Redskins Off Season things.

In other words this means jack shit.

If Long beats out Chester it will be based on training camp performance, not what Long was able to do throughout last year.

As it should be, for this position and all others!

RG3 excited for offense that will be catered to his abilities | Comcast SportsNet Washington (http://www.csnwashington.com/redskinsblog/rg3-excited-offense-will-be-catered-his-abilities)

An article re a new RG3 interview.

I think RG3 is a great person. I think his concern for others, wanting to be polite, his drive to succeed etc. is genuine.

I say that, to say this:

Can you keep Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Aaron Rodgers out of your mouth. You keep referencing yourself and your situation to theirs ...

“The more familiarity you can have with the coaches, the system, the better,” Griffin said. “You see the Tom Bradys, the Aaron Rodgers, the Peyton Mannings of this league, [they’ve had] the same coaches, the same system and they can grow within that system—and that’s what we’re looking to build. We definitely feel that that’s something we want to do, obviously, because we want to be successful for a long time.”

RG3, it is going to take more than "familiarity" for you to become Brady, Manning or Rodgers. Im am nit-picking on him to a good degree here bc what he says is innocent and true.

RG3 also dropped another inspirational quote:

He added: “You continue to water that Chinese bamboo and chop up that wood. We’re looking forward to allowing that tree to sprout up.”

A good quote from him:

"You listen to your coaches and work on the things they want you to work on. You become a better and better player.”

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basically just a say-nothing-new summer time article.

Alright, back to news:

Redskins Sign First-Round Pick Brandon Scherff (http://www.redskins.com/news-and-events/article-1/Redskins-Sign-First-Round-Pick-Brandon-Scherff/25a62941-0e3a-40b3-b648-d30d1f654275)

RG3 excited for offense that will be catered to his abilities | Comcast SportsNet Washington (http://www.csnwashington.com/redskinsblog/rg3-excited-offense-will-be-catered-his-abilities)

An article re a new RG3 interview.

I think RG3 is a great person. I think his concern for others, wanting to be polite, his drive to succeed etc. is genuine.

I say that, to say this:

Can you keep Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Aaron Rodgers out of your mouth. You keep referencing yourself and your situation to theirs ...

“The more familiarity you can have with the coaches, the system, the better,” Griffin said. “You see the Tom Bradys, the Aaron Rodgers, the Peyton Mannings of this league, [they’ve had] the same coaches, the same system and they can grow within that system—and that’s what we’re looking to build. We definitely feel that that’s something we want to do, obviously, because we want to be successful for a long time.”

RG3, it is going to take more than "familiarity" for you to become Brady, Manning or Rodgers. Im am nit-picking on him to a good degree here bc what he says is innocent and true.

RG3 also dropped another inspirational quote:

He added: “You continue to water that Chinese bamboo and chop up that wood. We’re looking forward to allowing that tree to sprout up.”

A good quote from him:

"You listen to your coaches and work on the things they want you to work on. You become a better and better player.”

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basically just a say-nothing-new summer time article.

Totally agree. The quotes get so exasperating.

That said, if he gets it together and plays well he can say anything he wants. Hell I might even buy a no pressure no diamonds T shirt :D

Harry Reid continues to be a talking rectum.

Reid slams NFL for suspending Tom Brady - CNNPolitics.com (http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/12/politics/harry-reid-nfl-redskins-racist-tom-brady/index.html)

Rotoworld did use the words "believes" and "could be", indicating that it's not a report but instead relaying an opinion.

Have to read closely folks.

A 2 day old blog opinion of a beat writer does not meet my opinion of breaking news. sorry, but it really is a worthless story.

guy makes guess then immediately hedges, news at 10.

Totally agree. The quotes get so exasperating.

That said, if he gets it together and plays well he can say anything he wants. Hell I might even buy a no pressure no diamonds T shirt :D

Ha I did in 2012 lol.

A 2 day old blog opinion of a beat writer does not meet my opinion of breaking news. sorry, but it really is a worthless story.

guy makes guess then immediately hedges, news at 10.

OK, now you've annoyed me, since I am the one who posted the article. First, the title of this thread is "Redskins Offseason Things". That's "things", not "breaking news". Also, everybody doesn't read everything on the internet each day.

I noticed that there was some interest in what I posted - namely that Keim was told by a source that the coaching staff believes Long "progressed well during the year," and will be a factor this season. Keim was apparently also told that Long will get every opportunity to unseat Chester. I'm pretty sure that Keim didn't just imagine this information.

The reason this has some significance to me is that it had had earlier been posted here that the previous OL coach may have shown favoritism towards Chester, which implied that Long didn't get a fair shot to win the job last season. So, I'm thinking that with a new OL coach and a new emphasis on power running, backed up by what Keim was told, the OL might be improved by inserting Long as the starter at RG. That's good (old) news, right?

A 2 day old blog opinion of a beat writer does not meet my opinion of breaking news. sorry, but it really is a worthless story.

guy makes guess then immediately hedges, news at 10.

It isn't a big deal, but it isn't worthless either. Keim is generally a straight shooter and an extremely good beat writer.

I can't recall an instance where he randomly threw out wild rumors out to generate clicks; unlike Chris Russell.

Given the source, his track record, and the access he has to people that matter, Keim's opinions matter. How much they matter varies depending on the subject.

Additionally, the reason the opinions of the coaches matter at this point is because someone has to take the reps with the 1st team. It isn't the be all end all, but the guy taking the 1st team snaps definitely has an advantage at winning the job.

The coaches want that out. They want to put alot of pressure on Chester, and get Long to bust his ass. Keim definately never just makes up stuff. I'm glad for a lot of reasons, maybe it means McLovin likes Long? Or the coaches like what they are seeing, and just want to give him a confidence boost.