John Keim

Updated: Sun, May 5, 2013

Strong showing for rookies in secondary ASHBURN -- Perhaps this will be how the secondary looks in the future. Bacarri Rambo snatching tipped passes in the middle of the field; Phillip Thomas breaking up short passes across the middle; David Amerson jamming receivers, making it tough for them...

Rick Snider

Updated: Sat, May 4, 2013

The Redtails ... seriously? The Tuskegee airmen of World War II were heroes, and if this was Alabama, then naming a local team after them would be a fine idea. But this is Washington, home of the Redskins. Nothing is going to change that for many years. Not some nonsensical non-binding...

Thom Loverro

Updated: Sat, May 4, 2013

If one were to describe Washington sports hell, it might simply be called being a Washington Wizards fan. But I'm not sure that is true sports-fan hell -- to be a Wizards fan is to be indifferent at best, numb at worst. Now, if Dante were covering sports in Washington, he might say hell is...

John Keim

Updated: Thu, May 2, 2013

At one time, draft analysts projected Florida offensive tackle Xavier Nixon as a third- or fourth-round draft choice. His athleticism impressed them, as did his size: He's 6-foot-6, 321 pounds. Instead, Nixon went undrafted and signed with Washington as a free agent. This weekend, he and the...

John Keim

Updated: Tue, Apr 30, 2013

Phillip Thomas watched the draft unfold without his name being called. It didn't rile him up. It didn't anger him. And it certainly didn't dent his confidence. So when the Redskins selected the Fresno State safety in the fourth round Saturday, Thomas delivered a proclamation. "I feel I'm...

Rick Snider

Updated: Sun, Apr 28, 2013

The Washington Redskins drafted well and still lost ground in the NFC. The AFC doesn't matter as much because the Redskins won't meet those teams in the postseason unless they reach the Super Bowl. It's the rest of the NFC East and select conference playoff contenders that matter, and almost...

John Keim

Updated: Sun, Apr 28, 2013

Picks hard to judge right now 1 It's difficult to gauge a draft immediately afterward. Two years ago the perception was that Washington would find numerous starters from its 12-member class. Now it looks like it might have found two starters -- Ryan Kerrigan and Jarvis Jenkins (if Adam...

Rick Snider

Updated: Sat, Apr 27, 2013

Sensible and long-term decisions marked the Washington Redskins' first two draft selections. Without a first-rounder because of the trade last year for Robert Griffin III, the Redskins opted for future starters with their second- and third-round picks. With 50 players gone before its first...

John Keim

Updated: Sat, Apr 27, 2013

ASHBURN -- The Redskins opted for the best-player-available theory. That philosophy just happened to match what they needed to find in the NFL Draft. Most of their draft was centered around picking guys high on potential but, in some cases, held back by injuries or off-field concerns. The...