1st?

Someone tell Portis he should spend his off-season learning how to get faster by working out with Darrell Green.

Wow, two guys run. Stop the presses.

yeah, attacking the FO and reminding us all that that, if Jasno was drafting, we wouldn't have this Davis headache, that would have been much better

Tantalizing little story.

Apparently, Zorn also got miffed at Smoot and Springs for goofing around with the football during drills; said something to the effect that you don't ever, ever, ever, goof around with football.

Ever.

Can someone give me an update on Coach Janky Spanky?

Has CP laid that to rest for good?

If so, that's a shame.

Oh yeah, on the Fred Davis thing ... Corkczar nailed it. Its a minor problem for Davis, but its a big issue for Zorn. There are always a small number of guys that eat up a coaches time. A veteran coach can handle it. A rookie coach has too many things to do (like complete a playbook, learn the guys names, etc) ... so distractions have a bigger impact.

That is the reason Chad Johnson is a no no.

Note to Fred Davis:

WAKE UP!

Chia, I'm guessing the Springs Smoot thing was a set-up so Zorn could chew out a couple vets ... send a message to everyone else.

How many different ways can people find to say "being a first year head coach is difficult." I have a feeling that this will be a redundant theme up here all summer and beyond. But let's face it, everything will be a first: first f-up by a rookie, first major injury, first loss, the list goes on and on. I really don't think this was a SB team with a veteran coach, so I'm just going to go along for the ride and not attribute everything, positive and negative, to Zorn being a rookie coach.

Someone tell Portis he should spend his off-season learning how to get faster by working out with Darrell Green.

Posted by: Mike D | May 4, 2008 1:59 PM

#28 would probably still blow their doors off.

nate and chia pet, the same person. would have never thunk it.

Posted by: interesting..... | May 4, 2008 10:54 AM

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Nate, we are officially one and the same, inextricably linked from this point forward.

lol!

So Zorn is a rookie coach, big deal. The ways Gibbs coached in the 2nd go around you would have figured it was his first time with all the clock management, consecutive timeout issues etc. Not a stretch to think these guys will be more competent since they are not all members of the AARP.

I hope Zorn makes Fred Davis run his ass off all tired and hung over till he is sick. This better not be the 1st of many problems with this guy.

Zorn has spent almost his entire life on and around the football field.

I think he knows how to handle players....especially as a former QB and coach.

He seen the right and wrong ways to do things.

Reed Doughty was excused from practice today. His son, who had a kidney transplant last month, spiked a fever.

chia pet = podspeak or whatever his goofy name was.

chia pet = podspeak or whatever his goofy name was.

Posted by: | May 4, 2008 3:32 PM

No way. podspeak was as thick as a brick and he had an attitude. chia pet is clever and humorous. I guess he is thinner than a brick.

chia pet is made of clay not brick.

geeesh!

...and like chris larry he's not that funny.

I am an inanimate object; a clay figurine.

Anon posters have no effect on me.

Keep guessing "who" I am, as if it matters!

It's sort of weird not to dominate the offseason this offseason. We've had to resort to nitpicking. That's somewhat reassuring, I think.

...and like chris larry he's not that funny.

Posted by: | May 4, 2008 3:39 PM

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CL is waaaaay funny.

Anon's premise is flawed.

Chia Pet is Hillary Clinton!

I am an inanimate object; a clay figurine. Anon posters have no effect on me. Keep guessing "who" I am, as if it matters!

Dude, don't be so down on yourself. You're a vessel of life. That's sacred.

Chia Pet = Sacred Vessel

okay, chiapod - if you say so.

The comments on here remind me of the Roger Clements hearings. Sides split down the middle. On one side the funny, witty posters with rabachs and on the other Anon posters.

Chia Pet is Hillary Clinton!

Posted by: | May 4, 2008 3:46 PM

That's just rude.

First, we already established that Chia Pet is made of Clay.

...and although like Hilary Clinton he is hollow inside.

Hilary is an ice cold lump of fecal-base papier mache.

Chia Pet just a novelty item whose will wear off in about a week.

Did practice start yet?

Zorn DOES have a lot to learn as a HC. I agree with first this, first that stuff. Its easy to overdo it.

But Zorn is managing a large number of people for the first time. Both staff, which he has never done before, and 10x the number of players. As any manager can tell you, 20% of the people take up 80% of the time (and sometimes its worse). Zorn has plenty on his plate, keep the time sucking problem players away from this team and he'll do better.

As for Chia being more than one person, there's kind of a yuck factor to it ...

Anon pansies have infiltrated the blog; that much is irrefutable, Mr. Cossack.

Attack of the anons, and now Mr. Al Zeke joins the fray.

Oh, the horror!

Everyone that is bashing on JLC reminds me of, well, me.

there's kind of a yuck factor to it ...

Posted by: AL, Zeke, etc | May 4, 2008 4:02 PM

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Something about your underpants, Zeke?

lol!

Uh, I was at church?

I was totally gonna call, but my phone ran out of minutes.

Aren't team rules really more like guidelines or, you know, best practices?

It's a good think Lavar isn't still on the team or he would haze the Sugar Honey Iced Tea out of me come training camp.

Someone with a lot more drive, determination, diligence, and something else with a "d" in it needs to create the FredDavisIsLate.com Web site.

