Redskins vs. Saints- Pregame

As if their Redskins awful enough, the worst is yet to come. Tomorrow, the Redskins will play the Saints at home at 1:00pm. The Saints are 11-0. The Redskins are 3-8, but as inconsistent as they are, who knows what will happen. Logically, I’m thinking the Saints will win 42-14.

The Redskins will be missing key players, including Clinton Portis (concussion) and DeAngelo Hall (knee injury). Several players are unlikely to play, including Albert Haynesworth (ankle injury), Justin Tryon (hip injury) and Mike Sellers is a possibility (ankle injury).

Like I tell myself every weekend, if the Redskins could just win this game, I will never doubt them again. They did come up pretty close against the Eagles, and beat the Broncos, so anything is possible. We’ll just have to wait and see.

NFL Lets One Slip

One of the problems with sports today is that it’s live, which leaves very little room for error. No editing, no redos, no anything. Fans tend to get a little excited and shout things that can be heard on camera. For example, during an O’s game, Luke Scott was up at bat and a fan yelled “Luuuuke, I am your father!” I got a good chuckle out of it, but it clearly isn’t something that was meant to be aired.

On Thanksgiving, the Broncos played the Giants, and Broncos coach Josh McDaniels was heard shouting something explicit and it was broadcasted. McDaniels issued an apology, but I can’t say I blame him. I know this wasn’t on purpose, and it was not his intention to have this broadcast, and the network did not notice it in time to bleep it out.

Hopefully he can keep his cool in the future to avoid this from happening again. The Broncos won 26-6.

REDSKINS WIN!

The Redskins had arguably the best game of the season on Sunday. It was the first game the Redskins have won with over 20 points.

They played without Chris Cooley (broken ankle), Chris Samuel (neck injury) or Clinton Portis (concussion). Ladell Betts started for the first time since 2006, in place of Portis. Surprisingly, the Redskins did just fine without them.

The Broncos started off their season winning their first 6 games. Their last 3 games, against the Ravens, the Steelers and the Redskins, have all resulted in a loss coming off of their bye week. The Redskins lost their last 4 games, against the Falcons, Eagles, Chiefs and Panthers. Their record coming into this game was 2-6.

Unfortunately, being a Redskins fan in Ravens’ Town is pretty difficult at times. I missed all of the excitement because it’s nearly impossible to watch a game unless you head out to a restaurant or bar and sit there for hours. I had to watch the game simulation online. SO LAME.

Luckily, the two most exciting plays have been replayed frequently on Sports Center. After a fake field goal attempt, punter Hunter Smith completed his first touchdown pass, 35-yards to Mike Sellers. Later, Betts scored a 1-yard touchdown in the 4th quarter with little time left on the clock. The Redskins won 27-17.

Next up the Skins will take on the Cowgirls...I mean, Cowboys. Go Skins!