Redskins vs Broncos

The Washington Redskins have a 2-4 record heading into Denver to take on the  6-1 Broncos. Peyton Manning in his second season back from a neck injury that sidelined him for all of the 2011 season, is on pace to become the most prolific scoring QB in the history of the NFL! Meanwhile Redskins 2012 QB Rookie of the Year RG3 has struggled to regain his form after coming back from reconstructive knee surgury. Last week RG3 showed flashes of last years form as he threw for 289 yards and rushed for an additional 87 yards on route to a 45-41 shootout victory over the Chicago Bears. This game will be Redskins Head coach Mike Shanahan's first game against the Broncos since being fired by them in 2008. All Shanahan did as the Broncos head coach was win two Super Bowls (1997-1998) and compile a Hall of Fame caliber record of 138-87.Now that the Redskin offense has begun to pick up steam,it is the defense that remains a big question mark. After knocking starting QB Jay Cutler out early, Bears backup Josh McCown led the Bears offense on three scoring drives in the second half.

The Skins defense ,particularly the play of the safeties and cornerbacks has every NFL offense salivating at the thought of playing the Redskins porous secondary.

Often injured safety Brandon Merriweather is serving a one game suspension for his spearing of receivers Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jefrey. Both resulted in penalties on the field that led to scores.I love the Washington Redskins, but Brandon Merriweather is a jackass that needs to go! He has now been involved in three incidents this year of launching himself like a missile at opposing players. In week two he knocked Eddy Lacy unconscious, and then knocked himself out with another head launching shot. I don't think Merriweather's tackling style can be fixed,because he uses that technique as an attempt to make up for his lack of speed and talent. On the positive side Redskins rookie TE Jordan Reed looks like a future perenial Pro Bowler! Targeted 

nine times last week ,Reed had nine catches for 134 yards and a touchdown.

Alfred Morris's 472 yards rushing from scrimmage is ninth in the NFL, however Morris's 5.2 yds per carry are better than the nine guys ahead of him on the list.

If the Redskins can keep from getting in big holes early they can best utilize Morris .RG3's 1746 passing yards from scrimmage is eleventh on the 2013 NFL stat list, but RGR 291 yds per game ave passing yards is currently sixth best in the 

NFL. Rg3 is on pace to throw for 4,656 yds which would smash Jay Shroeder's team record 4109 passing yards.this further bolsters my point that the Redskin  defense needs to step up.

The Washington Redskins ( the name manufactured controversy)

The Boston Braves owner George Preston Marshall changed the name of the team to the Boston Redskins in honor of their coach Lone Star Dietz.

No ill will here, it's a little scary watching 

multiple stories with an agenda that is attempting to vilify and force the team to change it's name. Let everyone stand up and challenge real racism in this country

where there is an intent. Cases like this just diminish the focus on real injustices.

The name was changed in the early 1930's and was granted a trademark in 1967. Was there an intent of disparaging Native Americans, honestly...no.

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Meet College Free Agent OT Tevita Stevens

Posted by Chris Herting

Meet undrafted college free agent offensive tackle Tevita Stevens. The 6’3” 300 pound product was born in Hemet, Calif. He attended the University of Utah where he starred as a four-year starter at both guard and center.

As a senior, the honorable mention All-Pac-12 recipient started all 12 games and played every snap (746 in total for those counting).

Beyond the field, Stevens excelled in the classroom earning recognition as a four-time academic all-conference player and first-team Academic All-Pac-12 in 2011 and 2012.

However, it might be his journey to the NFL that is the more intriguing story.

You see, Stevens was no ordinary kid growing up in California. He was the son of Ron and Telekaki Stevens.

His father Ron played tennis at USC.

Stevens has four brothers, two of which had collegiate football careers – his brother Hamani plays center for the Oregon Ducks and his brother Chris played linebacker at BYU.

How’d he end up at Utah?

After graduating high school with a 4.1 GPA and receiving the history award and President’s academic award, the big offensive linemen was only offered one scholarship to play college football at the University of Texas El Paso (UTEP).

However, he felt something was missing in his life.