Man, what a pathetic way to indoctrinate yourself with one's new employer.

This was a good story for the fools that thought CP was done.

27 and running with the fastest play drafted in 2007.

I enjoyed the story but would like some analysis of the offense at some point.

I was there. Cooley and I switched jerseys as a joke (and races).

This was a good story for the fools that thought CP was done.

27 and running with the fastest play drafted in 2007.

Yeah, running with (not AGAINST)!

fargin hilarious!

ESPN's got a front page headline on Fred Davis oversleeping!

No better sports news on a SUNDAY than this!

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3380976

I swear coach my power went out last night so my alarm clock was blinking 12:00.

*Booze on breath/glassy eyed*

If you can hang with LaRon, you should be able to break a few long TDs this year. All we have to do is stay healthy on the line(s).

Which brings up the question, how is the health of the line. I understand our back-up center is as close to 100% as can be, but what about everyone else??

Here's an update on the linemen:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/03/AR2008050301728.html

Well, that worked really well! Dare I try this with our DB??

Oh, and Thanks Cindy!

Don't press your luck, Curzon.

Don't press your luck, Curzon.

Posted by: Cindy | May 4, 2008 5:31 PM

SNAP!

Get Down, Girl!

I am sure that most teams are full of confidence at this time of year, but I like what Jansen had to say:

"I've been through coaching changes and when you make changes everyone always says, 'Hey, we're going to be better,' " he said. "With this one I think we at least won't lose any ground."

With the coaching support that Zorn has, and the starters coming back, I, the kool-aid drinking man that I am (although right now it is patron and dos equis), I think that we are going to be harder to defend this year.

Wow - I did have a lasting impact on the team....

Cindy, that's how I was able to get the woman of my dreams 23 years ago. Have not learned any better since!!

Seriously, where is the DB update?

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\__/

Way to keep it fresh, Curzon!

Fred's big news in LA, too:

http://www.latimes.com/sports/

Posted by: Cindy | May 4, 2008 5:44 PM
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I can understand in LA, since the Fredster is from USC, but ESPN?? With other sports on, this should be small time news.

OOPS! I forgot that this was the girls web site...

My dog ate my playbook.

This fat girl slipped some GSB in my drink.

I thought you meant practice started at 9 at night.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gXcTUF8zCI

Don't recent studies say that you should not neglect sleep? That getting a full night's sleep is crucial to health and job performance?

The Redskins practice?

It's not what Davis did (slacker/drunk), it's how Zorn reacted.

If he didn't bust his arse hard, then he may have lost this team in May.

This stupid story is running everywhere and making the Skins look like jokes...

Zorn doesn't come over to me as a disciplinarian.

He oughta find the Hades out of Davis to send a message.

Gibbs couldn't even get Portis to wear the proper uniform early on, so I can smell this team running wild - unless ofcourse Zorn takes control.

And, there will be no locker room hush-hush as in the past.

People will talk this year.

This is gonna be easy. Just get the girls to keep buyin the young kid drinks.

GAD,
The way Zorn tore into Shawn Springs, I would say that he has the ability to tear into the rookie. No worries there. It's how he does it, as someone (Corkczar?) posted above. There is that balance to be kept.

With headlines like this, how could we not be laughed at:

Redskins find missing player -- asleep

http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/falcons/stories/2008/05/04/redskins_0505.html

Although most of what is in the WaPo has already been seen elsewhere re Blache, I think that we are going to be fine on D as well (kool-aid drinker). What Springs has to say I think is telling. The D seems to like Blache and will follow where he leads. Last year when GG simplified the offense, there was a marked improvement over 2006 even with the injuries and ST (RIP).

For those thinking we did not do enough for the D during FA and the draft, keep in mind that there are cuts to be made soon due to $$$ players are making this year. We will find those pieces of D (DE and LB) like we did on offense last year.

I am just dumb.

Looks like I may be mono blogging alone (haha) again tonight. Some of you need to get some tequila!!!! Then come and join me!

Not you Fred Davis, you messed up enough this morning!

With headlines like this, how could we not be laughed at:

Redskins find missing player -- asleep

http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/falcons/stories/2008/05/04/redskins_0505.html

Posted by: Curzon417 | May 4, 2008 6:23 PM

Better than finding him in jail, which is what lots of other teams deal with on a regular basis. (I'm talking about you Cincinnati, Minnesota, Atlanta, et al.)

Good point Anon. Dumb is better than stupid.

The D seems to like Blache and will follow where he leads. Last year when GG simplified the offense, there was a marked improvement over 2006 even with the injuries and ST (RIP).

Posted by: Curzon417 | May 4, 2008 6:29 PM

This makes one wonder if the simplification process started last year wasn't Blache's idea originally and he persuaded Williams to try it. It seemed strange to hear it coming from Williams last year, since it was definitely not his method previously. Maybe by losing Williams, we have inadvertantly discovered the real genius behind the defense's success.

jcook,

Not only that, but, dare I say, could our FO be learning something? Talking Blache out of retirement may have been the smartest thing they did.

That was me at 6:38 also. Sorry.

Talking Blache out of retirement may have been the smartest thing they did.

Posted by: Curzon417 | May 4, 2008 6:44 PM

Whether it was smart or simply out of sheer desperation, it looks like it could be a winning move. Chalk one up for the team of Snyder and Cerrato.

