Friday Facts

Fact: Cancer was the one thing Merlin Olsen could not tackle.
You were a great athlete, football player, and person and you will be missed.

Rest in peace.

Fact: Even though Toyota tried to run over the competition....
Last year was the safest year in highway traffic fatalities!

Fact: With the signing of Sean Ryan, the Redskins now have 4, count em (Ryan, Yoder, Cooley, Davis) TE's!
Huh?
Maybe one of them can play Tackle...

Fact: Researchers bring new meaning to "Power Suit"
Just don't stand out in the rain with it...

Fact: Aliens exist in Outer Space!
Because none of them want to be on the same planet as Chuck Norris!

Happy Birthday Chuck.

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The Fish Stinks at the Head.

And no it is not just Vinni.


Cerrato resigns from Redskins

I'm actually surprised by this announcement. And, as always, there is more to the story and I am sure that more details, announcements and decisions will be made public in the days and weeks to come.

I was actually going to post something quite different regarding the redskins today which involved this quote from Jason Campbell.

It's not just me improving, I feel like the guys around me have found a way where they're playing with a lot of confidence," he said. "We're all playing together, as a unit. There's no selfish players on this team right now, offensively or defensively.

And, I was actually going to give Vinni some credit for being bold enough to try something, anything, even bringing in a Bingo Caller, to help run the team. Because, for one reason or another, the Redskins are playing better than they ever have this entire season. Playing better since Jason was benched, Playing better since Mr. Lewis came to town and started calling plays, Playing better ever since the Selfish Premadonas have gotten injured. And we now have a bunch of players who want their shot, want to play, want to win, and do not care about money or contracts or anything else except going out there each weekend and winning.

Heck, who knows, maybe Vinni was really getting knocked around on all sides, including from his buddy Dan, and finally had had enough.

Maybe Vinni wanted to keep the system in place, trade Portis, keep Campbell, heck maybe even trade Cooley for draft picks and build through the draft. And of course, Mr. Dan would not hear of such a thing and finally forced him out.

Now we just wait for Shanahan or some other big Snyder Buddy to arrive and shake things up a bit more.

Of course, the only time Shanahan is and has and ever will be good is when he has a good QB and RB and if Mr. Dan goes shopping this off season, he will have neither.

But who knows. I at least am surprised by the timing and can't wait for the other shoes to drop....

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Cooley Delivers

Chris Cooley is such a great route runner, now you can have him pack and ship your holiday presents!

It's actually a contest but you really can try and fight through the crowds and get his autograph....

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A twist of fate...

So we can add Orton, and Turner to the ever growing list of Ankle biters injuries.

Is it me, or do there seem to be an over whelming amount of injuries to ankles this year?

Looking at last weeks injury report, there were 46, yes 46 !, players with ankle injuries.

Good thing we don't all have brains in our feet!

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Deer Predictions

Is it me, or does Cerrato have that "deer in headlights" look?














So last week I went a miserable 8 - 5 compared to my previous week of 11 - 3.
I'll blame it on the flu and my bad back...

I did well in my Fantasy Leagues, except Santa ended up with a couple less helpers after all was said and done.
Cooley busted an ankle and Shaun Hill got busted to the bench.

I tried to pick up Alex Smith off the waiver wire but because I'm 2nd overall in the league, my waiver order was 11th and somebody else beat me to it.

So hearing the rumors, I took a chance and picked up Vince Young. I still do not know if I will put him in this week as my Offensive Player or start somebody else like DeSean Jackson or one of my many 2nd rate RB's instead. But who knows, it just might pay off.

Oh and speaking of RB's, maybe Beanie Wells, maybe - just might be, turning the corner and coming into his own in the NFL. So I dumped McFadden (who has done nothing) and picked Beanie Boy up as well.

