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Category Archives: sports

shanahan sucks without john elway

By David Connell | Published: January 7, 2010
via washingtonpost.com But his thirst for power and a confidence in his own coaching brilliance led him make bad player decisions, ultimately fracturing relationships inside the Denver front office. He won only one playoff game in the 10 years after the last Super Bowl, helped get the team fined twice for salary cap violations, then was [...]
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early thoughts on the shanahan era

By David Connell | Published: January 6, 2010
According to The Washington Post the Redskins have moved with lightening speed to replace Jim Zorn with former Denver Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan. The deal will be announced today in a press conference, but I’m sure that, in typical Dan Snyder fashion, it was done ages ago. As The Post notes, Shanahan’s agent has been [...]
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Make Them Wear Leather Helmets

By David Connell | Published: December 22, 2008
Baugh was the best all-around player in an era when such versatility was essential. In 1943, he led the league in passing, punting and defensive interceptions. In one game, he threw four touchdown passes and intercepted four as well. He threw six touchdown passes in a game twice. His 51.4-yard punting average in 1940 is [...]
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Notes on the Redskins Win in Seattle

By David Connell | Published: November 23, 2008
After dropping two straight — to the Steelers and the Cowgirls — the Redskins got a modest 20-17 win today in Seattle. The score wasn’t impressive, but the Redskins seemed to control the game for most of the afternoon, pounding the Seahawks with the running game — it was another stellar for Clinton Portis — [...]
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How 'Bout Them Redskins!

By David Connell | Published: October 5, 2008
Let me start off by saying that by simply writing this post I am dooming the Redskins to a series of inexplicable losses that will only result in a spiral of despair. That said, “HOW ‘BOUT THEM REDSKINS!!” The ‘Skins are 4-1 after beating the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles on the road and sit at second [...]
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