Sorry I can't stick around, Curzon - I'm being paged. Good luck with your monoblogging this evening. If you and your family are anywhere near that big fire out there, stay safe. Take care.

jcook,

If memory serves me (keeping in mind the tequila), it seemed that the coaches that were interviewed were saying that Blache was who they would pick as DC, maybe it was not genius, but good brain picking on the part of the FO.

Thanks jcook!!! We have property there, but are no where near the fire!!

A LITTLE SLEEP, not THE BIG SLEEP

You can see why people at Redskins Park were a little upset that one of their players was unaccounted for. It's not that bad things don't happen to good players.

Dude is from the LEFT COAST. If he had to get up ONE HOUR before practice started, that would be FIVE AM Body time.

One can see how he slept through his alarm. But he should have been smart and respectful enough to buy TWO.

Between this incident and the foot race run without coaches permission, Zorn better let everyone know he's in charge---NOW!!

Yeah, no one blew out a hammie--but it's not like that doesn't happen to the Redskins. And not clearing it with the staff first is disrespectful.

I'm a social Liberal, but I want my football coaches to be Fascists.

Zorn seems like a nice guy and a class act--and players take advantage of whatever they perceive as weakness.

Czar, I agree with you on the coaches being facist, however, this is a second round pick without a contract. An undrafted rookie could have been kicked off the team. This one will not.

Zorn needs to find that balance between being strict and not losing the team as I believe you posted above.

How is this done? For me, hard to say.

Oh, and F the lakers!

I have to believe that in (almost)55 years that Zorn has learned a thing about discipline. Especially if he has kids.

For me, the Davis incident is not as big as the news has made it out to be. Yes, you have to be firm, but not to extreme.

Although it is too early to put complete faith in Zorn, I do believe that he will be able to get the job done.

How many of you out there believe in your own capabilities.? The two hardest things I have ever had to do is be a husband and a father. Anything else in life is easy in comparison.

Although I may be simplifying this, I think that Zorn will do fine.

I think coaches lose teams when they don't win. One thing I will say about this team is that they have a good mix of veterans who should know better. I'm even surprised Clinton Portis even ran the race, considering the stunt he pulled last training camp.

Well said Curzon!

You wanna talk about losing your team, how about Marvin Lewis and the Bengals. Oversleeping and felony arrests and CJ pale in comparison.

Thanks SIC,

The trick is to treat this as seriously as it really is and not more. Davis' stunt reminds me of something my son has done. Not the end of the world, but keep your foot is his a$$.

Getting away from the tempo I was blogging, I was reading stuff on the internet and came upon this tid bit:

In addition to tweaking Campbell's techniques the Redskins used their top three draft picks -- all second-rounders -- on two receivers (Michigan State's Devin Thomas and Oklahoma's James Hardy) and a tight end (Southern Cal's Fred Davis).

Although there is much to say about Jasno's style, can you believe that today someone would write that we signed James Hardy?? From Oklahoma! Even I could not make this mistake.

Anyway, as negative as Jasno is, even agenda driven, he at least reports without the errors some out there do (over looking type-Os).

Back to my regular type posting.

http://deadspin.com/386974/chris-cooley-blogs-fred-davis-sleeps

Gotta love Chris Cooley. Calling it like it is. He is the new wave Redskin and someone many of us Ri bloggers can identify with.

You know, you only have one chance to make a first impre..zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Blogging on my own,

RI dead, thanks to Anon!

Tequila saves day!!!

Should have gone to the baby shower with my wife. There had to be more going on there than there is here!

Fred Davis is a cancer. I blame Vinny Cerrato and The Danny for...

*blah blah blah*

Maybe Davis was trying to avoid a paint ball to the rabachs?

They gone yet?

Very few anon posters in the last few, if that's what you mean Chia.

Where is the jibba jabba this place was famous for?

I dunno, curz.

At it's best, this blog is amazing. At it's worse, this blog is still pretty cool.

Chia, I know what you mean. But the tequila helps when it is "at worst"!!

Chris Cooley Rulz
Fred Davis droolz

Thanks for that link, Cooley is the best!

Let the Cl bashing begin...

Its always quiet on Sundays

Curz,

I'm still nursing a hangover from last night; one too many Pabst Blue Ribbons. Tequila makes me do strange stuff; which for me, is sayin' somethin.

It's tough to get a feel for the new look Redskins from a distance, and from so brief a glimpse as we've had to this point, but I agree with you that Zorn needs to keep a short leash on these guys.

Zorn is a nice guy, by all accounts. Let's hope the player's don't continue to take advantage of that.

I was, however, encouraged that he corrected Springs and Smoot for goofing around during drills. Getting careless with that football is not something to be tolerated; little habits like that can manifest themselves in important situations.

I hope the player's appreciate that there is a lot at stake here...

CL,

The anons have turned their blunt instruments in my direction, for what reason, I'm not sure.

Guess I'm an easy target!

ChIs LaRry posts here,

With wit and humour he speaks!

Anon brings donkeys?

Also having a hard time with the overuse of my apostrophes; I should know better.

I'm actually happy Davis slept through camp today. Now we know we found a sleeper. Thank you, thank you I'll be here all night.