And now for my predictions

Houston Texans @ Buffalo Bills = TEXANS
Cleveland Browns @ Chicago Bears = BEARS
Seattle Seahawks @ Dallas Cowboys = COWBOYS
St. Louis Rams @ Detroit Lions = LIONS
Minnesota Vikings @ Green Bay Packers = VIKINGS
San Francisco 49ers @ Indianapolis Colts = COLTS
Miami Dolphins @ New York Jets = DOLPHINS
Denver Broncos @ Baltimore Ravens = RAVENS
Jacksonville Jaguars @ Tennessee Titans = JAGS
Oakland Raiders @ San Diego Chargers = CHARGERS
New York Giants @ Philadelphia Eagles = GIANTS
Carolina Panthers @ Arizona Cardinals = CARDINALS
Atlanta Falcons @ New Orleans Saints = SAINTS

Until next time ...

Be Good. Do Well. Have Fun.

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Redskin Rap

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Examples...

First.
If the NFL had a penalty for missed tackles, the Redskins would be in the Hudson River.

But the NFL does not, simply because, if you don't tackle - you don't win.
Sadly the Redskins didn't do this well.










Second.
Trickery doesn't win games. Execution and controlling the ball does.
Sadly, the Redskins seemed to do this (trickery) more than number 1.

I applaud the Redskins for leading by example, I just wish it were winning examples.

But on the bright side, Cooley had a great game and scored a TD for my Fantasy League and I stand a decent chance of winning not only my match up but top score as well.

After all, when is it comes to football, that is what matters most. Your fantasy football league team.

Right? !!!

In fact, I've had several folks ask me that already!!!

"How are you doing?" they ask.

And I smile and say just fine, thank you.

:-)

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Counting on 2...

So today it was announced that the redskins have placed Colt Brennan on IR and Chase Daniel is released.

Instead they go with an extra running back. We shall see if 2 QB's is enough to make it through the season, or if they pick up Chase after waivers for the practice squad.

Here is the list of cuts.

Robbie Agnone TE Undrafted Rookie
Anthony Alridge RB First-year Player
Jeremy Bridges G/T 7-year Vet
Scott Burley T Undrafted Rookie
Alex Buzbee DE First-year Player
Chase Daniel QB Undrafted Rookie
Antonio Dixon DT Undrafted Rookie
Dominique Dorsey RB First-year Player
Doug Dutch CB Undrafted Rookie
Keith Eloi WR Undrafted Rookie
Cody Glenn LB 2009 5th-Round Draft Pick
D.J. Hackett WR 6-Year Vet
Lendy Holmes S Undrafted Rookie
Rob Jackson DE 2008 7th-Round Draft Pick
Dave Rayner K 4-year Vet
Rueben Riley G First-year Player
Trent Shelton WR First-year Player
J.D. Skolnitsky DE Undrafted Rookie
Robert Thomas LB 8-year Vet
Eddie Williams FB 2009 7th-Round Draft Pick
Darrel Young LB Undrafted Rookie

It is nice to note that the Skins took my advice and dumped Hackett and kept Mason and Mitchell.

OH, and they also listened to me about my flame post regarding the retired old lady. Seems they will not enforce the court ruling afterall.

Totally cool.

And speaking of Cool... as in Cooley. It seems he was asked to host Hot Clicks on CNN Sports Extra Mustard.

Leave it to Cooley to uncover football from cheerleaders to team photos to Fantasy Football and last but not least TMI on the totally Bizarre...

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A football weekend - part 2

A loss, A loss, A win, and A pretty good...

So, this weekend was:

The first game(s) of the youth football season.

The big drawing for Mega Millions.

The Redskins first pre-season home game.

And the draft for my other league. (The one I'm not commish for)

We ended up loosing our first game. But this is not so bad. We played the division champions from last year, and they are still really good. The final score was 12 - 0.
Even though we lost and did not score - the other team really had bigger and faster kids than us; I think the team did really well. They learned valuable lessons about staying home on defense, and following through with your blocks and tackles.



Just in case anybody from my team is reading this blog, "everyone needs to go back to work Monday Morning". Sorry, the bad news is that the lottery commission just does not yet realize that we are supposed to have the winning ticket. The good news is that nobody else convinced them either...






