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All atwitter will be posted at the beginning of every day (at midnight in Washington, DC). The goal is to give readers a handy spot to check the Redskins beat writers & bloggers, and national sports journalists to keep up on the latest news about the Redskins, the NFL, and sports in general, along with a smattering of other things.
atwitter [ uh-twit-er ]
adjective
excited; nervous; aflutter; twittering
The first known use of atwitter was in 1833
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Redskins twitter feed:
— FGB (@FiftyGutBlog) January 2, 2020
Hearing Ron Rivera has interest in bringing Panthers chief negotiator and head of analytics, Rob Rogers, to DC, which should come as no surprise at this point given all the Carolina staff already headed to WSH. He would replace role of longtime Skins exec Eric Schaffer
— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) January 6, 2020
JLC says Rivera is eyeing this guy, Rob Rogers, to replace Schaffer. 25 years with Carolina. pic.twitter.com/C3P6PFU4Tf
— Burgundy Blog (@BurgundyBlog) January 6, 2020
Two names that will still make sense at this time if go outside: Louis Riddick and Morocco Brown. Has been Smoke around both. Both respectful of chain of command/also smart. https://t.co/CweKYkZXFp
— John Keim (@john_keim) January 5, 2020
Redskins now are planning to wait until after the draft to hire a general manager, per league sources. The team’s thinking is that it still has people in place for now, though anyone in the front office is in jeopardy after the draft and there will be more changes.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 5, 2020
A coach centric approach means the coaches are on the same page. Rivera getting guys who are already there. https://t.co/xXmmZRtNVU
— Craig Hoffman (@CraigHoffman) January 5, 2020
People calling for change all year long, then change actually happens and people are complaining about coaches they are letting go from a 3-13 team...
— Not Robert Griffin (@Pseudo_RGIII) January 5, 2020
What an interesting fanbase
The #Cowboys have officially fired coach Jason Garrett, and Garrett has allowed them to do so, source confirms. Obvious but now done. https://t.co/DnGtEWNuDF
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 5, 2020
Bruce Allen’s worst week continues.
— Wes McElroy (@YoWes910TheFan) January 5, 2020
Kirk Cousins just won a playoff game.
Cousins wins it on Jay Gruden’s favorite throw, a goal line fade. How fitting
— Mark Bullock (@MarkBullockNFL) January 5, 2020
Kirk Cousins wins a big game with a fade pass because nothing is real. pic.twitter.com/eb3B7nnwkB
— Michael Wargo (@MichaelWargo11) January 5, 2020
Good for him. @KirkCousins8
— Rich Eisen (@richeisen) January 5, 2020
pic.twitter.com/tevjvsgpZ4
Kirk Cousins has more playoff wins this decade than Tom Brady and Drew Brees combined
— Master (@MasterTes) January 5, 2020
Saints are now the first team in NFL history to have six straight playoff eliminations by one score and the second team since the Packers from 2013-15 to be eliminated in three straight postseasons on the final play of the game.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 5, 2020
2017: Minneapolis Miracle
— PFF (@PFF) January 5, 2020
2018: Non-call PI
2019: pic.twitter.com/7Nt7qa5ATv
It is illegal for an offensive player to extend his arm or arms and create clear separation from the defender. That was OPI. #MINvsNO
— Terry McAulay (@SNFRules) January 5, 2020
"All angles of the final play of #MINvsNO were looked at in New York – there is contact by both players, but none of that contact rises to the level of a foul." - AL pic.twitter.com/FvnuA3I4cs
— NFL Officiating (@NFLOfficiating) January 5, 2020
I wake up every Monday morning for 5 months to 1 or 2 fanbases howling over a PI call. Few of them are as egregious as they are made out to be. At some point, folks must either accept it as part of the game or clean the gutters on Sundays. https://t.co/e81h99NUyg
— Mike Tanier (@MikeTanier) January 6, 2020
Pregaming going well for Eagles fans pic.twitter.com/2zdQ8MQd9g
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) January 5, 2020
Scary hit on Carson Wentz, who is now in the locker roompic.twitter.com/8hAj2hRFJW
— PFF (@PFF) January 5, 2020
Wrote a story on Kevin O'Connell for @TheAthleticDC this past August. Called Josh McCown, who is close with him, for some quotes. He was retired and coaching on a high school football field when I called him.
— Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen) January 5, 2020
Now he is leading the Eagles against the Seahawks in the playoffs.
D.K. Metcalf's first career postseason touchdown was a good one.@dkm14 | @Seahawks | #NFLPlayoffs
— NFL (@NFL) January 6, 2020
(by @GenesisUSA) pic.twitter.com/3Ii6VWU2Le
“Carson Wentz was a runner and he did not give himself up. We saw incidental helmet contact, and in our judgment, we didn’t rule that to be a foul.” – Referee Shawn Smith#SEAvsPHI pic.twitter.com/8cmSftm3Ts
— NFL Officiating (@NFLOfficiating) January 6, 2020
Thus concludes the 2019 season for the NFC East. Let us never speak of it again.
— Burgundy Blog (@BurgundyBlog) January 6, 2020
Really emotional scene outside Eagles locker room. Josh McCown, walking alone, stops on way in, squats and begins to cry. Zach Ertz and another teammate console him. He gave all he had.
— Jim Trotter (@JimTrotter_NFL) January 6, 2020
Josh McCown played with Emmitt Smith.
— Adam Lefkoe (@AdamLefkoe) January 5, 2020
Emmitt Smith has been in the Hall of Fame for a decade.
In case anyone is wondering how old Josh McCown is, well, the Seahawks franchise is only three years older than him.
— Football Perspective (@fbgchase) January 5, 2020
Absolutely love @JoshMcCown12 https://t.co/hawg3tQ4F6
— Rich Eisen (@richeisen) January 6, 2020
Josh McCown, at 40, is the oldest player ever to appear in his first postseason game. The previous oldest was Ben "The Toeless Wonder" Agajanian, who played pro football despite losing four toes in an accident. When Agajanian died in 2018 I wrote this: https://t.co/IW2rzovP7T
— Michael David Smith (@MichaelDavSmith) January 5, 2020
Yearly contract value of final 8 QBs:
— Football Perspective (@fbgchase) January 6, 2020
AFC
Ryan Tannehill ($7.0M)
Patrick Mahomes ($4.1M)
Deshaun Watson ($3.5M)
Lamar Jackson ($2.4M)
NFC
Russell Wilson ($35.0M)
Aaron Rodgers ($33.5M)
Kirk Cousins ($28.0M)
Jimmy Garoppolo ($27.5M)
Each NFC QB $$ > All 4 AFC QBs $$ combined
Of the teams that lost this weekend all are in very different places with the salary cap next year
— Jason_OTC (@Jason_OTC) January 6, 2020
Bills around $83M and a clean cap
Eagles around $47M but with tons of sunk costs
Pats around $47M but with a QB decision
Saints around $15M and a big QB decision
Why is that good?
— Rickey (@Angryscotsman74) January 6, 2020
Source tells @SiriusXMNFL that @Chargers asst DBs coach Chris Harris will be leaving to become new @Redskins DBs coach. Chris played in the NFL for eight years (2005-2012) before branching into coaching.
— Alex Marvez (@alexmarvez) January 5, 2020
Ron Rivera is bringing his Panthers trainer to the Redskins as part of a plan to get Trent Williams back, a person with knowledge of the situation said...also Pat Shurmur is a possible offensive coordinator candidate:
— Les Carpenter (@Lescarpenter) January 5, 2020
https://t.co/bul26QzHyt
Divisional Playoff lineup now set:
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 6, 2020
Saturday
Vikings at 49ers, 4:35 ET
Titans at Ravens, 8:15 pm ET
Sunday
Texans at Chiefs, 3:05 pm ET
Seahawks at Packers, 6:40 ET
That's a crazy stat they just showed on the NBC broadcast: First time since 1970 merger that the top four passing teams missed the playoffs and the top four running teams made the playoffs.
— Daniel Oyefusi (@DanielOyefusi) January 5, 2020
Derrick Henry runs like the type of player who has to bring his birth certificate to every game because opposing teams' parents get upset he's on the field.
