By Joe Pohoryles After 18 months and seemingly endless speculation, Washington’s NFL franchise finally settled on a new name: The Commanders. Team President Jason Wright promised misdirection during the process, to make sure the name wasn’t spoiled, but the team failed to blur out some of the names and logos in their online rebranding series,Continue reading “Taking Command: Thoughts on Washington’s new name”
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2021 NFL Draft Reactions
By: Joe Pohoryles The 2021 NFL Draft is underway, and the Washington Football team will be adding their newest crop of players to fill any holes in the roster and try to improve from last year’s 7-9 record. Follow along as this post will get updated over the next few days. Round 1 (19)- JaminContinue reading “2021 NFL Draft Reactions”
With Stafford off the table, is it ‘Watson or bust’?
By: Joe Pohoryles The LA Rams went big when acquiring longtime Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, sending away two first-round picks, a third-rounder and former first overall pick Jared Goff in return for Stafford, who turns 33 on Sunday. The Washington Football Team was reportedly in the mix to gain his services, apparently offering theContinue reading “With Stafford off the table, is it ‘Watson or bust’?”
Washed-ington DC: How the nation’s capital became the retirement home for America’s best athletes (Part II)
You can find Part I here. We left off in 2010, so here is how the next decade shaped up when it came to aging athletes arriving in the district: 2011-2015: Quantity over Quality After seeing three Hall of Famers come to Washington, the next period saw just one potential HoFer among a wave ofContinue reading “Washed-ington DC: How the nation’s capital became the retirement home for America’s best athletes (Part II)”
‘Pain’ Haskins dead man walking in DC
If it wasn’t already clear that Dwayne Haskins Jr. should not take the field for the Washington Football Team again, it became undeniable this afternoon when a former XFL backup who was on the practice squad until this week outperformed the ever-regressing former first-round pick in just half-a-quarter’s worth of playing time. Haskins finished theContinue reading “‘Pain’ Haskins dead man walking in DC”
Assessing the Dead NFL Trade Deadline
Despite being just 2-5, the Washington Football Team is still in the playoff hunt. If there’s an opportunity to get into the playoffs, coach Ron Rivera will take it. While in previous years, a 2-5 record would make Washington sellers at the trade deadline, but that was not the case this year. On one hand,Continue reading “Assessing the Dead NFL Trade Deadline”
The Wildcard 