According to a phone interview conducted by Brian Skinnell from The Skinny On Sports (read the full article here), Stevens had this to say:

“Following high school, I served a mission in New York City. I helped spread the word of the gospel to the people there. I learned Spanish and mainly spread the word to the people that spoke Spanish in New York,” said Stevens.

Following his mission trip, Stevens enrolled at Utah and earned a tryout with the football team. The rest is history.

He earned a spot on the team and his first year at Utah was definitely a year to remember. The freshman played in all 13 games at right guard with 10 starts and enjoyed an undefeated season which culminated in a rather convincing 31-17 victory versus the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2009 BCS Sugar Bowl.

Although the team was unable to replicate the almost unimaginable success of the 2008 undefeated season, Stevens continued  to use it as motivation and improve on his own individual success. In fact, if you ask him, he’ll tell you that he’s more than ready to compete on the NFL level.

But why? Well, maybe because of his competition day in and day out at practice. Every day he went head to head with first-round pick and former teammate Star Lotulelei who made Stevens the player he is today.

“Star and I went against each other every day in practice and he is definitely the best defensive lineman I have ever gone against. He was definitely worth the first round selection. Going against him made me such a better player in many different ways,” said Stevens.

Whether Stevens ever plays a snap in the burgundy or gold or whether or not he makes the 53-man roster remains to be seen, but one thing is for sure and that is that he’s extremely excited to be in the Nation’s Capital.

Stevens concluded the interview saying, “I’m excited to be a Redskin and to be a part of the whole legacy of the organization. The winning tradition, the success, and the history is amazing.”

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# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Age exp
00
Amerson, David
CB 6-1 205 22 R
75
Anunoby, Chigbo
DL 6-4 324 24 R
92
Baker, Chris
NT 6-2 333 26 1
48
Bernstine, Jordan
S 5-11 214 24 R
30
Biggers, E.J.
CB 6-0 185 26 4
72
Bowen, Stephen
DE 6-5 310 29 7
45
Boyce, Dorson
FB 6-2 249 25 1
61
Boyle, Pat
G 6-5 301 23 R
97
Brace, Ron
DT 6-3 330 27 4
19
Briscoe, Dezmon
WR 6-2 210 24 1
94
