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[SoCalWizFan]

the wizzards just need a little more depth and they can be something

No kidding although I would say that they need more than a little more depth. Their bench scored 5 pts last night which is atrocious. It is not just the fact that they don't score or protect leads. The biggest issue is that they cause the starters to play way too much. Both Beal & Wall played almost every minute last nt & this takes its toll when playing in a 7 game series. Wall was dog tired at the end & showed it by missing his last 11 shots.

 

[Manster7588]

the wizzards just need a little more depth and they can be something

If KD went home vs. going to GS the Wizards would be the team to beat. Beal really impressed me.

 

[Krusheasy]

There's something going on with DC teams, Wiz drop game 7 in Boston tonight. Maybe it's our fault, we've asked for contenders and got that, maybe we should have asked for championship teams...{ SIGH}

it was a helluva run ... in the end home court advantage had a huge impact in my opinion.

Kelly O does not have that type of performance in DC i believe.

Making it to the ECF to face LeBron would have been very nice ...

but, i appreciate how far they've come in the past 5 years

they're no longer the lovable losers who can only scrape together 29 wins.

they're being talked about because their on the court performance ... not their off the court finger gunz.

they've turned this franchise into a relevant, prime time contender ... & folks are starting to have expectations.

these are all good things.

 

[Krusheasy]

the liquor prices the last time the wiz/bullets won a division title tho

 

[Sportster 72]

the liquor prices the last time the wiz/bullets won a division title tho

I was in the Navy and my friend was assist trainer. A year later another friend and I were involve in a bad car accident. The Bullets players all signed a basketball and sent it over to us. A year or two later Magic entered the NBA and was playing with another all time favorite of mine, Abdul-Jabbar.

 

[Krusheasy]

their rivalry/friendship has had a impact on so many people

 

[Sportster 72]

Yesterday evening I was channel surfing after ride on my Sportster and the NFL Network and ran across "A Football Life" Dexter Manley. What a football player. He was so strong and so fast. He often played big in big games. We all know as good as he was on the field he struggled with drugs off the field. So happy that he has beat that demon. I'll never forget Ditka saying he has the IQ of a grapefruit and Dexter going off on Chicago because of what Ditka said. He is not only an all-time Redskin great he is one of my all-time favorite football players.

 

[SoCalWizFan]

it was a helluva run ... in the end home court advantage had a huge impact in my opinion.

Kelly O does not have that type of performance in DC i believe.

Making it to the ECF to face LeBron would have been very nice ...

but, i appreciate how far they've come in the past 5 years

they're no longer the lovable losers who can only scrape together 29 wins.

they're being talked about because their on the court performance ... not their off the court finger gunz.

they've turned this franchise into a relevant, prime time contender ... & folks are starting to have expectations.

these are all good things.

I agree. However - I would not give Grunfeld a pass on this one or not still consider dumping him. The two main reasons for the Wizard success - Wall & Beal - were no brainers that any GM would have taken. The rest of the starters are decent but the bench had very mixed results & have been outright terrible in several games (e.g. the last one). Grunfeld continues to make very questionable moves & at this stage building the correct mix is critical.

They need to build this team to the pt where they can perhaps add a high profile FA in a year or two partially based on being viewed as an attractive landing spot & having an effective GM is key in this process. Just not sure if they have the rt guy for this job at this time.

 

[SoCalWizFan]

Kind of tough to see the Predators make the Stanley Cup Finals. Trotz is only a few years removed from being the Preds only other head coach. He leaves & not too much later they make the Finals while the Caps continue their struggle to get out of the 2nd rd. The Preds leader in goals during the playoffs is someone the Caps foolishly traded away several years ago.

If the Caps had not sucked at home vs Pens they would quite possibly be playing the Preds in the finals which would be ideal for me since I only live about 1.5 hrs from Nashville. Typical - the Caps dominate at home during the regular season but become very mediocre in the same building once the playoffs start. They are truly one of the most puzzling & frustrating teams to watch in all of sports.

 

[Caliskinsfan]

 

[Sportster 72]

Kind of tough to see the Predators make the Stanley Cup Finals. Trotz is only a few years removed from being the Preds only other head coach. He leaves & not too much later they make the Finals while the Caps continue their struggle to get out of the 2nd rd. The Preds leader in goals during the playoffs is someone the Caps foolishly traded away several years ago.

If the Caps had not sucked at home vs Pens they would quite possibly be playing the Preds in the finals which would be ideal for me since I only live about 1.5 hrs from Nashville. Typical - the Caps dominate at home during the regular season but become very mediocre in the same building once the playoffs start. They are truly one of the most puzzling & frustrating teams to watch in all of sports.

Can't remember if I shared my thoughts about Trotz here before. I know I have expressed them in a few other places. I was never in favor of the Trotz hiring. I know many NHL pundits were all abuzz saying now Ovechkin would finally have a good coach. HUH???