I should say misuse; I'm not over using the apostrophe so much as just plain using it at the wrong times, breaking rules of grammar as I go.

What?

None of us here have over overslept on our second day of a new job?

Chia, with and average of 5 hours of sleep, I don't worry about over sleeping!

Thanks for holding down the fort, Curz. 1 teq, 2 teq, 3 teq, floor! I'm with you, buddy. Only I'm hitting the vodka martinis.

And you are right about Davis. Big deal, but no big deal. I'm vacationing in FL, but still keeping in touch

Sorry about the Hiaku cL, should I have been bashing instead?

Bash away if you must....but I don't mind a little support now and again! I am a softie with a salty exterior, like a hot pretzel!

Damn, curz?

Five hours, huh?

How do you function? Rumor has it that Bill Clinton gets 4 hours, on a good night; been that way his whole life. He's been caught falling asleep during important meetings, though, so I'm not sure what this tells us.

Not here to bash, especially tonight. Can't believe the abuse that you get, but am amazed at how it falls off you like a well waxed 1969 camero!!

mmmmmm...

pwetzels!

Chia,

Bill must have been using cialex!!

Us new mexican's grew up on tequila, so it's like soda, five hours is nothing!

In Davis' defense, he must have been pretty exhausted after those practices.

It was pretty warm out there too!

Anyone ever try to hit a golf ball without bending the knees. Zorn just may know what he is taling about.

As long as he is not Steve S, and is on top of the whole team, we should be rockin this year!

(left out the apostrophe since you have been overusing them Chia).

He oughta find the Hades out of Davis to send a message.

Posted by: DAG | May 4, 2008 6:14 PM

You meant find him or fine him? Well, they did find him. But fine him? How can they do that when the guy hasn't even signed a contract?

This stupid story is running everywhere and making the Skins look like jokes...

Posted by: GAD | May 4, 2008 6:09 PM

No, the 'Skins don't look like jokes. Davis looks like a joke.

Hey Curzon.

Random aside: I was once on a road trip and overnighted in tiny Eagle's Nest, New Mexico; having snaked my way through those mountains in the northwest corner of the state.

First, that is gorgeous country up there, but it happened to be a Monday night; Monday Night Football; THE REDSKINS!

I went to this bar and the place was filled with Redskins ex pats, free finger food, which incidentally was gourmet (you New Mexicans know how to eat!) AND cheap beer.

I think the Redskins lost and I vaguely remember Ade Jimoh being directly involved, was that 6-10 season with Brunell and Ramsey, but I had an awesome time.

God Bless N.M, but why so many fans were concentrated in that bar in Eagle's Nest confounds me to this day...

I don't know who chia pet is either, but whoever they are, the have a lot of free time

God Bless N.M, but why so many fans were concentrated in that bar in Eagle's Nest confounds me to this day...

Posted by: Chia Pet | May 4, 2008 9:34 PM

Lot of indian reservations in NM, and the Redskins are the fave team on every reservation. Were you drinking beer or firewater?

Anon pansies have infiltrated the blog; that much is irrefutable, Mr. Cossack.

Posted by: Chia Pet | May 4, 2008 4:04 PM

Chia, this was me. Could not help myself. Actually more than 5 hours!!!!

God Bless N.M, but why so many fans were concentrated in that bar in Eagle's Nest confounds me to this day...

Posted by: Chia Pet | May 4, 2008 9:34 PM

Lot of indian reservations in NM, and the Redskins are the fave team on every reservation. Were you drinking beer or firewater?

Posted by: | May 4, 2008 9:39 PM

Not too surprised, but am usually out numbered by girls fans. Looks like I need to move the the NW part of the state!

Chris Cooley had 37 cathces that year, his rookie year, six of them for TDs.

Not bad for a third rounder, but I still painfully remember him that dropping that pass in Seattle in last year's playoff loss.

Come on, Cooley... Don't do that again!

I don't know who chia pet is either, but whoever they are, the have a lot of free time

Posted by: | May 4, 2008 9:34 PM

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Dude, it's Sunday.

You can do better than that.

Although Cooley dropped that pass, the interception that Collins' threw was the turn around in that game!

Dude, it's Sunday.

You can do better than that.

Posted by: Chia Pet | May 4, 2008 9:43 PM

Was talking about being Mr. Cossack!

Lot of indian reservations in NM, and the Redskins are the fave team on every reservation. Were you drinking beer or firewater?

Posted by: | May 4, 2008 9:39 PM

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Noooooooooo!

Silly anons...

True about the Collin's pick being the defining moment of that Seattle loss.

Hate to leave that ball on the turf, though. Cooley makes the play, and things look a lot different at that point in the game. That pass was on the mark as well.

No, the 'Skins don't look like jokes. Davis looks like a joke.

Posted by: | May 4, 2008 9:32 PM

Skins will look like jokes if the guy is a bust and they wasted a pick on a position that wasn't a great need.

Skins will look like jokes if the guy is a bust and they wasted a pick on a position that wasn't a great need.

Posted by: | May 4, 2008 9:51 PM

This will be the last unexcused absence that Davis has this year. There is no way, with all of the press that this generated that he will be late, miss practice again without an excuse form the HC!!

Skins will look like jokes if the guy is a bust and they wasted a pick on a position that wasn't a great need.

