Daily Slop: NFC East Pre-Season Stat Rankings; Kyle Shanahan Believes McNabb Will Practice Next Week
by Kevin Ewoldt on Sep 1, 2010 8:42 AM EDT
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PrintRedskins Insider - Haynesworth figures to see plenty of action vs. AZ
Haynesworth wants to play in the fourth preseason game, a person familiar with the situation said. The nine-year veteran has told friends he is determined to have an outstanding season, and he's trying to get it started right.
Redskins Insider - Kyle Shanahan believes Donovan McNabb will practice next week
"I expect him to be able to practice next week," Shanahan said following Tuesday's practice. "I think he does too. You never know. We'll see how the injury goes. We know he's hurting right now, but we think he'll be good to go next week."
Redskins Insider - Mounting confusion on Malcolm Kelly injury
One of Kelly's teammates, cornerback DeAngelo Hall, has said the team misdiagnosed Kelly's injury at the outset of training camp and didn't learn the severity of it until after Kelly was already exercising the muscle.
Pre-Season: First Team Performances In The NFC East - Blogging The Boys
Redskins don't rank last in any category.
Selvish Capers To See Some Time At Guard
"Makes it a whole lot easier," he says. "Tackle, you've got inside help but you don't necessarily have outside help. With guard, all you've gotta do is pretty much protect your areas. I feel like it's more of an area-defined position, and once you understand that aspect of it, you'll be okay."
N.Y. turns down Plaxico Burress' work release request - ESPN New York
Former New York Giants Super Bowl star Plaxico Burress has lost a bid for work release from his two-year prison sentence in a gun case....probably won't see day-light until the Spring.
New England Patriots place cornerback Leigh Bodden on season-ending injured reserve - ESPN Boston
Without Bodden, the Patriots will now have one of the NFL's youngest cornerback tandems, with 2009 second-round draft choice Darius Butler the likely replacement for Bodden and 2010 first-round draft choice Devin McCourty projected to start on the left side.
Brian Billick: Rams have no choice but to start Bradford
Arizona Cardinals in trade talks with teams about Matt Leinart, sources say - ESPN
The Bills, Radiers and Giants have had discussions with the Cardinals about trading for Matt Leinart, league sources tell ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.
NFL.com Blogs " Lombardi: Leinart has lost locker room
"He doesn’t have the support of some of the great players in that offense that he needs to step forward." You can make your own assumptions on that but it sounds like LFitz.
D.C. Sports Bog - Mike Wise's statement
His apology...I'm ready to move on from this.
Peter King’s Surprising NFC East Prediction | GiantsFootballBlog.com
Predicts the Giants will win the NFC East because of their DLine.
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Ha!
His apology…I’m ready to move on from this.
Aren’t we all when we know we screwed up. Hahaha!
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
it's been annoying b/c the twitter feeds have been hosed w/ useless Mike Wise stuff...
Equally annoying when Haynesworth does something.
Hogs Haven. On Twitter. And Facebook.
by Kevin Ewoldt on Sep 1, 2010 10:01 AM EDT up reply actions
The blogging the boy's stats article was interesting
but I don’t remember our 1st team defense giving up that many points this preseason….
It was hard to tell because
JH was moving people in and out with different packages mixed with 1st & 2nd stringers. Since it wasn’t a wholesale swap out, I agree that our 1st string D is in better shape than the stats they were using.
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
Maybe the BTB blogger was watching the DLine
where the players played with several different ‘units’. I think he would have been better served to watch when DHall, Rogers, or Fletch came out.
Wise
He didn’t mention the premature McNabb report, which, with the BR report, suggested he had gotten a little carried away with himself. But he seems to be genuinely contrite, and done some self-examination, which is good. No big deal for me, but for awhile at least, some might not trust his reports as much as they used to – just a little more sceptical.
Leinart
The Raiders are looking for another top QB? Don’t they already have a bunch, including JC, and my guy Colt? They’re going crazy out there.
Leinart
I don’t know if you’ve been watching football the last 4 or 5 years, but Leinart is not a “top QB”. Neither are JC and Colt, for the matter.