Carriker, Adam
DE 6-6 305 29 6
66
Chester, Chris
G 6-3 309 30 7
96
Cofield, Barry
NT 6-4 318 29 7
68
Compton, Tom
T 6-5 308 24 R
12
Cousins, Kirk
QB 6-3 209 25 R
20
Crawford, Richard
CB 5-11 188 23 R
83
Davis, Fred
TE 6-4 247 27 5
38
Davis, Tristan
RB 5-10 211 27 1
37
Doughty, Reed
S 6-1 206 31 7
51
Elmore, Ricky
LB 6-4 255 25 1
59
Fletcher, London
LB 5-10 242 38 15
2
Forbath, Kai
K 5-11 197 26 1
88
Garçon, Pierre
WR 6-0 212 27 5
73
Gettis, Adam
G 6-2 292 25 R
64
Golston, Kedric
DE 6-4 318 30 7
24
Gomes, DeJon
S 6-0 201 26 2
10
Griffin III, Robert
QB 6-2 217 23 R
8
Grossman, Rex
QB 6-1 225 33 10
23
Hall, DeAngelo
CB 5-10 193 30 9
76
Hamilton, Dominique
DT 6-5 315 24 R
85
Hankerson, Leonard
WR 6-2 211 24 2
17
Hanks, Darius
WR 6-0 187 24 R
29
Helu, Jr., Roy
RB 5-11 215 25 2
34
Holland, Devin
DB 6-0 205 25 R
79
Hurt, Maurice
G 6-3 329 26 2
34
Jackson, Tanard
FS 6-0 196 28 5
50
Jackson, Rob
LB 6-4 266 28 4
00
Jamison, Jawan
RB 5-8 200 22 R
99
Jenkins, Jarvis
DE 6-4 315 25 2
00
Jenkins, Brandon
OLB 6-3 260 23 R
53
Kehl, Bryan
LB 6-2 243 29 5
91
Kerrigan, Ryan
LB 6-4 260 25 2
40
Kettani, Eric
FB 5-11 240 26 1
67
LeRibeus, Josh
G 6-3 315 24 R
78
Lichtensteiger, Kory
G/C 6-2 284 28 4
22
Lindsey, Korey
DB 5-10 194 24 1
31
Meriweather, Brandon
FS 5-11 197 29 6
93
Merling, Phillip
DE 6-5 315 28 5
25
Minnifield, Chase
DB 6-0 186 24 R
63
Montgomery, Will
C/G 6-3 304 30 7
15
Morgan, Joshua
WR 6-1 220 28 5
46
Morris, Alfred
RB 5-10 218 25 R
89
Moss, Santana
WR 5-10 189 34 12
55
Muckelroy, Roddrick
LB 6-2 250 27 3
45
Murphy, Jerome
CB 6-0 200 26 2
95
Neild, Chris
NT 6-2 325 26 2
98
Orakpo, Brian
LB 6-4 257 27 4
77
Pashos, Tony
T 6-6 325 33 9
84
Paul, Niles
TE 6-1 233 24 2
82
Paulsen, Logan
TE 6-5 261 26 3
87
Peterson, Deangelo
TE 6-3 243 24 R
74
Polumbus, Tyler
OT 6-8 305 28 4
32
Pugh, Jordan
S 5-11 210 25 3
00
Rambo, Bacarri
S 6-0 210 23 R
00
Reed, Jordan
TE 6-3 243 R
56
Riley, Perry
LB 6-0 238 25 3
52
Robinson, Keenan
LB 6-3 238 24 R
11
Robinson, Aldrick
WR 5-10 181 25 1
6
Rocca, Sav
P 6-5 263 40 6
22
Royster, Evan
RB 6-1 216 26 2
58
So'oto, Vic
LB 6-3 263 26 2
57
Sundberg, Nick
LS 6-0 251 26 3
54
Tapp, Darryl
DE 6-1 270 29 7
00
Thomas, Phillip
S 6-1 210 24 R
00
Thompson, Chris
RB 5-8 187 23 R
69
Trueblood, Jeremy
T 6-8 320 30 7
5
White, Pat
QB 6-0 190 27 1
71
Williams, Trent
OT 6-5 328 25 3
25
Williams, Keiland
RB 5-11 230 27 3
26
Wilson, Josh
CB 5-9 188 28 6
90
Worthington, Doug
DE 6-5 311 26 1
36
Young, Darrel
FB 5-11 251 26 3

