By MARK F. GRAY Of all the embarrassing bad investments that Daniel Snyder has made in the burgundy and gold Albert Haynesworth now officially ranks as the worst. He was overpaid then underperformed and ultimately became a distraction that helped lead to the demise of what appeared to be a promising season. However, there is […]
By MARK F. GRAY Ultimately what may be the downfall for this year’s road to the NFL Playoffs will be the Washington Washington Football Team inability to beat the bottom feeders of the NFC North. After laying an egg in Detroit it cracked at FedEx Field Sunday as they blew opportunities and slipped again at […]
By MARK F. GRAY If nothing else Washington Washington Football Team coach Mike Shanahan proved that despite some personnel and public relations miscues that he has changed the culture of the franchise with the victory at Tennessee. Where Joe Gibbs – the next generation – talked of heroic efforts after his team lost and Jim […]
By MARK F. GRAY Since Team Shanahan benched then lied on Donovan McNabb they should have learned a valuable lesson. Though you guys were placed on a pedestal after a couple of Super Bowl wins in Denver, the Nation’s Capitol is a far more discerning place. This is a town whose press corps has taken […]
By MARK F. GRAY Coaches normally try to deflect the attention surrounding point spreads heading to any game but Mike Shanahan violated that sanctity earlier this week. With the Washington Washington Football Team a two point underdog to the Detroit Lions heading into Sunday’s matchup Shanahan actually admitted that he would “remind” them of the […]
By Mark F. Gray After what was described as either a “heated” or “animated” conversation with defensive coordinator Jim Haslett last week, DeAngelo Hall put the big play back into the Washington Washington Football Team defense in Chicago. Hall finally took command of the unit he called “his” defense with an NFL record four interceptions […]
By MARK F. GRAY If someone had told Mike Shanahan that his team could go into their bye week at 5-3 when the Washington Washington Football Team opened training camp in July he probably would have shrugged it off as wishful thinking. However, with victories in their final two games before the hiatus the Washington […]
By MARK F. GRAY These are not the Indianapolis Colts of 2007, 2008, or 2009 and when you create opportunities you have to cash on them. The Washington Washington Football Team could not find a way to take full advantage of the chances created by the special teams and defense and fell 27-24 on a […]
BY MARK F. GRAY There is finally some merit to the Washington Washington Football Team playing in FedEx Field. Their defense has taken the theory of shipping property to a new level this year with a punishing physical style that has led to consecutive victories with injured opponents in their wake. They will be pushed […]
For the second time in as many home games the Washington Washington Football Team gave their fans cardiac arrest and needed overtime to steal a game from a Super Bowl contender beating the Green Bay Packers 16-13. In a game that was a testament to their resilience, they won a war of atrition in where […]
By Mark F. Gray For a team that remains a work in progress, the challenges for the Washington Washington Football Team get tougher this week against the Green Bay Packers without Clinton Portis in the lineup. For all his drama, antics, and sometimes crass statements on his radio show, the Burgundy and Gold are still […]
There was such delicious irony to another heart stopping Washington Washington Football Team 17-12 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles that you had to feel like the football gods were smiling on Donovan McNabb. While he and the team tried to downplay how significant this game was make no mistake this game was far more important […]