Waiver Wire, 9/28/2006

News and notes from the world of the Redskins.

Master4Caster at Running Redskins revisits the Duckett Conspiracy once again:

A good insurance policy is something you get and never use. That describes TJ Duckett, the Clinton Portis insurance policy.

I thought Ladell Betts was the Clinton insurance policy. That wold make Duckett Ladell insurance. He's calling for Duckett to sit again this week. If that's the case, watch as the 'locker room distraction' stories start picking up in the tradmed.

Continuing the new tradition of trading stuff with bloggers covering the opposing teams, Hogs Heaven trades scouting reports with the Jaguars MVN blogger. A good read, since Redskins fans might not know a lot about the Jaguars. Tony Brown, Redskins MVN blogger, wrote the Redskins scouting report for the Jaguars site here. It's honest and even.

Andy the British Correspondent for Hail Redskins posts an in-depth scouting report in the defense. A good read, and I echo his comments about Andre Carter and Carlos Rogers.

David at Skinsaphrenia hasn't posted in a few days, but I have go with him on the training camp issue. Some blogger should start up a petition. Fat chance with The Danny, though. Also, he's tapped into some Redskins fan anger over Triple X radio's local signal(s), which are weaker than a Ralph Friedgen appetite suppressant.

Rich at Tandler's Redskins blog discusses Brunell's resurgence(?) and pegs the Jaguars strategy: don't let the other team have the ball. Bonus: his analysis of Cowboyfan is timeless.

Was anyone wondering what Mark Rypien was up to? He's going to sing the National Anthem (U.S., I assume, since he's Canadian) and drop the first puck in the AHL Norfolk Admirals home opener on October 13. Mark, we dint ferget ye. In 1991, he did not have the most TD passes of any QB (he had 28, but Jim Kelly had 33), but he did have the most TD passes over 20 yards of any QB in the league. Could use a little of that right now.

One of the reasons I like Jason La Canfora's Redskins Insider blog on Washington Post is that his writing style is looser, befitting a blog, even a Post blog, than that of the beat pieces he does on the Redskins. Case in point:

The statute of limitation on TO jokes is now over. After that press conference, bring it on.

His publicisit, Kim, is asking for it with her ditz routine and contradictory statements. She began losing credibility when she uttered this line, early on: "When I see a man of his statute." It's stature, hon, but if the slip fits, wear it.

Skin Patrol at Hogs Heaven is obviously a gambler and he does an exchange of questions with Jaguars' blogger Big Cat Country. Stay tuned for my 5 Questions With... feature with BCC tomorrow. Also, go vote in Hogs Heaven's season-end predictions poll. Always fun to look back at where we thought the Redskins would finish.

From redskins.com: Jon Jansen is about to play his 100th game, all with the Redskins. He's been a steady player, and needs to have a big day on Sunday.

Lee at The Redskins Report gives keys to the Redskins offense against the Jaguars, and does us all a service by putting links to buying and selling Redskins tickets in one place. Personally, I have the best luck with Craig's List, but I like StubHub as well.

Two stories straight from the Jaguars: Byron Leftwich, a former star at DC's HD Woodson High School, bought 92 tickets (so far) to the game for his local entourage. Welcome home, Byron. I hope you have a great game yet still lose. And a Jaguars player note: 6'6" 238lb starting WR Matt Jones, second on the team with 11 catches, but barely played against the Colts, looks to be back in the lineup this week after healing up his groin. Carlos will have a hard time covering him, so let's hope Jones feels Sean Taylor's gravity out in the secondary.

Counter Trey posts a loooooooong look at the Redskins as the best 0-2 team in the league (written before the Texans game). Very in-depth with reasons to be happy, and sad. Money quote:

Sean Taylor broke Terrell Owens hand last week. The official line is he broke it early in the game when he was blocking a corner and his finger “got caught in a shirt,” but there is little doubt in my mind that Owens doesn’t want to give Taylor any satisfaction. Taylor put two hits on Owens in that game that had Owens literally writhing in pain. This is probably the one that broke his hand.

Taylor has owned Owens in the five-or-so meetings since Taylor was drafted and has thoroughly intimidated Owens, even when Taylor was just a Rookie and Owens was all-world for the Eagles.

Yeah, I agree, TO probably broke his hand getting potted by Sean Taylor.

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