Last night was the Redskins first pre-season home game and unlike last week; they decided to show up and play some football. Everyone played well, except Jason Campbell, and I was especially impressed with a lot of the second team guys. Chase Daniel, who the Redskins picked up as an undrafted free agent showed a lot of poise and command of the game and orchestrated some really good scoring drives. Marcus Mason continued his impressive pre-season performances from last year and showed everyone he is for real. Marko Mitchell continued to show his catching ability by a nice grab up high in the air for a TD. Malcolm Kelly beat the Steelers secondary early, the offensive line gave Campbell plenty of time, but Campbell just could not connect with his receivers last night. Maybe Zorn should put Daniel in first next week to send a message....

And last but certainly not least; Saturday was the draft for my other Fantasy Football league.

So, how did I do in this one? For a totally blind automatic draft...
Not so bad I think... (I had second pick)

The Pariahs

QB

Aaron Rodgers
Shaun Hill
Jason Campbell

RB

Adrian Peterson
Ronnie Brown
Mewelde Moore
Darren Sproles


WR

Lee Evans
Vincent Jackson
Justin Gage
Ted Ginn
Brian Robiskie

TE

Chris Cooley

K

John Carney
David Akers

Def/ST

Baltimore Ravens

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Fan Appreciation Day

A Real Washington Redskin Fan !!!



So, today was Redskin Fan Appreciation Day at Redskin Park.

William was so psyched he even put on Marks Football Cleats.













Mark and Genna couldn't wait to try on real life redskin gear!













The Day opens with the marching band and cheerleaders followed by the coaches pep talk, warm ups and finally a inter-squad scrimmage.

Apparently everyone decided to find the first and best available spot up on the hill near the complex where the players come out.

We got there just as the coaches pep talk was starting and, with a little more walking, managed to get a decent view of field from the far end zone corner and even had some shade available.













From here we could watch the field goal practice...



Watch the big boys warm up ....
























And get a chance to watch the action...



Mark even managed to get an autograph from #11 Devin Thomas.

All in all, a really good outing !!!

And next weekend is my leagues on-line draft party !!! Wooo Hooo !!!

Yes it is definitely time for some football !!!

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Sport Shorts

Congratulations to Ovechkin!
Just having some fun with the Hart Trophy, Ovechkin reaches out to touch it before pulling his hands back in homage to his "hot stick" celebration.

Ovechkin is the first repeat MVP in more than a decade and only the 11th player to win the Hart multiple times. He earned 115 of a possible 133 first place votes, 103 more than the league's leading scorer, Evgeni Malkin of the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins.

He also won the Pearson Award; the first player to win the Pearson back-to-back since Jaromir Jagr in 1999-2000. Ovechkin dedicated the Pearson to his grandfather, Nikolay Kabayev.


Go Drew!
As one who went to college in North Carolina and now lives in Virginia, I always try to cheer for the local gals and guys.

If you want to root for someone in the non-Tiger/Phil heavyweight class of this week's Umbrella Open, then the amateur Weaver is a perfect place to start and finish. Nothing against the rest of the field, but very few players here can match his backstory.

He won the British Amateur in 2007. He has played in the Masters and the British Open. He squeezed through the nerve-racking U.S. Open qualifier and was a mere 100 yards away from entering the Engineering Hall when the popping sound of gunshots began to echo from inside the building at Virginia Tech.

Perhaps this is why New Yorkers are following him and cheering him on. They can identify with him, what he has been through and how far he has come.

Last time Vegas had a football team, He Hate Me was king. Now they have We Hate He...He being Adam Archuleta.

Adam Archuleta, who the Redskins made the highest paid safety in NFL history back in ‘06, was selected by the still nameless Las Vegas franchise in last night’s UFL draft.

Honestly there is now team name yet, no schedule, and as far as I am concerned...

Really truly could not care less...


And, just in case you were looking for other type of pics on this post, based on my title...

Here you go.

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