


All told, and we mean no offense to the legend here, but we think we preferred the older, fatter Joe Gibbs to the one we see today. More »

10:00 AM on Tue Jan 8 2008
By Leitch
5,812 views, 74 comments

Latest by Sigerson: @SuperFrankieLampard: affirmed. more »

don't call it a live blog pt. 2

Seattle vs. Washington: Second Half

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I hope you enjoyed that first half, because I sure as shit didn't. The Redskins punted the ball at a breakneck pace and once Seattle got on the board their offense began to slow down. Then at the very end of the half master timekeeper Mike Holmgren decided he didn't want to leave any of his timeouts unused. But finally we're back and we're ready to go for the second half. The Redskins need to run the damn ball and get on the board, from there the game should open up a bit. However, their first task will be stopping the Seahawks on their opening drive. Join along with the fun after the jump for updates... More »

6:26 PM on Sat Jan 5 2008
By Unsilent Majority
8,734 views, 317 comments

Latest by thetaxman: @being_Sven: @Hank Scorpio: @PeteJayhawk: So.... in case you couldn't tell, i'm stuck watching the debates. How hard should I more »

don't call it a live blog

Seattle vs. Washington: First Half


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It's just about that time and my fingers are shaking from the anticipation... and the delirium tremens. The Seahawks and their alleged 12th Man have opened up Qwest field to the visiting Redskins and the kickoff of the 2008 NFLplayoffs are just moments away. I won't actually "live blog" the action but I will provide updates, highlights, and reactions in this space throughout the first half of action. If I haven't become a physical threat to myself by that point I plan to start all over for the second half. Assuming all goes well I'll even be around for the late games. So get comfortable and join me for the fun, after the jump... More »

4:20 PM on Sat Jan 5 2008
By Unsilent Majority
5,775 views, 235 comments

Latest by FiddlingWhileJimRomeBurns: Is Nibbles still up Gere's ass, or is it just totally dead in here? more »

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Welcome to Wild Card Weekend

Praise Jesus, Adonai, Allah, Buddha, Vishnu, Yaweh, Zeus, Odin, Bill Brasky, and their father, Tim Tebow. The NFL Playoffs arrive today and my preferred team will be kicking things off in about four hours. Seattle have the honor of hosting the early game and the weather is about what you'd expect. The C-Hox ran through the NFC West behind a wide-open passing game and an attacking defense, but now they'll face a stifling Washington defense. And how 'bout them Redskins?! They've been playing lights out the past month and today they'll get another chance at a playoff win in Seattle. Continue after the jump to read about the early front-runner for Cockbag Columnist of the Year, The News Tribune's John McGrath of Tacoma, Washington (via Mister Irrelevant). More »

12:20 PM on Sat Jan 5 2008
By Unsilent Majority
6,387 views, 36 comments

Latest by calmasacucumber: mike wilbon wants everyone to know that sean taylor's teammates had this coming. they weren't the first and they won't more »

Are the Redskins getting too insane? [My Brain Says Rage]

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NFL Wild Card Pants Party: Seahawks Vs. Redskins


All right, kids, the playoffs are beginning Saturday, so it's time to start sorting some of these wild-card matchups. We find one game compelling, two somewhat intriguing and one rather dull. This is in that middle category. More »

1:35 PM on Thu Jan 3 2008
By Leitch
5,388 views, 67 comments

Latest by mattymatty: You can't stop Todd Collins you can only hope to contablahblahblah more »

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