Magical Season

The Washington Redskins just ended the 2012 regular season with an awesome win
over their arch nemesis Dallas Cowboys. The win secured the NFC East
title and a first round home playoff game.
This season has been a magical one for
the Redskins, RG3, Alfred Morris, the Shanahans, Jim Hazlett, and the long suffering Redskin fans. This story is so great, with so much drama and so many plot twists, just making the playoffs is an
incredible achievement. I can't help
imagining more from this team. This is
the same Redskins team that had one of ,if not the worst defense in the NFL against the pass.Half way through the season the Skins were on pace to give up more passing yards than any team in NFL history. This is the same
Redskins team that lost two of its best
defensive players at the beginning of the season, Orakpo and Carriker. This is the same Redskins team that lost starting safeties Brandon Merriweather with a knee injury, and Tannard Jackson suspended
Indefinitely for violating league substance
abuse policy. This is the same Redskins team that has lost Cedric Griffin for the last four weeks due to testing positive for adderal, Griffiin has been an important member of the Redskins secondary.
This is the same Redskins team that was
a unanimous pre season last place NFC East team. ESPN the Magazine reported
data from sports betting site AccuScore computer predicting just two wins for the Skins in 2012. Sports Illustrated's Chris
Burke had the Skins at 6-10, and SI NFL
guru Peter King also had the Skins at 6-10. Who could blame these guys? This is the same Redskins team that lost their
number one running back Roy Helu in the offseason due to injury. Through nine games this year it appeared the prognosticators would be right, the Redskins at the bye week were 3-6 and
had just lost to the 1-6 Carolina Panthers.
After the loss the team voted RG3 as team captain. Since the bye the Redskins
have won seven straight rightly viewing each game as an elimination game. The
team responded to the pressure and became a diamond. After the bye the Skins beat the Eagles at Fed Ex 31-6
behind stellar Quarterback play by RG3
with four touchdown passes and a perfect QB rating.Just four days later on Thanksgiving the Skins
went into Dallas and RG3 became the first rookie to ever throw 4 touchdowns in back to back games. The Skins won 38-31. Next up the Skins third division game in a row the reigning Super Bowl Champion Giants on the biggest stage
Monday Night Football. Skins win 17-16
at Fed Ex ,RG3 sets single season rookie rushing record for a QB. In the win RG3 becomes the second rookie quarterback to win on Monday Night Football next to Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw. The Redskins then upset the Ravens in a 31-28 overtime victory that is truly amazing
with about a minute to go Redskins down by 8 ,RG3 moving the team down the field
he injures his knee on a hit by Haloti Ngata . Shanahan who took considerable
criticism for drafting a second quarterback
after drafting RG3, now looks like a soothsayer mystic. At the time Shanahan
cryptically stated that "We have to have depth to win. Hopefully an injury( to Griffin
doesn't happen) but you have to be prepared. I thought it was a steal for us at the position." Cousins with under 20 seconds remaining threw for the winning
score, and ran for the two point conversion to put the game in overtime.
In overtime Kai Forbath who was brought in to replace Billy Cundiff in October kicked a 34 yard field goal to win the game. This was made possible due to another Skins rookie Richard Crawford
who set up the Skins with a 64 yard punt return. Forbath who kicked the game winner also made two other field goals of 48 and 49 yards in the game. All Forbath did this year was set the NFL record by kicking 17 straight field goals to start a career. The next week the Skins travelled to Cleveland for their fith straight must win. With RG3 out with a sprained lcl Cousins was called on again, all he did was throw for 329 yards two touchdowns
and win rookie of the week. Skins won 38-21. RG3 returned the next week as the Skins travelled to Philly to take on the Eagles who started the game with a touchdown after going for it on fourth down successfully three times on the drive. Although RG3 was clearly hobbled by his injury the Skins won their sixth straight 27-21. This set up the season ending game with the Cowboys to decide the NFC East Title at Fed Ex Field in Landover Md. For the seventh straight win
the Skins swept their most hated rival
Cowboys for the season in a 28-18 victory. After RG3 torched Dallas secondary on Thanksgiving, Dallas decided with a less than 100 per cent RG3 they would take away the pass and make the Skins run to victory. In shocking fashion the Redskins sixth round draft
pick from 2012, from unheralded 1-11 Florida Atlantic Alfred Morris culminated
the season by becoming the first running back to gain 200 yards and score three
touchdowns on the Cowboys. Morris shattered the Redskins rushing record
passing Clinton Portis's 1516 yards by 97yards for 1613 yards. How great was Morris, third greatest rookie season in
NFL history behind Eric Dickerson 1808 yards and George Rogers 1674 yards!
RG3's magical mojo seems to be contagious like a Midas touch of good fortune. RG3 has had arguably the best rookie season of all time. RG3 has broken the NFL record for jerseys sold with the year not over until March. The Redskins regular season finale had an overnight rating of 18.3 the highest rating ever for a regular season game on NBC.The Skins have been money for gamblers at 11-5 against the spread, and on every metric imaginable, this year has been already been a huge success,
but with RG3 as the leader there is no telling what this team could achieve.
RG3 has won rookie of the week 7 times,
Alfred Morris, and Kirk Cousins one each,
with Morris a lock to win the last rookie of the week award. RG3 is only the second rookie quarterback next to Marino to be chosen to the Pro Bowl. The Redskins will be Vegas underdogs as host to the Seahawks in the 4:30 pm game Sunday.
The Skins can win this game with a strong team performance ,and more magic from
RG3.

RG3 Wins Pepsi Max Rookie of the Week

For the seventh time this season RG3
won the Pepsi Max Rookie of the Week.
In a season full of banner weeks ,RG3 was
named to the Pro Bowl yesterday to top
off this week.

RG3 Pro Bowler!

RG3 to be named to Pro Bowl .