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Akh’s Thoughts: 2008 Post-Mortem
Akh’s Post-Mortem:
What went right:
*Clinton Portis had his 2nd best season with the skins with 1487 yards rushing(2nd best rushing season in Redskins’ history).
*Chris Cooley had a very effective season with the most catches for a Redskins’ TE ever(6th most single season catches for a Redskins’ receiver ever).
*Chris Horton turned out to be one of the better Strong Safeties in the NFC.
*Rock Cartwright played up to his contract and turned in a good season as a Kick Returner
*Jason Campbell appears to have fixed his turnover issues-especially his fumbles-and looked good(at times) on deep and medium throws.
*The skins committed grand theft and snatched up DeAngelo Hall.
hailRedskins.com Mock Draft Database
It’s that time of year again folks. The season is over for the Redskins but the mock drafts are just beginning to heat up. The hailRedskins.com Mock Draft Database is alive and rolling. So far we have 69 mocks updated with 2009 mock drafts. We’ll be updating the database on a weekly basis and chances are it’ll get update more often than that now that the Redskins season is over.
So, for all of you draft folks, check out the Mock Draft Database and see what the mocks are saying. As usual we provide the 1st and 2nd round picks that the mocks have listed. We also display the pick the mocks have listed for the Redskins. Right now they seem to be all over the place as far as what position we’ll be targeting. They include OT, OG, LB, CB, and DE. You’ll even see RB’s and WR’s listed.
Some of names include OT Andre Smith, DE Michael Johnson, DE George Selvie, S Taylor Mays, etc…..
So click the link –> hailRedskins.com Mock Draft Database and check it out.
If you know of any mocks that aren’t listed or you want to get your mock listed, send an email to hailtoskins@gmail.com.
hR Exclusive: This Ole Fart Thinks “Redskins vs 49′ers”
Good thing the season is over. If the Skins had kept losing games, I wouldn’t be able to handle the old man’s emotions. Below is the first line of the email he sent me:
“hi mike, writing this one while i am still boiling…lol”
Here is his last blog post for the season. He lets loose too.
I am writing this column on Sunday, rather than waiting to cool off because I don’t want to lose any of the emotion that comes with watching our team squander away momentum and the win with simply an atrocious second half. Even the last minute heroics were not enough as the defense collapsed in the face of another marginal quarterback taken off life support by our team of Florence Nightingales. Disgusting, no other word for what went on today.
Now for the Q and A’s
Which team will play harder?
I thought the Redskins would. Turns out, both teams had their ups and downs, but in the end, the Niners clearly wanted the game more and pushed through for a last-second win. They could have collapsed when the Redskins tied them, but they didn’t. They deserved the win.
Redskins 2009 Opponents
The Redskins opponents for the 2009 season will be as follows:
- Home Game Opponents:
Eagles, Cowboys, Giants, Saints, Buccaneers, Rams, Broncos, Chiefs
- Away Game Opponents
Eagles, Cowboys, Giants, Panthers, Falcons, Lions, Chargers, Raiders
The schedule will be released in April 2009.
Redskins Lose to 49′ers 27-24
The Redskins lost to the 49′ers in the final seconds of the game. The 49′ers attempted a 40 yard field goal and the Skins watched as the ball went through the uprights ending a season that started off so promising. The Redskins finish with an 8-8 record at the bottom of the NFC East.
Two weeks in a row we have watch the Redskins defense play a prevent defense in the final minutes. Against the Eagles, the Redskins had a 7 point lead and Philly was one yard short of tieing the game to carry it into overtime. The Redskins got lucky. Today, the Skins played a prevent defense again against a team that had a couple of timeouts left with over a minute left in the game. The 49′ers got into position and nailed the game with a field goal.
The offseason now begins and there a lot of Redskins’ fans who want to see a lot of changes for next season. Those changes include players, coaches and yes, even in management. I definitely don’t see that happening.