I don't know Colt has looked awesome in preseason with a 119 QB Rating
1 completion on 1 pass for 14 yards, hahaaha
Even though USC runs a "Pro-Style" offense
Leinart is still the product of a system. When you have 4 & 5 star blue chippers at every position offense & defense, 1st & 2nd string – your job as a QB is not nearly as demanding as most guys coming out of college IMO. So people get overrated based on their supporting cast in some cases. I’m thinking Colt McCoy is in a likewise situation, although his injured shoulder may have something to do with it. Nevertheless, it just goes to show what a crap shoot picking a college QB can be.
I haven’t heard, but Clausen (hate to admit it) did well in his first appearance. Is he continuing to show promise?
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
Top QBs
I know – I used the term loosely, a little ironic. I don’t have an opinion on Leinart, except that he was and maybe still is, a starter, and probably would cost something, so why would The Raiders be interested in him? The have at least three experienced QBs on the roster.
I'm kind of pissed
Shanahan and Haslett want Haynesworth to be ready to play right end Sept. 12 against the Dallas Cowboys at FedEx Field, and Haynesworth could benefit from getting many reps at end against the Cardinals.
A whole lot of crap over nothing….
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
I like it
Have you ever read 1984? Its like they tortured him into being a model citizen just because he spoke out against Big Brother.
Of course I've read 1984...
it’s like this whole thing since Shanny got here was a whole lot of double-speak by both sides.
The kool-aided side of my brain said it would be this way all along. The paranoid part had the entire team flushed down the toilet with drama by the end of training camp. Looks like the kool-aid is winning. Hip hip hooray!
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
Haynesworth
A little surprising to be so blunt about it, but if I understand Haslett correctly, Albert will be playing quite a bit of something similar to a nose tackle – all those different looks, two men lines, etc. Not only that, the games and analyses from John Keim and Kevin suggest that Kemoeatu is not doing well at all at NT – getting pushed around – and neither of his backups is truly shining, either – another reason to think Albert might play quite a bit at NT. On the big feud, Shanahan may have simply wanted to get across the point that Albert would possibly have to play NT at times, whether he liked it or not. It now appears AH has no problem with his role, so everybody is happy.
D Hall
Does anybody else wish he would just shut up and play football? I mean I guess he’s always been one to talk, but just go do your job and stop talking. I think its one thing to have your teammates back on the field, but no reason to run your mouth to the media about somebody in the orginazation “possibly” screwing up.
On the other hand
anyone can do A LOT of trash talking if you have Fat Al backing you up.
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
I can hear D Hall now...
Let me re-phrase that…
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
I'm less bothered by Hall running his mouth
than I am about this developing pattern of our medical staff overlooking potentially serious issues.
It’s the kind of thing that can sour a lockerroom. Or cost the team wins if a guy hurts himself worse because he’s encouraged to work thru something instead of resting a week.
He needs to quit with the cut-back "obsession"
he says he has though. If he runs a straight line, that was a pick-6.
It's like he gets all excited
about himself and forgets to run in a straight line.
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
USED to?
I just saw the bastard try again last week?
Or was I just seeing things?
SpottieOttieDopaliscious
No, he did jump
Last week, or possibly the week before. I remember talking about it on the game thread.
yup - saw it
not as big as his previous attempts, but still
"By far the worst performers on the team are in the front office." – Sally Jenkins
Him and Reggie Bush
Have an infatuation for jumping over defenders. Bush usually saves it for when he’s close to goal line though.
He said that himself in the post game comments
He said in the regular season he would of ran straight forward for 6. Haslett was getting on him about it too.
(off subject) I know we have been talking about it for months, but...
Is that fact that Dallas is coming to town in a week and a half, and Mike Shanahan is our coach and Dononvan McNabb our QB, completely surreal to anybody but me?
About a 12-pack
of No. 9s kind of surreal – down right giddy, actually.
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
what a difference one offseason can make....
12 pack of #9s today=giddy…..8 months ago 12 pack of #9s=borderline homicidal… we’ve got a ways to go though.
D'Angelo Hall
I really like his fire and enthusiasm. Sure he talks too much, but I don’t care, just like CP’s talking didn’t bother me.
by Donnio1234 on Sep 1, 2010 3:56 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
agree & agree
Neither are disrupting team unity, undermining authority, or becoming a chronic cancer like TO in his hey day
"By far the worst performers on the team are in the front office." – Sally Jenkins
Westbrook cut
Curiouser and curiouser. Is that reliable? How did Shefter know before Byron himself? If true, it looks like a lack of communication between offices, between Shanahan and Allen. Or a leaker.
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