So in a week when Campbell had a game that once again has been viewed completely differently depending on which side of the JC Hater/JC Supporter debate you live in I propose the definitive argument, however it comes with some basic common sense regulations that accept NFL reality as it stands.

We cant just go out and grab Peyton Manning, and every change you do propose comes with a cost.. If we had gone and got Cutler in the pre-season we would be without 1st Rd picks for 2 years, same for Sanchez. You go and get Bradford this year that means we can not get an O-Line pick and we spend 30-60 mil on an unproven rookie with potential shoulder issues AND AGAIN no top level O-Line pick.

You cant just say, "get rid of Jason" without a plan and without an acceptance of the cost it will entail. You wanna trade for Matt Shaub lets say, well that means losing probably a 1st and 2nd rd pick.

So if you are anti-Campbell I can sypathise with that view, dont agree with it, but can understand it and dont view it as wrong neccesarily, if I could swap Campbell for Philip Rivers tomorrow I would do it with no hesitation, but that is not an option and that is what you have to factor in to your views on what to do at QB, you must factor in the cost!!! one more time.... the cost of any change (and to be fair the cost of keeping him) has to be factored in to what you would do.

Please for this thread no personal attacks, no "your an idiot". no "he's useless" respect each others views, keep it civilized and let the great debate begin!!!!

My opinion for what its worth (and this has been influenced by other contributors to this site), keep JC, get rid of WCO, accept JC's strengths and limitations for what they are... he can be a safe QB who will not lose you games but wont win you many by himself either ......so base your game around running the ball, strong D (which we have) and good special teams (which we need) and change/return the culture of the team to a running, smash em up safe football team.

Anyone that's a Redskins fan knows Danny Rouhier. His weekly YouTube posts chronicling the Redskins woes are a comical bright spot on what has been a frustrating decade season.  Danny is in D.C. through the holiday and performed standup at the Bethesda Hyatt on Saturday night. I therefore metro'd up to Bethesda (after drinking all day with friends during the college games) to here his set and catch up with the funny man. 

We had a great 5 minute chat, which you can listen to below. Unfortunately, I made an explicit (but comical) comment, which will prevent me from front paging this post. We talked about:

1.) His prediction for the Cowboys, (which he nailed on the head)

2.) What his YouTube post would be if he was doing these videos when the Redskins were 1991 Super Bowl champions. (very funny)

3.) What would he rather have: The Dallas star tattoo'd on the small of his back or a youtube video out there of him making out with Romo.

Enjoy...

Note: Danny will be on the Junkies this Wednesday and you can check out his website at funnydanny.com. I am a staple at the DC Improv and have seen just about every comedian you can name. Danny definitely has great content and a fantastic, energetic delivery. If you have the chance to see him, do it.

I must say the last several weeks the Redskins have actually made the games interesting.  While it is a little late, the team seems to finally be playing with a passion and desire I haven’t seen in a long time.  While the guys on the field aren’t very talented these days (Lost three starting Gs, our starting LT, TE, and 2 starting RBs), I think we can all agree they are playing better than our first string guys did in the first 6 weeks of the season.  Is it a coincidence when the primma donna’s go down with injuries that our team plays better?  I don’t think so. 

I think we finally have guys on the field who really want it and it shows.  Let’s cut the primma donna’s and build around a core group of players who have a passion for the game.   In the end we lost, however, I think if Betts had stayed healthy and/or Suisham hits his chip shot FG we may have stole one in Dallas. 

I’d also prefer that our defense attack with blitzs on Romo’s final TD drive.  We have got to go down swinging with blitzs, rather than dropping back and sitting on our heels for the winning TD drive.  Those defensive players wanted to attack Romo, but Blache handcuffed them by forcing them to drop 7 guys into coverage.  I’m not very pleased with Blache’s calls down the stretch but it’s hard to fault him when the defense only gave up 7.  I do believe we could have had a shutout!  Anyway, it will make for an interesting game when Dallas comes to our house. 

"He proved his toughness," quarterback Jason Campbell said. "We always knew that about Rock, but everyone got a chance to see it today. ... He just continues to fight. He's a little guy with a lot of heart, and I'd like to be in a huddle with a guy like that anytime." – Campbell

As most of us should know, this Friday is the anniversary of the late great Sean Taylor's death.  As a young fan of the Redskins and a football player myself, I looked up to Sean Taylor.  I remember wanting to be just like him, to be able to play with such tenacity week in and week out.  He was the life of the defense, and when he passed, it felt like my heart just stopped, and I never even met him or was able to watch him in person, something I deeply regret now.  Being able to get away from your past and focus on your family would not be easy, but Sean did it, he gave himself a second chance and that is something that we should all admire.  After law trouble, its amazing that someone can move on from something they have been doing all their life, move on so far that he didn't even want a gun in his house.  I always think about how amazing it would be to watch an outstanding player paired up with another one (LaRon).  No doubt in my mind that LaRon would turn into a top flight pro bowl, all-pro, future HOF safety under Sean's direction, not that he won't anyway (fingers crossed).  But the way he carried himself on the field scared people, especially cowgirls, it was so much fun to watch.  My most memorable thoughts of Sean will always be him vs. TO.  I am an avid TO hater along with the rest of you, and Sean showed it everytime.  I loved watching him scare TO and getting those cheap shots in, even if i know its not right, its TO.  I know Santana and Clinton will remember and try their hardest to get a win for their teammate and friend.  I'm counting on Clinton getting in the game next Sunday and running wild on the Eagles.  So this Friday, on his 26th birthday, I will be wearing his jersey in honor and rememberence of a legend.  I hope that every Redskin fan remembers the Meast, and think about his daughter and his family who will have to live without a father and son.  We all know that he is gone, but he will never be forgotten. 