Posted by: | May 4, 2008 9:51 PM

Not really. Plenty of guys who are drafted, even in the first round, don't pan out. That doesn't make the team that drafted them jokes, unless they do it consistently. But one pick, either way, doesn't make you either a joke or a jenius.

If punctuality is the biggest character deficit Fred Davis faces, surely he can overcome; that's a totally correctable tendency, in so far it's a habit at all, which has not been established.

I do think it's pretty safe to say that Davis did not just make things any easier on himself as a rookie from USC.

This guy will be mercilessly hazed.

This guy will be mercilessly hazed.

Posted by: Chia Pet | May 4, 2008 10:06 PM

And he didn't make it easier for his agent to negotiate his rookie contract.

We also may not want to assume Fred was drunk.

Maybe he was just exhausted?

This guy will be mercilessly hazed.

I have been there while in the Marine Corp, so yes it will work.

Sometimes the team needs to step up and handle the discipline!!

Who is Davis' agent, anywho?

I think you're right. This is a lose - lose for Davis, and his agent.

Sound like Curzon wants to get medieval on Fred Davis.

How many lashes do you suggest, Curz?

Seriously, though; what is the punishment for oversleeping in the Marines?

Blanket party with a bar of soap wraped in a sock!!

One time is enough!!

One time is probably enough for everyone in your dormitory, right? Or is it called "barracks"?

The part about it that makes us look like jokes is the fact that the guy slept through practice ALREADY. It's not like he missed a random meeting during the season. This guy is supposed to be on his best behavior so he can make the team and he sleeps through it. Thats why it's embarrassing.

Aside from Khary's ankle sprain (if I'm thinking right), the first couple of practices have been quite good in my opinion. You guys know about the D-line - it was swarming; Zorn had some good praise for it. Therefore as long as the dude's ankle heals properly before training camp, I'm happy.

Karen,

When you sleep through your alarm and miss a class at school is it an embarrassment to the school, your professor, or you?

This isn't about the Redskins. It's about Fred Davis. All the Redskins were there. He overslept, the coaching staff didn't.

When I heard about Davis sleeping in today all I could think about was the draft day quote where he said how surprised he was that the Redskins picked him and all they had asked of him previously was his phone number.

I'm not saying he has a history of problems, I'm just saying I doubt the Redskins would have known if he did.

This guy although without contract, is representing the team because he is participating in the minicamp. Therefore his stupidity reflects on the team. Granted, it reflects more on him than the organization, but it still does. Period. Especially considering how high he was picked. Most people when they read the story and understand he's had all of one week to adjust to EST are sympathetic/understanding/forgiving. However, some won't.

My name is Skippy and I have a metal plate in my head. And now Skippy has a joke which shows his sense of humidor.

The New York Daily News says that Roger Clements who is married to his wife of the same name, have has dated Mindy McReady. Mindy McReady was 15 years old when she was younger. But she won't say if she wass comparing groins with seven time Clyde Young reward winner Roger, but she has seen his heater.

She said he also has a high hard one which he puts in her wheelhorse, which is an odd place to put your high hard on. But that's no joke

Anyway, when Mindys' Mom found out he was married and dating her that is her not her mom she was disappointed he was married.

"Ha!"she said (Mindy's Mom). "We are from the deep south so we are saving her from her brother." No wait! Skippy meant to say "saving her FOR her brother" which is the joke about how some people who may be red necks marry their own kid. I mean kin.

Have not read too many articles by Les Carpenter, but like his style.

The latest is really a good read. I like that Zorn is not stuck on the Walsh system, but has been influenced by some of the people that Gibbs was.

I think that Zorn will use a process that will work for the Skins in dealing with Davis.

At the same time, Davis needs to show his embarrassment and not let this happen again. This is not about the Skins as much as it's about Davis.

Skippy, stop that! In my current condition, I cannot handle that kind of thinking!!!

Here is the link to Les Carpenter's article I mentioned above.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/04/AR2008050401797_2.html?sid=ST2008050401722

I'm a social Liberal, but I want my football coaches to be Fascists.

Posted by: Corkczar

A Communist who likes Nazi football coaches?

rofl

Football is a metaphor for war, so what ever works for you.

Corkczar,

I'd like to speak with you.

Blanket party with a bar of soap wraped in a sock!!

One time is enough!!

Posted by: Curzon417 | May 4, 2008 10:18 PM

Did Curzon just order a "Code Red"?

I wanna know?

I'm serious!

I want the TRUTH!

++++rofl

Football is a metaphor for war, so what ever works for you.

Posted by: | May 4, 2008 10:55 PM+++

And anonymous posting is a metaphor for Gutlessness. Hope you didn't pick up too many dust kitties when you rofled in your hidey place.

Incidentally, where do you get your metaphors? At Kellen Winslow II's Metaphor Shoppe?

Fun! Where are the fun post that I am used to at this time of day/night. This blog sucks (excepting chia) lately!!

Someone call me?

No, I was calling for FUN!!

The same thing the Post did to Sean Taylor they are doing with the newest Redskin

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/04/AR2008050401639.html

Posted by: What What in the Butt | May 4, 2008 11:09 PM

I would say the post more than the Skins doing to the rookie!

Incidentally, where do you get your metaphors? At Kellen Winslow II's Metaphor Shoppe?

