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Tuesday, November 17th, 2009The Supreme Court declined the two-decade-old case to review the “Redskins” nickname. Of course, “a new group of challengers has filed the same trademark cancellation suit in hopes that their slightly different circumstances can avoid the procedural bar that halted this case,” as they should. [WaPo]
ESPN extends Gruden contract, discourages Snyder from overpaying for him. […]
Betts Isn’t Better Than Portis, People
Monday, November 16th, 2009I tweeted the headline a few hours ago and got the following responses:
“Agree to disagree. And he’s good enough to where they never should have trade a HOF corner and a second round pick for Portis.” — @johnmtaylor
“for whatever reason - age, injuries, not practicing - CP looks like he’s lost a step. Betts simply […]
Redskins-Broncos Winners & Losers
Sunday, November 15th, 2009
WINNERS
Hunter Smith — The fake FG/punt TD pass was an absolute jaw-dropper.
Danny Smith — He sucks as a special teams coach, but that play was magnificent. Still not sure how it worked, but it did. It really, really did.
Jim Zorn — The balls on Zorn calling that play … I love it. Also love that […]
My Alternate Reality Skins-Broncos Game
Sunday, November 15th, 2009I may just watch this for three hours today:
Google Calls Dan Snyder Very Bad Names
Saturday, November 14th, 2009Neat little trick here, as shared by @dcsportsbog. If you go to Google and type in “Dan Snyder is,” this automatically appears:
Of course, the same thing happens with “Jerry Jones is,” but whatever.
No, I’m Fairly Certain God Actually Hates Us and the Redskins
Friday, November 13th, 2009From loyal reader Adam Bechtold, whose brother apparently played Little League with Jamie [/cool story], comes this sign outside of Pender Methodist Church in Fairfax:
Religion isn’t really “my thing,” but is this what they mean by “the lord works in mysterious ways”? Because the church says God loves the Redskins, and he’s all knowing and […]
Todd Collins’ Mother-in-Law Drinks Todd Collinses, and So Should You
Thursday, November 12th, 2009It’s probably been discussed somewhere on this site at some point, but the Brothers Mottram beverage of choice while watching the Redskins is a Todd Collins. This is a very complex cocktail that involves pouring Crown Royal into a glass, adding ginger ale and stirring with your finger. It earned its name during the magical […]
DMV: Reimagining the Redskins Helmet
Thursday, November 12th, 2009I’ve always liked the Skins helmet, but this guy think it’s one of the worst, so he redesigned it by “emphasizing the feather motif.” [Fast Company]
Take a minute of your life and watch this Jared Allen video. [Chris Cooley]
Vintage video of Sonny Jurgensen beating Dallas in ‘65. [Real Redskins]
Champ Bailey returns to Washington, talks about […]