The Risk of Not Taking Risks

By DoNoUhOh, Section NFL
Posted on Sun Dec 02 2007 at 6:17 PM EST
More on: joe gibbs, bill belichick, redskins, cowboys, patriots (all tags)

Last week the Washington Redskins faced off against the NFC leading Cowboys. The Redskins lost. This was not a surprise. The Cowboys were clear favorites. Terrell Owens scored four touchdowns. The Redskins were missing Sean Taylor. This was a game the Redskins were supposed to lose. Something surprising happened last Sunday afternoon though. The Redskins should have won the game.

Despite troubles in the secondary and a career game from TO, the Redskins should have won. They were in position to do so and I am not referring to only the final couple drives where all the pressure was on Jason Campbell to deliver in the most difficult of situations. Admittedly, Campbell came up short at the end of the best game of his young career. However, it was Joe Gibbs and his staff who put Campbell in the position to fail.

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A Monkless Hall

By jwalte04, Section NFL
Posted on Wed Nov 14 2007 at 6:38 PM EST
More on: Art Monk, Redskins, Pro Football Hall of Fame (all tags)

The only thing a Redskins fan hates more than the toothless grin of a Cowboys fan is Canton, Ohio.  And I know there are a lot of losers out there who are furrowing their brows in a vain attempt to understand why a Washington resident would have a grudge on this quaint city of 80,000.  Well, this so called city is the home of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.  As you know, the Hall of Fame holds the current record for longest bad-decision streak in Major League sports.  In the past SEVEN years, the Hall of Fame selection committee has neglected to enshrine Art Monk, the gravity-defining, ever-consistent Redskins receiver that amazed us in the 80's.  Not only that, but they have let in people that are far inferior, both in skill and morality.  Here, let me show you what I mean:

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NFC East Prediction

By kevinrmcguire, Section NFL
Posted on Fri Jul 27 2007 at 5:33 PM EST
More on: Eagles, Cowboys, Giants, Redskins, NFC East, 2007, prediction (all tags)

For a stretch of years I have been picking the Eagles to win the NFC East. Is it blind loyalty or is it the fact that the Eagles have been playing the role of the top dog in the division for almost as long as Andy Reid has been in town? Call me a homer but the fact is the Eagles have been the best team year in and year out every year in the NFC East, even the disastrous post Super Bowl year they probably had the best talent top to bottom but injuries (and personal conflicts) derailed that season form the start. This year will be no different.

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