— Kevin Clark (@bykevinclark) January 5, 2020
Cowboys’ announcement that Jason Garrett will not return: pic.twitter.com/Mx3p0MHfUw
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 5, 2020
Interesting. pic.twitter.com/bBkFflgvNo
— Roberto Shenanigans (@Rob_Shenanigans) January 6, 2020
Cowboys Wrapped Up Their Interview With Mike McCarthy On Sunday https://t.co/g97sAQIAxj #Cowboys pic.twitter.com/ATqCnsngzs
— NFLTradeRumors.co (@nfltrade_rumors) January 6, 2020
8. After days of calls, I don't think the #DallasCowboys job is going to end up with someone whose resume is steeped in college. Matt Rhule, Lincoln Riley, Urban Meyer and Dan Mullen haven't been prioritized at the top. I think Jerry is driven to find NFL experience and win now.
— Charles Robinson (@CharlesRobinson) January 6, 2020
Young journalists: this is a central part of the job-asking questions that people don’t want to answer, knowing they don’t want to answer (and that some fans of the team don’t want you to ask!), and asking them anyway, in a respectful manner. https://t.co/vBBj9JFgOI
— David Aldridge (@davidaldridgedc) January 5, 2020
Why are #Redskins fans upset over losing assistant coaches off a team most of us thought was poorly coached
— Mark Phillips (@RedskinsReview) January 4, 2020
and went 3-13
Shurmur:
— (@bentleyhaskins) January 5, 2020
PHI - coached McNabb to 3 NFCCG + a SB from 2002-2008
STL - coached Sam Bradford to OROY in 2010
PHI - coached Mike Vick and Nick Foles to INCREDIBLE record-breaking seasons
MIN - coached Case Keenum to NFCCG in 2017
NYG - coached Daniel Jones to 24 TD as a rookie https://t.co/pZbDL3d89i
The Redskins have indeed shown interest in Pat Shurmur as @granthpaulsen tweeted. However: no interview as of yet and not sure if there will be one. Not yet a two way street in regards to interest. Could depend on happens with KOC. Even then, not sold on PS interest.
— John Keim (@john_keim) January 5, 2020
FWIW: News regarding Kevin O'Connell should happen fairly quickly. May be be resolved by week's end
— George Carmi (@Gcarmi21) January 5, 2020
With the #Patriots loss to the #Titans, Josh McDaniels is now free to interview for HC vacancies
If was rumored that KOC is on McDaniel's short list of OC candidates. #Redskins
One thing that is often overlooked with coaching hires... "opening pipelines"
— George Carmi (@Gcarmi21) January 5, 2020
We are already seeing it with former Carolina coaches being hired here. Coaches like hiring their friends
I wouldn't be mad with opening the door to Andy Reid, the Eagles & Vikings staff. #Redskins https://t.co/1GztUJ41F6
For the first time since 2002, the starting quarterback for the AFC's Super Bowl representative will not be Peyton Manning (4 times), Tom Brady (8 times), Ben Roethlisberger (3 times), or Joe Flacco (once).
— Nick Korte (@nickkorte) January 5, 2020
Yeah sex is cool, but have you ever watched the Patriots get eliminated?
— NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) January 5, 2020
Tom Brady: “Who knows what the future holds? We’ll leave it at that.”
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 5, 2020
This was a joke guys, don’t take it seriously...
— Mark Bullock (@MarkBullockNFL) January 5, 2020
Age of some key non-Brady Patriots: Edelman 33, D. McCourty 32, J. McCourty 32, Chung 32, Cannon 31, Gilmore 29, Hightower 29, Van Noy 29, Guy 29, Collins 29, Simon 29.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) January 5, 2020
Fair to ask if it's time for a reset. And that obviously would affect call on Brady.
Congrats to Boston sports radio on your next three months of content!
— Bryan Curtis (@bryancurtis) January 5, 2020
I will seriously slap my grandma if the Cowboys manage to lure Lincoln Riley away from Oklahoma while the #Browns are still interviewing turds like Brian Daboll. https://t.co/KjBLUw2M98
— Roberto Shenanigans (@Rob_Shenanigans) January 5, 2020
Can’t sleep. Thinking about the time that bowling guy screamed “who do you think you are, I am” pic.twitter.com/2abwwsUnIw
— caitie delaney (@caitiedelaney) January 5, 2020
Apparently, I've been cracking open hard boiled eggs wrong my entire life. Genius...
— Rex Chapman (@RexChapman) January 5, 2020
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