Redskins Thoughts About The CBA In 140 Characters Or Less
I went on Twitter (follow me!) and asked several Redskins what their current feelings were regarding the NFL CBA/lockout. Several players were kind enough to respond, below are their tweets.
LB Lorenzo Alexander
@fatpickled frustrated that we couldn’t have a transparent negotiation to get a fair deal done so we could play and give fans what they want
Lorenzo Alexander
onemangang97
OT Clint Oldenburg
@fatpickled Its a travesty for everybody involved. I will advise fans to not believe much of the info in the media. Most is not factual.
LB Robert Henson
@fatpickled I think it’s unfortunate butni believe in DSmith and his ability to get a deal done
Robert Henson
Mr_Henson51
WR Anthony Armstrong
@fatpickled It’s frustrating that the #CBA couldn’t get resolved. Both sides need to sit down and continue talks. I know De will get a deal
Anthony Armstrong
MrArmstrong13
CB Reggie Jones
@fatpickled ready for a solution so we can get this ship sailing… ~$HOWTIME
Henson again, summing it up best for all of us
@fatpickled BSRobert Henson
Mr_Henson51
Cheers and Hail
The NFL CBA/Lockout For Dummies
Cannot, triple stamp, no erasies!
Collective bargaining, decertifying, lock outs and lawsuits…it’s hard for the common man/woman to make heads or tails of the current NFL situation. Well, you can do 1 of 2 things. First, you can hire yourself a Philadelphia lawyer to review all of the lawsuit documents, memos and press releases and still not grasp wtf is going on. Or, I recommend your second choice…let me translate the various legal terms and quotes from NFL sources for you. Ladies and gentlemen, the NFL CBA for Dummies.
Topic: NFLPA union decertifies
Translation: F you we’re out of here. You want to play dirty…we’ll play dirty.
Topic: NFL owners lock out players
Translation: You can’t break up with me, I came here to break up with you…and it’s my house so your stuff is sitting on the curb and I changed the locks. Don’t call me, don’t text me and don’t sleep with my friends.
Topic: NFLPA asks NFL for 10 years of audited financial statements
Translation: This is the equivalent of asking your wife for a random BJ on a Tuesday afternoon. You know this is never going to happen but you have to float the idea just to feel good about the fact that you at least you tried. Cheers to you Mr. BJ asker man.
Topic: NFL Owners don’t want financial statements made public do to possible embarrassment
Translation: Dan Snyder wants no one, I repeat no one to know how much $$$ he has paid Vinny Cerrato to be a “consultant” the past year and half. He also has no interest in publicly disclosing how much Redskins $$$ he is funneling to Johnny Rockets, Dick Clark Productions or his legal fund against the Washington City Paper.
Topic: Roger Goodell announces he’ll reduce his salary to $1.
Translation: This is a PR move, I can afford it and I’m making a $1 more than the players!
Topic: Players file lawsuit against the NFL led by Tom Brady and Vincent Jackson
Translation: Our lawsuit has great hair and a drinking problem!
Topic: Both the NFL and the players say we’ll have a 2011 season
Translation: The makeup sex is going to be great!
My name is Fatpickle, I’m for the players and I approved this message! Let em play!
Cheers and Hail
Hey Parcells, You Like Apples?
Last night was the 2nd episode of Pickled Hogs Radio and our special guest was Chris Cooley, you can listen to the entire episode via the link at the bottom of the post. We covered a lot of subjects ranging from Clinton Portis being a funny and cool guy to Jordan Palmer’s Joe Gibbs impersonation.
One of the things I asked Cooley was if he had ever gotten to tell Bill Parcells “I told you so” after Parcells told him during the draft process that he’d never be more than a special teams player, his response:
“I guess I could tell him and probably like Matt Williamson too, so. But, no, you know my second season when I scored 3 touchdowns against them was so priceless for me. I mean I just can’t, can’t describe the feeling of looking at him on the sideline and the way he was upset. I never care to speak to him, I never care. I don’t have a problem with him and it doesn’t matter to me anymore. I did what I wanted to do, in terms of being a successfull player.”
