Redskins Insider: June 1, 2008 - June 7, 2008

Saturday Night Blog Gathering

Nate sent in one final update for the festivities tomorrow. I hope to get to Regional Food And Drink by 5:30-ish. Here's all the details and have a great weekend. Cheers Nate writes: Hello, everybody, It's finally upon us, the DC shabingus. Really excited to meet everybody. Final details below....

By Jason La Canfora  |  June 6, 2008; 4:51 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (180)
 
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Unexpected Unrestricted

We really didn't plan to do "Unrestricted" today, but Jason wanted to. I really have no power to stop him, so here it is. In this episode, JReid breaks down the principles of the West Coast offense -- you know, that thing Jim Zorn is trying to install here with...

By Jon DeNunzio  |  June 6, 2008; 2:43 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (110)
 
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Everyone Loves Jason

Yes, it's time for the latest installment of washingtonpost.com's new series, Redskins Unrestricted. In today's episode, Jason Reid talks about the challenges Coach Jim Zorn faces in installing a new offense, addresses your feedback, and tries to deal with his annoying, meddling parents who live right across the street and...

By Jon DeNunzio  |  June 5, 2008; 1:30 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (405)
 
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Last OTA Of The Week

Four down, four to go. The highlights: Coach Jim Zorn said that Clinton Portis and Jason Fabini missed practice with excused absences and that it's "nothing serious." He said Fabini would definitely be back for Monday's session but Portis's situation could prompt him to miss some practice next week. Portis...

By Jason La Canfora  |  June 5, 2008; 12:59 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (20)
 
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Portis, Fabini Miss OTA (Updated)

Today is the final organized team activity for this week -- officially designated Shabingus Week with the Saturday bash looming -- and the news of the day was the absence of Clinton Portis and Jason Fabini. Jasno phones with the updates: Practice just ended and Jim Zorn updated the ink-stained...

By Cindy Boren  |  June 5, 2008; 12:54 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (40)
 
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Am I The Only One Who Thinks This Is Weird??

Okay, too much time on my hands waiting for the start of practice today, so I'm staring at the roster and, Eureka!, it hits me. The Skins have 90 dudes on the roster right now, and 12 of them have the same last name. Well, better put, there are six...

By Jason La Canfora  |  June 5, 2008; 10:59 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (64)
 
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Don't Tip The Valet

Pulled up to The Park this morning and, where there is usually just a small, circular grass area in the middle of the parking lot, now there is a rugged 4-by-4. It's some kind of massive Ford that wouldn't be out of place in one of those "Sunday, Sunday, Sunday!!!"...

By Jason La Canfora  |  June 5, 2008; 10:27 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (31)
 
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Another Day Of OTAs

Odds and ends from Wednesday: Tackle Jon Jansen is officially the No. 2 center on the depth chart, O Line Coach Joe Bugel said. Jansen and Bugel discussed the situation and given all the depth at tackle and the lack of a proven player to back-up stalwart center Casey...

By Jason La Canfora  |  June 4, 2008; 2:17 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (176)
 
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Redskins Unrestricted, Episode III

By Jon DeNunzio  |  June 4, 2008; 11:29 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (112)
 
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Saturday's Blog Outing

Nate sent me an email the other day with an update on our gathering this Saturday night. I'll be there, and I believe Cindy is in, too. Nate writes: Hello, everybody, It's finally upon us, the DC shabingus. Really excited to meet everybody. Final details below. Cheers, Nate DC meet-up/happy...

By Jason La Canfora  |  June 4, 2008; 10:00 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (33)
 
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Post-Practice Notes

LaRon Landry says he missed Monday's OTA session due to a family issue but plans to be around here. Coach Jim Zorn didn't make a big deal out of his absence and Landry was back with the first-team defense in practice. Zorn said thus far he has been unable to...

By Jason La Canfora  |  June 3, 2008; 1:06 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
 
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Landry Is on the Field; No Sign of Springs (Updated)

JLaC files this from the field... After missing the first organized team activity Monday, LaRon Landry is at Redskins Park and is on the field practicing right now. Shawn Springs, who was the team's other no-show Monday, still is absent. He had told associates weeks ago that he intended to...

By Cindy Boren  |  June 3, 2008; 11:32 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
 
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Redskins Unrestricted: Day 2

Here's the latest video dispatch from Jason Reid, with some modest technical improvements. Enjoy, and as Jason says, keep the comments coming ......

By Jon DeNunzio  |  June 3, 2008; 10:32 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
 
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Video: Redskins Unrestricted

Hi, Jon DeNunzio, washingtonpost.com sports editor, here. We debuted a new Redskins feature today on the site in a sort of soft-launch -- our daily "Redskins Unrestricted" video. The plan is to have one of the Redskins reporters file webcam video each day the team is practicing (or OTAing or...

By Jon DeNunzio  |  June 2, 2008; 4:46 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
 
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News And Notes

Odds and ends from the first day of this round of OTAs: The absences of defensive backs Shawn Springs and LaRon Landry were un-excused according to Coach Jim Zorn, and the team has not heard from either player. Zorn said he will attempt to contact them both shortly and was...

By Jason La Canfora  |  June 2, 2008; 1:49 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
 
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OTA Update

Jason La Canfora reports from Ashburn: Defensive back Shawn Springs and LaRon Landry, who have not been participating in most of the team's offseason programs, are not present for the first of eight OTA sessions. Springs trains in Arizona, and did not take part in most of last year's offseason...

By washingtonpost.com Sports Editor  |  June 2, 2008; 12:02 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
 
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Skins Sign Stuart Schweigert

Skins signed the free agent safety, who spent the past four seasons with Oakland. Adds much needed depth and experience to the safety position. The Raiders took him in the third round back in 2004. In 63 career games he has four interceptions. The Redskins also released LB Rian Wallace....

By Jason La Canfora  |  June 2, 2008; 11:07 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
 
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Welcome To OTAs

Skins will be on the field in 30 minutes for the first of 8 OTA sessions to close out the spring. We'll let you guys know who is and is not present for the sessions. A few players will be out due to injuries - Carlos Rogers, Kareem Moore -...

By Jason La Canfora  |  June 2, 2008; 10:25 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
 
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