Posted by: Corkczar | May 4, 2008 11:03 PM

Gee, I dont' know.

Offense/Defense

Ground Attack

Air Attack

Throwing a Bomb

Battle in The Trenches

the clash of small armies

defending territory/ attacking territory

the list goes on and on and on and on and (yes, you guessed it)...ON!

Almost everything about football is a metaphor for war.

Seriously, if you don't understand football as a metaphor for war than you don't understand football.

Like many sports, football is a war game that can be play between two groups, cities or nations in times of peace.

Real Soldiers?....No, not even close.

Toy Soldier?.....pretty much, like interactive pawns in a chess game. (Oh and guess what chess is a metaphor for?)

Is Kellen Winslow the Deuce a moron?....absolutely

Edjamacate yourself, Foooo!

Fred oversleeping is not an embarrassment to the team - and it's a big deal about nothing. If it happens again, he may be on the way out before he plays a game but right now it's nothing.

Don't worry Lisa.

I have a feeling his teammate are going to help him get up tomorrow morning!

The veterans should have fun with this one!

Remember last season when Lloyd fell asleep at his locker and missed a meeting? Gibbs did not allow him to even get on the bus. TO also overslept and incurred the wrath of Parcells.

Fred is a rookie....this was simply a rookie mistake.

I want the TRUTH!

Posted by: | May 4, 2008 11:02 PM

You can't handle the truth!!!

All right folks, we're closing shop here at RI, lights out. Go to bed.

Are you sounding Taps??

You forgot to tuck me in?

..and don't forget to wake me up tomorrow...there is something I have to do.....Oh I don't remember....

.....click.....

......night light, please....

.......click......

.....thank you.

Nate,

If you are out there, I think you may be right about me.

Everyone has hit lights out, but me, I am still rockin' and rollin'!!

We are serious. Lights out. Go to bed.

I say when it is Lights Out!!!

.....psst....Fred.....you awake?

........no.......

Fred....you see...it's about hard work and ya know ....out scoring the other team in order to win....ya got that? ok cool....now

WAKE UP!!!!!!!!

I suppose this means Fred will have to work extra super hard and start being extra super smart to get that logo put on his rookie bare helmet....

Fred just learned that college days are over. No more beer bongs! Late nights! No more stayin' out late!

Almost like work!

How can you not like our D??

"That was in March, so who knows what I can lift now?" Daniels said. "I took two weeks off [after the wild card loss at Seattle], and I went right into powerlifting. I hadn't done this since just before my last year in Seattle, and I had a [career-high nine sacks]. The injuries and the surgeries I had the last couple of years took a lot of my strength away. I couldn't work out the way I wanted to. I'm going to prove all the people wrong who don't think I can do it anymore. I was 273 [pounds] last year and I didn't have the strength I've got now. I feel good. I'm out there flying by people."

And with Blache leading this team!! 10 wins is what I am talking about!

F the iggles.
F the gints!
F the girls!!

It stinks like sex in here...

That's what she said!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ftWerL1Wcs

who turned the lights off?

For all the Snyder haters who missed it, his wife has cancer.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/04/AR2008050402238.html

Sorry I didnt deliver friday night, drank a little too much J Deazy.

But in reviewing the past couple of posts from last night, and if anybody has confirmed, then my B, but Chia Pet regaled in a story of drinking with fans and referred to them as ex-pats... I do believe the sheriff uses that phrase.

But of course if the intent of the sheriff to throw off others, then I should shut up now.

Gee, I dont' know.

Offense/Defense

Ground Attack

Air Attack

Throwing a Bomb

Battle in The Trenches

the clash of small armies

defending territory/ attacking territory

the list goes on and on and on and on and (yes, you guessed it)...ON!

Almost everything about football is a metaphor for war.

Seriously, if you don't understand football as a metaphor for war than you don't understand football.

Like many sports, football is a war game that can be play between two groups, cities or nations in times of peace.

Real Soldiers?....No, not even close.

Toy Soldier?.....pretty much, like interactive pawns in a chess game. (Oh and guess what chess is a metaphor for?)

Is Kellen Winslow the Deuce a moron?....absolutely

Edjamacate yourself, Foooo!

Posted by: Vince Lombardi | May 4, 2008 11:26 PM

Flag on the play, on vince for jacking george carlin's great diatribe about fooball versus baseball.

George said just as much about football, and then said about baseball...

you make errors, in football you are PENALIZED

in baseball the object is to get to home, in football you pentrate deep into enemys territory and score

basically calling baseball gay

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YphEUa5LPjM

With an aging defensive line that struggled to rush the passer last season, finishing tied for 16th in the NFL with 33 sacks.

I guessx our D line isn't as bad as everyone think they are. I had no idea they finished 16th.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dcr8dm9Prkk&feature=related

carlin monday!

Did i kill the blog?

yes you did Z. Damn you! lol

jm;

did you bring the hammers out for young mr davis for missing day 3?

Some are saying its not a big deal, but first impressions mean a lot, you just got MADE and PAID and you cant make sure you can get up sunday morning?

Of course if i remember back to my college days (which seem to be getting farther away every day!) i couldnt get up sundays. yet I wasnt making millions.

No he gets a pass on this one. Now if it happens again then there will be a need for concern.

