Category Archives: sports
NFL Rules
I didn’t see it but apparently last weekend there was a play in the San Diego vs. Denver game that was controversial. The Denver QB fumbled the ball while getting ready to throw it. The ref mistakenly blew the whistle. … Continue reading
Tom Brady’s Knee
With apologies to my brother-in-law, I’m not a big Patriot’s fan. I used to be okay with them and I generally respect their latest successes but for the past year or two I have found Tom Brady and Bill Belichick … Continue reading
Skins First Half
I’m at about the end of the first quarter. I’ll publish this at half-time (I’m watching somewhat delayed on my TiVo). So far, these are my thoughts: The field seems strangely slippery – for an artificial surface. That interference call … Continue reading
Are you ready for some football?
Now that has to be one of the most used blog post titles ever, right? At least it doesn’t have “iPhone” in it. Yes, football season starts soon. I’m a huge Washington Redskins fan and have been ever since I … Continue reading
Skins Coach?
Anyone want to coach the Washington Redskins? According to the AP the Skins have fired Gregg Williams and Al Saunders and promoted Greg Blache and hired Jim Zorn. I can’t be sure but I’m guessing this means Gregg Williams won’t … Continue reading
Football Coach
Shortly after the Skins lost to Seattle a few weeks back, Coach Gibbs let us know that he wasn’t coming back next year. On the one hand this was a big shock – it seems like next year could be … Continue reading
Washington QBs
As the Skins get ready for a rare playoff game a lot of the media attention has been on the play of backup quarterback Todd Collins. I can see how this is a compelling sorry. He hadn’t started a game … Continue reading
Sean Taylor and the Washington Redskins
Brian recently posted about Demetric Evans’ inspirational story as told in this Washington Post article. And now, just a few days later, we get the very sad news of Sean Taylor‘s death. We don’t yet know what really happed or … Continue reading
Go Skins!
I sat through last week’s game versus the Patriots and obviously as a Skins fan it was really painful to watch. I know there has been some debate about whether or not running up the score is something the Pats … Continue reading
Preseason Football – Ugh
I watched some of the first half of the Skins/Titans game and I have a few thoughts. Slingbox is pretty cool. Not the greatest thing ever, but definitely cool. I’m still amazed at how bad some (most? all?) DVRs are. … Continue reading