Box Seats: December 12, 2010 - December 18, 2010
Turn your McNabb no. 5 jerseys into Shuler jerseys
So... the new quarterback of your Washington Redskins is Rex “The Sex Cannon” Grossman. Now that the shock has (almost) worn off, here are the two ways to look at it. The Positive Way If you don’t think that McNabb...
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Jason Woodmansee
| December 17, 2010; 2:48 PM ET |
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Playing in snow and skipping dessert
The other day on Redskins Insider, Jason Reid posted that the Redskins are the league's only cold-weather team without an indoor practice facility. I hadn't known this. He further noted that when meteorological conditions turn foul, the team often practices...
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Stephen L. Carter
| December 17, 2010; 11:43 AM ET |
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Dallas week: the battle for the bottom
Wade Phillips is gone. So is Tatalia, Barzini, the heads of all the five families. A bit of remembrance before crucifying his replacement... First thing I'll miss is Wade's sense of humor: when he told his players to get their...
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Evan Bliss
| December 17, 2010; 8:57 AM ET |
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Political Football: Changing of the guard
Texas Sen. John Cornyn on Washington's beleaguered leaders It was a cold January day when hope and change came to Washington. When the sun set over the Potomac that day, a changing of the guard took place that would leave...
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Sen. John Cornyn
| December 16, 2010; 6:00 PM ET |
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Caps-Penguins 24/7: Part 1
Last night was the first episode of HBO's 24/7 featuring the Caps and Penguins on their way to the Winter Classic. I liked it -- as stupid as it is, I care about these guys, and I value this opportunity...
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Nicole Weissman
| December 16, 2010; 8:56 AM ET |
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Bring back Robin Ficker
Wizards owner Ted Leonsis has made some good changes and brought a renewed energy to the Wizards organization since taking over. While the positive energy hasn’t exactly translated to performance on the court, his willingness to make changes and own...
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Lee Friedman
| December 15, 2010; 4:51 PM ET |
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Where's plan B?
Caps Nation seems to be split down the middle trying to figure out whether this six-game slide is a fluke due to injuries and bad luck, or if the Caps really have core issues. This being Washington D.C., I’m going...
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Kareem El-Alaily
| December 15, 2010; 2:28 PM ET |
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Troubleshooting the Terps struggles
It has been an extremely frustrating season thus far for the Terrapins basketball squad. For every blowout of a cupcake team, there has been an equally maddening loss to a quality opponent. Each time the Terps had an opportunity to...
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Rick Nelligan
| December 15, 2010; 11:51 AM ET |
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MLS re-entry draft, part 2: the Re-Re-Entrying
It's a good thing that last week's round 1 of the re-entry draft wasn't covered on TV, because any network blocking off an hour of time would have ended up airing 55 minutes of Alf reruns. And the Alf reruns...
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Jeff Maurer
| December 15, 2010; 7:40 AM ET |
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What are the Caps doing right?
'Tis the season, so I'm throwing the Caps a bone today. Lately the coverage for the Caps has been a real downer. In case you haven't been reading (and anyone trying to get into the Holiday spirit should probably take...
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Nicole Weissman
| December 14, 2010; 3:30 PM ET |
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Can we all stop freaking out please?
I know times are tough in Caps land. Believe me, I want the team to win just as badly as you do, and it sucks when they lose and do so repeatedly. But please, for the love of Mary, let’s...
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Ryan Cooper
| December 14, 2010; 8:11 AM ET |
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The Redskins and the infinite sadness
So, yeah. This season has been a bit of a bummer. But the question is - how much of a bummer is it from an historical perspective? Let's take a look at some of the more soul-crushing seasons of the...
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Jason Woodmansee
| December 13, 2010; 1:00 PM ET |
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MVP: Must Vacate the Premises, Graham Gano
Losing in the final seconds, at home, on a botched extra point, in a game that didn’t really matter, against one of the few teams with a worse 2009 record, feels like getting kicked in the ribs with steel-toed boots...
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Evan Bliss
| December 13, 2010; 10:06 AM ET |
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The World Cup will not bring soccer to the Middle East
Pretend for a minute that you're a non-corrupt member of the FIFA Executive Committee. I know, I know - a ridiculous hypothetical, but this is just a thought exercise. Imagine it's last Thursday. You're back in your suite at the...
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Jeff Maurer
| December 13, 2010; 7:00 AM ET |
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