I didn't know Portis was that fast. I'm all for more races. Whose faster Cooley or Davis, Thomas or Kelly, Springs or Smoot? Is anyone as fast as Santana?

Davis overslept. Here is what Les Carpenter said about it:

"It was the kind of unthinkable infraction that would make most coaches so furious they might not be able to speak"

Really? While this was somewhat unsettling, I don't think that it was as bad as Carp made it out to be, nor do I think it makes the organization look stupd.

I would, if I were Zorn, run his @ss into the ground.

Greg you know he will be doing some extra running if he hasn't already.

Oversleeping is one thing. But I guess the story is that he was out late and then overslept. Couldnt he wait til sunday night to go out?

JM, he'd better be. Zorn better have his foot firmly planted up Davis's backside. Run him till he pukes. Then run him some more, till he pukes. Then run him some more. Then, ask him if he's going to oversleep again.

From the Times:

"Rookies typically have roommates during camp, but a club official said Davis moved into a single room Saturday night and failed to board the team bus the next morning"

Doesn't excuse what happened, but gives it more clarity.

The Times also had an article about Daniels, and how he won a powerlifting competition in his weight class with a 633 pound squat, and a 600 pound dead lift.

It doesn't reflect bad on organization...yet. If this dude is the second coming of Johnny Mitchell well then...

But I think there is some serious cause for concern here. Might be simply oversleeping but to highlight your draft day negatives 2 days into camp, well thats a warning sign.

But Davis is the one who lookS ridiculous. This cat ain't even sighned a contract yet....so no millions, no guarauntees, nuthin!

Most guys have the sense to at least wait to pull this cr*p until after they have the money in hand. Thats like -25 points on any wunderlic tests....the dude can't resist partying for 3 days, or until he has a few million in the bank????

One to watch thats for sho!

Davis has earned the moniker, "Sleepy".

Sleepy Davis.

The Times also had an article about Daniels, and how he won a powerlifting competition in his weight class with a 633 pound squat, and a 600 pound dead lift.

Damn that a lot of weight to squat. I make out at 515.

Damn that a lot of weight to squat. I make out at 515.

Damn, that is a lot of weight to squat yourself, JM.

Hopefully Daniels weight training translates on the football field.

Flag on jm220;

5 yard penalty for showboating about how much stronger is in than everybody else on the blog.

Comparing his squat to a 300 plus DL while he is at 220... come on man, really? ;)

I have to protest that flag. I wasn't showboating at all. No matter how you look at it to do over 600 lbs is a lot of weight.

Oh, I agree and the flag was in jest. But you made your 515 sound paltry... no matter how you look at it, 500 lbs is a lot!

The knock on davis coming out of the draft was that he was lazy and lacked maturity. This incident is a bit of a concern for me. I hope Zorn finds a way to whip him into shape.

Well, there you have it Matt. It is a situation. Hopefully he realizes whats at stake.

But as cL already noted, he doesnt have a contract yet.

I guess we will know what type of coach Zorn is by how Davis responds. Not to say his legacy is tied to this, but it would be a damn good indicator of what type of leader he is if Davis shapes up and this never happens again.

So can we call Paul Tenorio "P-Ten" or perhaps "P-10"? He's gone from the Eastern Loudoun traffic beat to posting solid reports from the Park.

You know I'm all about the stupid nicknames, like the one I use up here.

-Nate in the PDX

On 980 just now, they said that Fred was rooming with a very talkative roommate on Saturday night (the hotel was all rookies) and asked to be moved to another room. He was moved and I guess the new roommate (if he had one) did not wake him up. No veterans were around.

Lisa,

According to the times, there was no roommate on Saturday night. Fred moved into a 'single' and didn't have anyone with him.

P-10 sounds like where you'd currently find him in the directory of WaPo writes Nate.

Apropos of nothing but trying to get some non-Davis oversleeping chat going, I read a piece on Chad Henne this morning. Apprently he was given 4 days to learn the first 150 pages of the new Fins playbook for mini-camp, including all assignments for all players. So far, so ho-hum, but the interesting nugget for me was that this consitituted 50% of the total playbook.

Anyone care to venture how big the Skins playbook will be this year? Presumably substantially less than the legendary 700+ pages of Weird Al.

And anyone think that the Skins' junior QBs will be expected to learn them at that sort of speed too? If yes, I guess these guys really earn their money!

According to the times, there was no roommate on Saturday night. Fred moved into a 'single' and didn't have anyone with him.

Posted by: Greg | May 5, 2008 10:26 AM

Maybe he was hoping to get lucky!

i squatted a 5lb floater....

cl, that mental image is causing me to think about performing a lobotomy on myself with a plastic spork....

Greg: Mission Accomplished....HAHAHAHA...jk....

i squatted a 5lb floater....

Posted by: chris larrY | May 5, 2008 10:30 AM

I'm pretty sure that's the name of Spurrier's autobiography chronicling his tenure as Redskins coach...

Mornington Crescent - I win.

Hi Mark, I see you're a quick study!

5lb er? Damn, you dont get that from eating quiche do you>?

However, after checking my well-thumbed copy of "Old Scrotem's Rules of Play" I find that you can't do the pre-emptive on "high days and holidays" which, as it is May-Day Bank Holiday in the UK, means that the turn automatically reverts to me and the game continues, ha!

