That New Season Smell ’09

It’s that time of year again. Training camp has only just begun and to some fans the season is already lost. I can understand some of the concern myself, but I’m not quite ready to completely write our team off just yet.

Here’s my take on some of the off-season moves.

Jason Campbell

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Redskins Inactives for Browns Games

Here are todays inactives:

QB Colt Brennen will be the 3rd quarterback

WR Malcolm Kelly

CB Shawn Springs

RB Ladell Betts

OL Jason Fabini

OL Chad Rinehart

DE Erasmus James 

DE Rob Jackson.

Corners Outstanding

There were a lot of good, even great, performances from Redskin players in their 26-24 victory over the Dallas Cowboys. Were any of them better than those of Carlos Rogers and Shawn Springs?

For most of the day, the job of trying to stop Terrell Owens fell to Springs; but when Springs strained his calf, Rogers took over. By game’s end, Owens did have seven catches for 71 yards, but Tony Romo threw the ball in his direction 18 times. I’m not even going to get into how ridiculous I think it is to pander to a receiver that much (and of course, T.O. didn’t think getting 1/3 of the team’s offensive looks was enough anyway).  Read more... (373 words, estimated 1:30 mins reading time)