Waiver Wire, 10/12/2006

News and notes from the world of the Redskins.

This might be a short post:
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Skinsaphrenia last post: Wed 10/4 (he gets the moving / new job exemption, but only until the weekend)
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Get on the stick guys!

Nick Novak is back! Coach Gibbs stuck by 4-yr Redskin John Hall through two tough, injury-riddled seasons in 2004 and 2005. I think Coach has had enough. John Hall goes on IR and in comes Charlottesville native and UMD grad Nick Novak. Hopefully, John will get the chance to compete next year, but my sense is he's gone. Welcome back Nick. What have you done for me lately?

TexSkins at Hogs Haven posts NFC power ranking after 5 weeks of league play. Redskins: #11 of 16. Not pretty. To all the liberal elite talkers in the AFC blogs about how they are the better conference, the AFC is home to Tennessee, Miami, Oakland and Houston. I'll take Detroit and give the points in a game against any of those outfits.

Lee at The Redskin Report thanks the schedule makers. A lesser opponent after every big game.

Jason La Canfora at Redskins Insider lays an oldtime beatdown on what I presume is Andy Pollin and Steve Czaban at SportsTalk 980 WTEM:

Must be easy to sit, all cozy and clueless in a studio, like two morning microphone jockeys I can think of. You can spout off about everything, call yourself a "Sports Reporter," and go off halfcocked all day long without ever doing anything remotely constructive to actually report anything. So much for common sense. So much for accountability.

It's worth the read. I for one am surprised and pleased a 'straight' journalist like La Canfora would deviate from tradmed formula and render an opinion on others' journalistic sensibilities.

Skin Patrol at Hogs Haven looks at the Titans:

...kind of soft on defense. And by kind of I mean completely and by soft I mean horrible.

He's pushing for a big day on the ground.

Howard Bryant in the WaPo Redskins section runs a beat piece today on Big Mo and how the defense doesn't have much. Memo to WaPo: momentum is spelled with an 'm.' Check the front page of the Redskins section here before it's gone. Screencap of complete graphic.

CNYSkinFan at War Cry! lays the inconsistencies so far this season on Saunders and Williams, and gives us five things we don't know. Sample:

Can Springs save this defense? Again, maybe. But the defense is a lot more the just one guy. Sure he is the best corner we have and one of the premier corners in the league, but he can’t make others tackle well. He can’t solve the humungous holes on the right side of the line. He will help on 3rd and long where we have been down right horrible. But he is not the savior some think and the Redskins better learn to adapt because even when healthy he could get re-injured at any time.

DC SportsChick found an 'off-the-shoulder' Donovan McNabb jersey that only a Philly girl could love. And by 'Philly girl,' I also obviously mean any Eagles fan.

Any Redskins blogs out there I missed! Speak up!

Next: 5 Questions with the Titans