Interview with Doc Walker: Part 2

In Part 2 of our interview, we continue where we left off. Doc gives his thoughts on if the Redskins have a chance of recouping some of the lost cap money and evaluates the tight ends not named Cooley. Walker also explains how the Redskins will prevent a sophomore slump for Robert Griffin III and gives his bold prediction on how Alfred Morris will do in 2013.

Photo Courtesy of DocWalker.com.

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Tags: Aldrick Robinson, Alfred Morris, Brian Orakpo, cam newton, Doc Walker, fred davis, Joshua Morgan, Kyle Shanahan, Logan Paulsen, london fletcher, Lorenzo Alexander, Niles Paul, Pierre Garcon, Rob Gronkowski, Robert Griffin III, Ryan Kerrigan, santana moss

New Show Delayed By Sandy

Earlier this week I told you about Darrel Young’s new show ’1st and Goal’ starting up tonight at Hooters; unfortunately Hurricane Sandy got in the way.

Internet problems in the area due to the storm, mean a small wait in the debut of Young’s show, which will now take place on Thursday night instead.

Join Darrel, Niles Paul and a motley crew of guests like myself and Andre Mitchell from HTTR-24/7, and more.

But Thursday night, not tonight.

Hail!!

Tags: Darrell Young, Niles Paul

Things I Think I Think I Know

Does my title confuse you? I am calling this things that I think I think I know, because they are preseason lamentations, and reaching solid conclusions from such vanilla observances, can often be sticky. They are things that I know that I saw, I just don’t know how much weight that can be granted, given the overall practice nature of the NFL’s preseason.

1) Kirk Cousins has a future in the NFL. He put on an impressive performance on Saturday night against the Bears, tossing three touchdowns, and shredding the Chicago defense time after time in the second half. Pretty impressive for a guy seeing his first real NFL game action. He looked poised and comfortable, and really seemed to have a firm grasp of his reads, and the Redskins offense. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Adam Gettis, Kirk Cousins, london fletcher, Maurice Hurt, Niles Paul, Richard Crawford, Robert Griffin III, Trent Williams, Tyler Polumbus, Will Montgomery

Who Popped, Who Dropped?

The Washington Redskins kicked off their 2012 season last night, with a 7-6 victory over the Buffalo Bills in Buffalo. Pre-season games are usually littered with vanilla play-calling, and vanilla packages, but that doesn’t mean that players can’t help or hurt their chances of making a football team. Here are some guys that may have tipped the scale in one direction or another last night.

Popped

Robert Griffin III

Hard to believe that a guy riding the top of a see saw could actually raise his value even more, but the kid from Baylor just continues to prove that he truly has what it takes to not only play in this league, but perhaps one day be special. It isn’t that he did anything physically that blew the doors off or anything, but he most certainly did not look like some rookie tossed into the fire either. It’s hard to peg whether his poise, or his leadership was more impressive, but there is absolutely nothing about the number 10 to suggest that this is his first year in the league – other than public record of course. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Brandon Banks, Cedric Griffin, Chris Baker, Niles Paul, Pierre Garcon, Richard Crawford, Robert Griffin III, Trent Williams

Training Camp Pics

Earlier in the week, we asked our fellow THNers to please send us in some of their photos if they went to training camp this week.

Here are some great photos that we received from Mozelle Meyers, @Sportsgal5_2000 on Twitter, and a die hard Washington Redskins fan:

RGIII

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Tags: Adam Carriker, Chris Baker, Chris Wilson, James Lee, Jarvis Jenkins, Kirk Cousins, Niles Paul, RGIII, Robert Griffin III, training camp, Washington Redskins

Camp Battles: Tight Ends

Redskins’ fans have had many worries in the past, but one of them has not been the tight end position. Chris Cooley has been the guy, period. Last season that changed, but fans discovered that the team had another card they were keeping close to the vest, Fred Davis. Of course that hope was crushed as Davis was suspended for the final four games and has since been busy playing out his own off the field soap opera. So now what? Training camp is less than two weeks away and the TE camp battle should feature some fierce competition, especially now that Niles Paul has been added to the mix. Let’s take a look at the entire TE picture heading into camp. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Beau Reliford, Camp Battles, chris cooley, fred davis, Logan Paulsen, Niles Paul, Richard Quinn, TE

Brandon Banks: From Kansas State to Redskins Park, But What’s Next?

I first saw Banks in a game between Nebraska and Kansas State. It was November 15, 2008. In That game Banks returned a kick 98 yards for a TD. That kickoff return tied for the fifth-longest in school history. Oddly enough, on the other side of the ball Nebraska’s Niles Paul was busy garnering his own attention as a wide receiver and special teams player. He returned 2 kicks for 38 yards in that game as well as recovered a Deon Murphy fumbled punt which led to a Nebraska TD. Oh yeah, and Roy Helu rushed for 72 yards and 2 touchdowns. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Brandon Banks, Niles Paul, Redskins, Roy Helu

Redskins News and Notes

It’s the bye week, but there’s still some things going on in Redskins Nation that you might want to know about: Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Brian Orakpo, Niles Paul, phillip buchanon, Ryan Kerrigan, Ryan Torain

Recapping Day 3 of Redskins Free Agency

The Redskins made their biggest move of the day early Thursday morning by shipping disgruntled defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth to the New England Patriots in exchange for a 2013 5th round draft pick. This ends a dark chapter because Haynesworth is widely viewed as arguably the biggest free agent bust in franchise history, which should say something. Ironically, Haynesworth heads to another team with a 3-4 defense and a coach regarded as even stricter than Mike Shanahan in Bill Belichick.

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Tags: Albert Haynesworth, Aldrick Robinson, Andre Brown, Batlimore Ravens, Bill Belichick, Brandon Stokley, Brandyn Thompson, Braylon Edwards, carlos rogers, casey rabach, Chad Simpson, Chris Chester, chris cooley, Chris Neild, Davin Joseph, DeAngelo Hall, DeJon Gomes, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Evan Royster, Jamaal Brown, Jarvis Jenkins, Josh Wilson, Leonard Hankerson, Ma'ake Kemoeatu, Markus White, Maurice Hurt, Mike Shanahan, New England Patriots, New York Giants, New York Jets, Niles Paul, philadelphia eagles, phillip buchanon, Phillip Daniels, Rocky McIntosh, Roy Helu, Roydell Williams, Ryan Harris, Ryan Kerrigan, Sam Paulescu, Sav Rocca, Tampa Bay Buccaneers