So, Arnos Grove...

Oh well, I guess I was overdue to break the blog....

Redcoat,

You win!! I am not good at making up rules as we play. Plus, I have a very busy week of real work. Such is life.

Didn't mean you specifcally Mark, I think I've broken the blog in-toto!

Are you planning to go to the gathering in June? Reply at your leisure as work permits.

By the way, is the correct term for a blog gathering a 'blathering'?

Not that it matters now, but I think the Saunders playbook thing was totally manufactured by the press.

So what if it was 700 pages? A WP article last year noted that the University of Maryland offensive playbook is over 650 pages.

I guess one of the keys is also what point type they print it in. I bet our Fins one is only 300 pages because it's in 28 point type! :)

I'm with you Mike, I think the whole 700 pages thing was just used as shorthand to convey 'deep complexity' Mike. Saunders himself said that the playcalling was not that complex, but that to list out all the variations as individual plays was what made it the playbook that large.

oh, blothering.

Someone's a little testy this morning!

Posted by: Chia Pet | May 3, 2008 1:15 PM

Busy weekend up here ... and then I read this one. Did I miss the sighting of a celebrity* blogger?

* Chia was responding to Rabach's kid was posting up here, right?

On 980 just now, they said that Fred was rooming with a very talkative roommate on Saturday night (the hotel was all rookies) and asked to be moved to another room. ... No veterans were around.

Posted by: Lisa | May 5, 2008 10:22 AM

So Smoot is ruled out; I'm guessing that Tryon was the first roommate.

Also, I thought Davis was expected to be a first round pick but fell to the second. Isn't the "sleeper pick" supposed to be someone who got drafted unnoticed?

Not that it matters now, but I think the Saunders playbook thing was totally manufactured by the press.

So what if it was 700 pages? A WP article last year noted that the University of Maryland offensive playbook is over 650 pages.

Posted by: Mike H. | May 5, 2008 11:06 AM

There was an ESPN article last year that said that the Vikings playbook was longer (circa 850) and very complex.

Sounds like an editor problem. Someone should have taken a picture ... one of those pictures that speaks a thousand words. In the dcsweenFL, there will be interactive CD-ROM based playbooks.

Any word on Reed's son Micah today? Are they back home from the hospital?

"However, after checking my well-thumbed copy of "Old Scrotem's Rules of Play" I find that ...."

Posted by: Redcoat | May 5, 2008 10:42 AM

Written by Rabach's great-great-grandfather, right? [Anyone should feel free to let me know when Rabach jokes get old.]

Rabach jokes never get old sween!

As I believe Rabach himself says "you can never have too much of a good thing".

Mike, this is what WaPo had this AM.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/04/AR2008050401640.html

I'm guessing it will be a fair while before they come home from the hospital.

sure are a lot of geeks here

HO HO HO

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HO HO HO

ERRRR HA HA HA

HO HO HO

AAAA-HA AAAAA-HA

HA HAHAHAHAHA HA

*uuughhh*

HA HA

*woo*

too damn funny.

The Vikings playbook is bigger because they have all those important supplemental pages- How to avoid being arrested; Who to call if you are arrested; Directions to get home from various Minnesota city and county jails; List of bail amounts for various infractions; and a comprehensive listing of Bail Bondsmen in the Twin Cities.

Thanks DCsween! I hope the little guy is ok. If he is anything like his Dad, he is strong.

I was wondering if there is an equivalent in the NFL to the 'bag snatching' foul in rugby Sween?

Once the players are locked into a scrum or sometimes in a ruck or maul if the game is in open play, the fouling player reaches through to the player he wishes to foul, grabs the other player's 'bag' and pulls sharply downwards, rendering the other player inoperative for some time.

Southern Hemisphere teams pioneered the development of this particular foul many years ago along with 'tap dancing', i.e. the art of jumping up and down on the back of an opposing player while raking your (metal) studs under the pretence of 'clearing him away from the ruck'.

beep beep....

But I think there is some serious cause for concern here. Might be simply oversleeping but to highlight your draft day negatives 2 days into camp, well thats a warning sign.

But Davis is the one who lookS ridiculous. This cat ain't even sighned a contract yet....so no millions, no guarauntees, nuthin!

Most guys have the sense to at least wait to pull this cr*p until after they have the money in hand. Thats like -25 points on any wunderlic tests....the dude can't resist partying for 3 days, or until he has a few million in the bank????

One to watch thats for sho!

Posted by: chris larrY | May 5, 2008 9:20 AM

"Serious cause for concern?"

Gimme a break, dude!

This is why people call you an idiot chris larrY!

Just when I think you can't say anything stupider!

Hey genius, its 'more stupid'

Hey genius, its 'more stupid'

Posted by: Zebra | May 5, 2008 12:27 PM

Hey, rocket scientist! your an idiot, too!

It's a quote from "Dumb & Dumber"

...but thank you for choosing to be "more stupid" than CL

Oh, Zebra!

You try to correct someones spelling/grammar and look what happens...you just end up looking more and more "stupider"!

Wow, you're an idiot!

Landry vs Portis? Who cares? Moss would own both of them......running backwards. I want to see Moss vs 25 Year Old Darrell Green. Now thats a race.

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