                                                                                                R.I.P. #21.

Was reading SI.com today and it turns out that there is a way Snyders millions can help us.

Bill Parcells must have the sweetest contract in the history of legal documents.  His current deal with the Dolphins allows him to exit his deal at any time during the 4 years AND EVEN IF HE OPTS OUT he is still to be paid his contract in full and the team he goes too will not have to give the Dolphins anything in return.  LET ME REPEAT< EVEN IF BILL OPTS OUT EARLY HE STILL GETS PAID IN FULL AND THE DOLPHINS GET NO ZERO ZILCH NADA COMPENSATION.................. I want Bills agent

You telling me Danny's wallet couldnt induce Bill to trigger that option, take his money from the 'Fins, still keep his good name, because "hey, its in the contract and I bought you back from 1-15" and then head up to DC and take Dannys millions to rescue a proud franchise.

You gotta think it would suit his ego too, RedSkins are a major team with a storied history, Big Market, NFC East again which he knows so well, he must love the idea right, and even if he doesnt every man has his price and our owner has one redeeming feature, he has the cash to meet that price.

Update: DeAngelo Hall has a sprained knee and is likely to miss 1 game.

Not big news but....Portis, Betts and Rinehart

- Betts has an MCL tear
- Rinehart has a broken Fibula
- Portis is ruled out next week against Philly

There is talk about bringing Mason back...

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I used to beleive that Sacks were an overrated stat, and then I started to understand the game and realised how vital they were, by understand the game i mean understanding how the NFL is pretty much the only sport in the world where every single possession is important in a way, thats what makes it so great.

BUT

There is one place where the sack is overrated and that is when a first down still comes after the sack. like today when Griffin got the sack and then jones ran for 20 yards or something and we lost all the momentum the Sack had given us.  The same thing happens in Tennis with breaks of serve, and John Newcombe always says a break is only a half break until you then hold serve the next game..... and thats what I propose for sacks... yes the player still gets the Sack regardless but the team should only get credited with the sack, when the whole team 'holds serve' and forces a punt of FG after the sack, could be called "Forced Kick Sack" or "Sack to change possession or something, still havent got the name worked out, but yeah after a sack the D needs to drive home the advantage and that is whay I think this stat would help to truly credit good D, rather than just rating all sacks as equal as currently happens...

Is this crazy??? what do you all think???

Are you serious, I can understand a 50 yard miss, but seriously, a 39 yarder!!!  Wow. That is all i can say is wow. all you needed to do was make that one kick and the game is completely different.  But I guess that's the difference between a piece of crap kicker and a good one.  He must be going back to his old ways of inconsistency after a 12-12 start, showing us that maybe he was a kicker that we could count on, guess not.  Don't get me wrong, the offense was excruciating, how can you just stall like that, EVERY SINGLE DRIVE!!!!!  I just wish that us fans couold go down to them and show them how disapointed they make people.  I can't give props to the D because they didn't come through when it counted the most.  How do you shut them down all day and then blow it, even if your tired, they are too.  but i guess that's the story of the Redskins this year, almost, but almost doesn't cut it.  they should try and lose some more and get a high first rounder so they can trade down and get some youth at the O-Line.  I must say though, the O-Line really stepped up today.  Hopefully some of those young guys can pan out so we won't have to draft so many O-Linemen. 

It’s Friday which means the week following our huge win over Denver is almost over, our game against Dallas is quickly approaching and it’s time for us to get the blatant homerism out of our system while we still can. Time to check your reasoning & logic at the door, strap on your rose tinted goggles and take the jump.

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G'day All

Trawling through the NFL.Com site for Redskins stuff I came across a page that has some good stuff from the glory years, particuarly the SB seasons and some rivalry sfutt

the link is

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-films-americas-game#page:2/perPage:50

There is about 130 videos I think and about 10 are Redskins related,. one is about a 91 brawl with the Cowboys, some Riggins sfuff and the like

plus here at this link there is 2 part Riggo feature  from NFL films

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-films-presents/09000d5d8025e72a/John-Riggins-Part-I

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-films-presents/09000d5d801c5527/NFL-Films-Presents-John-Riggins-Part-II

  and a Riggo feature

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-films-presents/09000d5d801305a7/John-Riggins-Feature

and a Doug Williams thing

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-films-presents/09000d5d8012b88f/Doug-Williams-SB-MVP

Just thought in this below par season you may enjoy reliving some of the great moments from the past