Category: Archive: Training Camp

After losing starting left defensive ends Phillip Daniels and reserve end Alex Buzbee to season ending injuries on the first day of training camp, the Redskins were hurrying to find a suitable replacement. They accomplished that and then some with the acquisition of one of the game’s best in defensive end Jason Taylor. The potential future Hall-of-Famer, who spent the last 11 seasons with the Miami Dolphins, will shift to left defensive end and the prospects of forming a powerful duo with right defensive end Andre Carter are very promising. The Redskins, for the first time in several years, have a proven, formidable pass rusher who can take the pressure off of the linebackers and the secondary.  Read more... (1585 words, estimated 6:20 mins reading time)

Jason Taylor Officially a Redskin; Daniels, Buzbee on I.R.

The first day of the Redskins 2008 Training Camp began and ended notoriously for different reasons. On the first play of 7-on-7 practice drills, Phillip Daniels was tangled in a pile-up and tore his anterior cruciate ligament. The injury forced Daniels to be carted off the field and ended his season, a season for which he trained very hard this spring.  Read more... (580 words, estimated 2:19 mins reading time)

Here is a look at some of the special teams battles going on at camp:

Kicking:

Shaun Suisham is coming off of the second best statistical season ever for a Redskins kicker, making 29 of 35 field goals (82.9%). The percentage is only behind Mark Moseley’s 95% in his 1982 MVP season. Suisham also kicked two game-winning overtime field goals against the Miami Dolphins and New York Jets. His efforts against the Jets didn’t go unnoticed. His five field goals that game tied a team record and earned him NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors.  Read more... (1057 words, estimated 4:14 mins reading time)

After a dismal season in 2006, the Redskins defense needed on-field leadership and direction. That is exactly what they received when they signed middle linebacker London Fletcher last spring. Under former assistant head coach/defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, the Redskins defense ranked third and ninth in 2004 and 2005 respectively. An unexpected drop to 31st overall in the league forced the Redskins to seek change on the defensive side of the ball.  Read more... (856 words, estimated 3:25 mins reading time)

One of the most frequent questions asked by the media and Redskins fans following Jim Zorn’s promotion from offensive coordinator to head coach was: “How will Jason Campbell adjust to Zorn’s version of the West Coast offense?”

Campbell has been hearing questions like that his whole career. Now entering his fourth season as a pro, he is going to learn his seventh new offense in eight years, including his four seasons at Auburn. This time, Campbell and the rest of the quarterbacks will be receiving special attention from Coach Zorn, a former Seattle Seahawks quarterback and quarterback’s coach.  Read more... (818 words, estimated 3:16 mins reading time)