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This fall is going to be fun

For the longest time around Washington, D.C., the Redskins have owned the fall. Not this autumn, however. They have company, as the Nationals clinched a playoff berth Thursday night. The building was electric as they defeated the Dodgers and you really do get the feeling that more electricity is coming this way. This franchise has come along way from playing in RFK, the name spelled

The good, bad and ugly (part one)

I'm calling this "The good, bad and ugly (part one)" because I fear that this theme will play out multiple times this Redskins season. During Week 2, here is how I saw it, starting with the worst first. The ugly: Josh Morgan knew going in that St. Louis' Courtland Finnegan was a very accomplished instigator. Look at some of Finnegan's recent work. Yet Morgan still

Expectation turning into execution

So the Redskins score 10 points in every quarter to match the jersey number of the player who took all the expectation and turned it into execution. Robert Griffin III was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 1. That's right - the entire NFC. He is the first Redskins player to win the award since Clinton Portis in Week 5 of

I like the III, but let's not forget about the five

As we start another football season, I just want to caution Redskins fans that this could still could be a little dicey before it gets better. They had five wins last year for a reason. I know the burgundy and gold has this fantastic talent at quarterback and, by all indications, Robert Griffin III will not embarrass himself on the professional level. But I am

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