Riggo's Rag » Perry Riley http://riggosrag.com A Washington Redskins Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Sat, 18 May 2013 13:19:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Redskins 2012 Offseason: What I would do if I was Shanahan http://riggosrag.com/2012/01/21/redskins-2012-offseason-what-i-would-do-if-i-was-shanahan/ http://riggosrag.com/2012/01/21/redskins-2012-offseason-what-i-would-do-if-i-was-shanahan/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 03:57:55 +0000 Joey Billhimer http://riggosrag.com/?p=7085 This offseason promises to be a hectic one in Washington, and right now our future is leaning on Mike Shanahan. He is the one in control (as is Bruce Allen), and he is the one who will be making most of the changes, cuts, trades, and drafts. It’s obvious that Shanny will be under a [...]

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Shanahan will look to stay happy in 2012

This offseason promises to be a hectic one in Washington, and right now our future is leaning on Mike Shanahan. He is the one in control (as is Bruce Allen), and he is the one who will be making most of the changes, cuts, trades, and drafts. It’s obvious that Shanny will be under a ton of pressure, and many are wondering what he will do. Unfortunatly, nobody except the coach himself knows, and that is why I’ll throw in a different look at it. No, I am not a coach or manager, but after years of watching the Redskins, I have an idea of what will happen. This is what I would do, if I was Mike Shanahan:

1) Find a way to Pick up Manning without a loss: Most of the Redskins Nation want a QB in the first round or the draft, but in order to get RG3, we’d have to TRADE (which means to get rid of valuable possessions) up. If the Colts get Andrew Luck, there is a good chance that Manning will become a free agent. This is someone who could help the Redskins win now, and help teach a younger QB for the future

2) Get a new offensive Coordinator: It may make family gatherings awkward, but Mike needs to relieve his son Kyle from play-calling duties. It eventually got better, but Kyle’s 2011 season was rocky. Bringing in a fresh-face like Jim Caldwell or another former head coach could have a BIG PAY-OFF. (more…)

]]> http://riggosrag.com/2012/01/21/redskins-2012-offseason-what-i-would-do-if-i-was-shanahan/feed/ 4 Redskins who could be ready to break out in 2011 http://riggosrag.com/2011/04/04/redskins-who-could-be-ready-to-break-out-in-2011/ http://riggosrag.com/2011/04/04/redskins-who-could-be-ready-to-break-out-in-2011/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:54:03 +0000 http://riggosrag.com/?p=5287 Every year each and every NFL team has players that rise from relative obscurity to become significant contributers.  Whether it is from the bench, the practice squad, or because of a second chance, the Redskins will have players who may have had insignificant roles in 2010, make an impact in 2011.  Last year players like [...]

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]]> Every year each and every NFL team has players that rise from relative obscurity to become significant contributers.  Whether it is from the bench, the practice squad, or because of a second chance, the Redskins will have players who may have had insignificant roles in 2010, make an impact in 2011.  Last year players like Anthony Armstrong at WR, Lorenzo Alexander at OLB, and Ryan Torain at RB come to mind.   This year their will inevitably be a  new crop of players who make strides to become important pieces of this team and these are a few of the candidates.

    Jeremy Jarmon

    Jeremy Jarmon has the potential to be a significant improvement to the D-line

    Jarmon was basically our third round pick in last year’s draft after we forfeited it to get him in the third round of the supplemental draft in 2009.  It blows my mind that Vinny Cerrato and Jim Zorn could be so boneheaded to spend a third round pick in the supplemental draft but hey, it’s not the only time they blew my mind with stupidity.  The fact of the matter is that they picked Jarmon for a reason, and while they probably gave up too much for him, he can play.  Through his first two years he has experienced a season ending knee injury, a coaching staff telling him to lose weight to be a line backer, and then gain it all back to become a 3-4 end.  At 6-3, 295, he has the size to play end in Haslett’s 3-4 scheme and if healthy, provides an injection of youth and an improvement to a D-line of which no member contributed more than 2.5 sacks last year.  If we don’t draft a DE with our first pick in the draft, Jarmon should be starting and should have a chance to break out in 2011.

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Yes it’s been a tough year, and yes we have struggled at different positions all over the field, but the Pro Bowl is coming up and it’s time to start supporting Skins players that deserve to represent the NFC.  The Pro Bowl is a big honor for players and the Redskins have a couple who come to mind that might deserve a spot.  It’s a shame Laron Landry is injured because he absolutely would deserve to be there based on his play when healthy this season.  His one big mistake was there for everyone to see when he was burned by Desean Jackson on the first offensive play on Monday Night Football, but he is a tackling machine, had a clutch interception against the Packers to put us in position to win the game, and was garnering defensive player of the year attention before going down.  He may not make it because of the injury but it’s exciting to know we may have a perennial pro-bowler at safety for years to come if he can stay healthy.

Now for the healthy players who deserve to be there, after the jump…

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