London Fletcher
« Previous EntriesBruce Allen Says London Fletcher Can Play Into His Forties
Friday, February 15th, 2013Bruce Allen met with the media yesterday and some headlines came out of it, namely that the Redskins aren’t changing their name or playing surface. Those are probably the appropriate headlines, but Allen also said this:
London Fletcher has 3 or 4 good years left in him.
I have no idea if Fletcher actually has that much [...]
London Fletcher vs. Ray Lewis
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013With Ray Lewis’ announcement that he’s retiring after this postseason, the natural thing to do is assess his standing among all-time great linebackers. He may actually be most comparable to a current great LB, though:
That chart is from the Redskins-Browns games a few weeks back, so it doesn’t include the three games, 30 tackles and [...]
DMV: London Fletcher Is Falling
Wednesday, October 31st, 2012Advanced stats say London Fletcher isn’t good anymore. [Burgundy Blog]
A defiant D. Hall says the ref was “equally at fault.” PSGO. [The Insider]
Love the fact-checking of Mike Shanahan that occurs here. [Real Redskins]
Reminder: Skins are wearing these leatherheaded throwbacks Sunday. [TI]
Wiz lose opener at Cleveland. No one scored more than 11. [Bullets Forever]
The highlight was [...]
London Fletcher’s Big ‘Bent Over Backward’ Hit [VIDEO]
Sunday, December 18th, 2011I must’ve missed this while flipping to the end of Chiefs-Packers, but here’s London Fletcher squaring up Giants TE Bear Pascoe, who weighs 283 lb.
(Thanks to Mr. Irrelevant reader brendan for the heads up.)
DMV: London Fletcher Is The NFL’s Best Tackler For Real
Thursday, December 15th, 2011London Fletcher not only leads the NFL in tackles but leads in an advanced stat called Tackle Factor too. He’s also good at tackling. [The Insider]
Advocating for the Redskins to bring Fletcher back. [Jason Reid]
Roy Helu has more rushing yards than any active rookie. [The Insider]
Boz builds a case that Shanahan is all about [...]
Skins-Cowboys Winners & Losers
Sunday, November 20th, 2011Winners
London Fletcher — Forced a fumble, picked up a big sack and made like one million tackles.
Rex Grossman — Was pretty awesome (65.8% completion percentage, 7.6 yards/attempt, three total touchdowns), despite a very Rex Grossman fourth-quarter INT.
Jabar Gaffney — Seven catches for 115 yards. Averaging something like 70 yards and 0.5 TD/game started [...]
Watch London Fletcher’s Pregame Hype Speech On The Dallas Star
Monday, September 26th, 2011Win or lose tonight, that was a sight to behold. (via SportsGrid)
London Fletcher Is Still Awesome At Yelling At People
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011Here’s London Fletcher’s hype speech from Sunday (via @dcsportsbog):
I’m posting that for the enjoyment of us, Redskins fans, and possibly for the education of Dallas’ Keith Brooking, who does it wrong. Even though, you know, we’ve been there before.
Three DMV Connections to Favre’s Streak
Tuesday, December 14th, 2010You may have heard that Brett Favre’s consectuve games streak snapped last night. You also probably don’t care. But I’m about to bring it back home for you, District-Maryland-Virginia sports fans:
1. Favre’s 297 is football’s answer to Cal Ripken’s 2,632. Is it more impressive? Sure. Is it more legendary, whatever that means? I don’t think [...]
DMV: London Fletcher > Keith Brooking
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010Not only is London Fletcher a better linebacker, but he also gives a hell of a pregame speech (see: Brooking’s attempt). [SNF via @redskinsblog]
Portis talks “women reporters in the locker room”, shitstorm ensues. [Bog]
Portis apologized for his remarks, which the NFL condemned. [Skins Insider]
There will be pissed-off Skins fans if the Ravens game runs long. [...]