Redskins Training Camp Day Twenty-Five - It's Football Baby!

It is better to look good than to feel good

Wednesday 13 August 2008

Today is the last practive in pads of 2008 Redskins training camp (op. cit.).

Jason Taylor's feet hurt, specifically the bottoms of his feet, with plantar fascitis. However Jason has played with this condition for two years, including 2006 when he was the NFL Defensive Player of the Year, he tore the right fascia in 2006 and the left in 2007, he feels fine with it, I hope this does not get worse, he got through the morning practice just fine, maybe better than fine, he tossed Jon Jansen to the ground like a quote wet rag unquote.


In Quarterback Commons Colt Brennan threw a great pass, someone get Guinness (ibid.).


In Receiver Estates Antwaan Randle El's hamstring is still sore and his wrist was stepped on in the Bills game (op. cit.). He is not practicing but should be ready for the season.


In Cornerback Castle Carlos Rogers is headed back faster than everyone expected and may play against the Jets (ibid.). Both Antwaan and Carlos will be game time decisions by coach Jim Zorn. Caption this Matt Terl picture of Fred Smoot from this morning practice in comments.


At Coaches Landing Jim Zorn broke out the pad drill again (ibid.), all quarterbacks encircle the passer and hurl pads from the tackling sleds at him. Instant classic or perhaps new tradition whichever tautological device you prefer, whatever we Redskins fans remember in the future about the Jim Zorn days, we will remember the pad drill.

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Matt Terl at the ORB (Official Redskins Blog) is running his photo contest winners, fifth place is up. I disagree with James Thrash, this is the better picture than the one of him running (link through for that one). Fourth place undrafted rookie free agent Horace Gant, third place is a hilar picture of Chis Samuels getting a pie in the face on his birthday on 28 July, the ninth day of camp, second place is Jim Zorn addressing the team pope style. And first place? LaRon Landry going up for a pass on defense, dude is ripped, a great photo. I tell you, I will be photo mining the ORB for years. Matt also has a piece on which Redskins are watching the Olypmics.

At Redskins Insider a guest blogger talks about being a Redskins fan at the Cowboy's training camp. It's good, a little wordy.

David Wagner at Riggo's Rag is a bit more of a player than I thought, well done David you just moved up four places on the Curly R blogroll.

Greg Trippiedi at Hog Heaven links up to Matt Bowen at a new football site, I'm going to check it out. Matt has or had a column that ran in the Washington Express, he is insightful.

Someone give Joe Jacoby a job.



Jason Taylor: Reuters picture from here. QB pad drill uncredited image (prolly Matt Terl) from here.