The Matt Williamson from Scouts Inc reference is in response to a post Williamson posted on ESPN basically saying Cooley can’t run, catch, block and has lost a step. I’d have to say Cooley didn’t play bad for a guy with all those defencies, as he was #2 in the NFL for receptions and yards for tight ends. Matt Williamson can kiss my sack.
Special thanks to Chris Cooley for coming on the show, he’s always been really great to me and he’s blogging again! I’m also enjoying the show with my partners in crime Hogs Haven, thanks guys.
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Cheers and Hail
Posted by fatpickle Date: Thursday, March 10, 2011
Categories: Redskins
Tags: Chris Cooley, Pickled Hogs Radio
Just Because…
You always wanted to see former Terp and Redskins TE Frank Wychek catch his first NFL pass. This clip is pretty sad, the Redskins are in the middle of a terrible loss against the Bills that would make them 1-6 on the year. The bright spot of the season so far…a 13 yard out pattern. Watch as the Skins players get overly excited and listen as the MNF crew describes the Skins ineptness.
Redskins All-Time Best/Worst WR’s
This is part 3 in a series of posts in which I’ll list my choices for the Redskins all-time best and worst players at each position. Agree, disagree? Let me know in the comments. Today we cover Wide Receivers, next up are the Tight Ends.
Worst
#5 Devin Thomas & Malcolm Kelly (tie)
Ok, technically Kelly still has a chance to prove he has some redeemable value but do any of us really expect that to happen? These two 2nd round picks have combined for 68 catches 810 yards and 3 TD’s in 60 games. That’s 1 catch for 12 yards a game…between the two of them. We only picked these guys over the likes of DeSean Jackson and Mario Manningham! F-me to tears.
#4 Taylor Jacobs
Another 2nd round pick, this one from the Spurrier era. His horrific tenure in DC produced 38 receptions for a 10.5 YPR in 30 games. This time we passed up on Anquan Boldin who was chosen 10 picks later.
#3 Desmond Howard
The #4 overall pick in the 1992 draft, Howard’s explosiveness from college didn’t translate to the pro game. He showed some bright spots in the return game but produced just 66 receptions in 48 games as a receiver.
#2 Brandon Lloyd
The Skins traded a 3rd and 4th rounder then gave a $10 million signing bonus to Lloyd…the results on the field were a nightmare. 25 receptions and 0 TD’s in 23 games before the Skins cut him. He’s now a Pro Bowler for the Denver Broncos, of course he is.
#1 Alvin Harper
After signing with the Redskins as a free agent in 1997, Alvin appeared in 12 games…he caught a pass in just 1 of them, totaling 2 catches for 65 yards during his Redskins career. Hey, that’s a nice YPR average!
Best
#5 Santana Moss
Moss ranks near the top in many Redskins receiving stats all-time including #1 in receptions per game and #2 in yards per game. Moss has accumulated 442 receptions for 6,142 yards and a Pro Bowl during his tenure.
#4 Bobby Mitchell
Hall of Famer , 4-time Pro Bowler and never missed a game during his 7 year Redskins tenure. Ranks #1 in YPR for his career. Accumulated his stats during an era when the NFL had 14 game seasons. His 2,820 yards during the 1962/63 seasons (14 game seasons) were the most in a 2 year span in Redskins history…he probably deserves to be higher on this list.
#3 Charley Taylor
Hall of Famer and 8-time Pro Bowler! Retired as the NFL’s all-time leader in receptions. Currently ranks #1 in TD receptions and #2 in receptions and yards on the Redskins all-time list.
#2 Gary Clark
4-time Pro Bowler and 2-time Super Bowl Champion. Part of the argument against Art Monk getting into the HOF was that many voters believed Clark was the better receiver and more of a playmaker than Monk. He definitely was a big game player and in the scoring system I used to compute this list he actually tied Monk for #1.
#1 Art Monk
3-time Pro Bowler and 3-time Super Bowl Champion. At one point he held the NFL record for receptions for a season and career, as well as receiving yards for a career. 888 receptions for 12,026 yards.
Cheers and Hail
