Redskins Training Camp Day Zero - Reporting for Duty

If you do what you've always done you will be what you've always beenBeginning today Curly R will bring you daily roundups of camp activity, if there is something I missed, drop it in comments or shoot me a note.=====Sunday 26 July 2009 | forty-nine days until kickoffT-minus three days, Jason Reid introduces himself formally as the new head writer of Redskins Insider, the logo had been blank reflecting the Washington Post's strategy ever since Jason...

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Curly R's Redskins Season Preview for MVN NFL Outsider

The possibilitiesMost Valuable Network NFL Outsiders is running previews of all 32 NFL teams, written by bloggers covering those teams, last week MVN invited Curly R to submit a preview for the Redskins in 500 words or less, I am pleased to say after many revisions I came in just under the wire at 496 words:New head coach Jim Zorn said 'stay medium', so the 2008 Washington Redskins did with an 8-8 record. How would an offense built by Joe Gibbs for...

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Live and Let Blog

Was the offseason shorter this year?Today The Curly R kicks off its coverage of the Washington Redskins 2009 campaign, it will be our fourth season covering the Redskins. Our fourth year of daily news, game previews and gamewraps, game journals, special features, Redskins history and long winded byzantine multipart series filled with increasingly abstract analogies.What is in store for Washington in 2009? Head coach Jim Zorn's second season, Jason...

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RIP Jim Johnson

Jim Johnson, 1941-2009Jim Johnson, longtime Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator and one of the most innovative and respected coaches in football died yesterday after battling a recurrence of cancer. Jim spent more than 40 years perfecting his football craft, steadily rising, always learning and teaching.An All-Big 8 quarterback at the University of Missouri, Jim converted to tight end in a two year NFL career with the Buffalo Bills in 1963...

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Curtains Fall: Redskins 2007 Season in Review - Part Five

When football ceased to matterAfter a hot start, the Redskins went three up and three down in a six game stretch that featured blowouts and close games both won and lost. What was this team made of? Sadly things were about to get worse and the worst part had nothing to do with football. Curly R's Redskins 2007 Season in Review continues.Part One: 2006 Season, 2007 OffseasonPart Two: 2007 Training Camp, PreseasonPart Three: 2-0 Hot StartPart Four:...

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Curtains Fall: Redskins 2007 Season in Review - Part Four

Experiencing the flip side, six times in a rowWith 2006 a dim memory and the Redskins riding high at 2-0, tied with the Dallas Cowboys for the NFC Beast lead, and two games ahead of both the Eagles and Giants. Curly R's Redskins 2007 Season in Review continues.Part One: 2006 Season, 2007 OffseasonPart Two: 2007 Training Camp, PreseasonPart Three: 2-0 Hot StartPart Four: 3-3 SawtoothPart Five: 0-4 Slump, TragedyPart Six: TonightPart Seven: Wednesday...

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Curtains Fall: Redskins 2007 Season in Review - Part Three

Starting with a bang, a break and a tearA quiet offseason, an up and down preseason, old faces and new faces, it was time to get it on, the 2007 regular season was here. Expectations were high. They always are. Curly R's Redskins 2007 Season in Review continues.Part One: 2006 Season, 2007 OffseasonPart Two: 2007 Training Camp, PreseasonPart Three: 2-0 Hot StartPart Four: 3-3 SawtoothPart Five: 0-4 Slump, TragedyPart Six: Monday AfternoonPart Seven:...

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Curtains Fall: Redskins 2007 Season in Review - Part Two

Forming the bonds of team as familyWith the disappointment of 2006's 5-11 campaign still fresh in their minds, the 2007 Redskins assembled for training camp. Curly R's Redskins 2007 Season in Review continues.Part One: 2006 Season, 2007 OffseasonPart Two: 2007 Training Camp, PreseasonPart Three: 2-0 Hot StartPart Four: 3-3 SawtoothPart Five: 0-4 Slump, TragedyPart Six: Monday AfternoonPart Seven: Tuesday MorningPart Eight: Tuesday AfternoonPart Nine:...

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Curtains Fall: Redskins 2007 Season in Review - Part One

A season of ups, downs and serious downersThe 2009 season looms so why look back at 2007? Because it happened, tragedy and change, it happened quickly and it already seems like a long time ago. One of the best parts about being a Redskins fan is the sense of football history, too much happened to let it pass. Today The Curly R begins its ten part series on the Redskins 2007 season.Part One: 2006 Season, 2007 OffseasonPart Two: 2007 Training Camp,...

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