In 15 years as Preds coach Trotz only made it to the 2nd round twice. Never past that. No change here. Great talent, great regular seasons but out in the 2nd round here. Bruce was capable of that.

As you said look at Nashville, SC bound after Trotz left with a player we never should have traded. Not for one goal Erat anyhow. That was GMGM's mistake though. Rinne has played a LOT better than Holtby played. Sadly Holts was mediocre at best.

They have waisted Ovechkin and Backstrom's careers with mediocre coaches. Trotz needs to go.

 

[Caliskinsfan]

 

[Manster7588]

I don't like it, the early cut day allows a few players the chance to catch on with other teams.

 

[Caliskinsfan]

Bills sign Rashad Ross

 

[Krusheasy]

new boss, same as the old boss

doug williams ... fall guy 7.0

For Immediate Release

June 13, 2017



REDSKINS PROMOTE DOUG WILLIAMS TO SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF PLAYER PERSONNEL



LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. – The Washington Redskins announced today that they have promoted Doug Williams to Senior Vice President of Player Personnel.



Williams is a veteran of 20 NFL seasons, including nine as a player and 11 in scouting/personnel roles. Prior to joining the Redskins’ personnel department in 2014, Williams spent five seasons as Personnel Executive with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2004-08 before being named the team’s Director of Pro Personnel for the 2009 season.



A member of the 80 Greatest Redskins and a Redskins Ring of Famer, Williams played with the Redskins from 1986-89 and led Washington to a Super Bowl XXII title, a 42-10 rout of the Denver Broncos. Williams, the first African-American quarterback to play in a Super Bowl, completed 18-of-29 passes for 340 yards with four touchdown passes to earn Super Bowl XXII MVP honors.



Williams, a first-round pick by Tampa Bay in the 1978 NFL Draft (No. 17 overall), led the Buccaneers to the first three playoff appearances in team history. In 1986, the Redskins traded for Williams’ rights following two seasons with the USFL’s Oklahoma Outlaws. In Williams’ Super Bowl XXII MVP performance following the 1987 season, he set or tied several Super Bowl passing records, including most TD passes (four), most yards passing (340), longest pass completion (80 yards) and longest TD pass (80 yards).



Williams joined the Buccaneers’ front office in 2004 following a successful tenure as head coach at his alma mater, Grambling State University, and one of the most storied playing careers in league and team history. His responsibilities in Tampa included coordinating the scouting and recruiting of all NFL players, while also monitoring NFL transactions and overseeing player tryouts. In addition, he was in charge of Tampa Bay’s evaluating efforts of all other professional football leagues, including the Canadian Football League.



In six seasons during his first tenure (1998-2003) at Grambling State, Williams brought one of the most storied programs in college football history back to prominence, compiling a 52-18 record as head coach after succeeding the legendary Eddie Robinson, who was at the helm for 57 years from 1941-97 and re-wrote the record books as the winningest coach in the history of college football with 408 career wins.



Williams led the Tigers to three consecutive Southwestern Athletic Conference titles from 2000-02 as they were named National Black College Champions during the same three-year span. He was also named SWAC Coach of the Year in each of those three seasons. Williams was a two-time finalist for The Sports Network Eddie Robinson (Division I-AA) National Coach of the Year. He rejoined the program for three seasons from 2011-13, including earning the SWAC title in his first season back in 2011.



Williams started his college head coaching career at Morehouse College in 1997. He also has previous NFL experience as a scout for the Jacksonville Jaguars in 1995 and as offensive coordinator for the Scottish Claymores of the World League in 1995 and tutoring running backs for Navy in 1994. Williams also excelled on the high school level as head coach and athletic director at Point Coupee H.S. in New Roads, La., in 1991. In 1993, he was head coach at Northeast H.S. in his hometown of Zachary, La., where he guided the team to a 13-1 record and the state semifinals, including a win over Peyton Manning’s Isidore Newman squad in the 1993 state quarterfinals.



As Grambling’s quarterback from 1974-77, Williams had a spectacular college career, passing for more than 8,000 yards and 93 touchdowns, leading the Tigers to three National Black College National Championships and two SWAC titles. He posted a 35-5 record as a starter and finished fourth in voting for the 1977 Heisman Trophy.



In 2005, Williams and Shack Harris established The Shack Harris & Doug Williams Foundation with the function of providing grants for after-school initiatives, leadership development, mentoring programs and minority higher education assistance for economically disadvantaged youth. In March of 2009, the foundation put on its first annual Washington Football Legends for Charity in Washington, D.C. In 2010, the foundation established the Black College Football Hall of Fame, which will move to its new home in Canton, Ohio in 2018.



After Super Bowl XLII, the NFL honored the 20th anniversary of Williams’ Super Bowl XXII victory, as Williams was chosen to present the Lombardi Trophy to the New York Giants following their victory over the New England Patriots.



Williams and his wife, Raunda, have eight children: Ashley, Adrian, Carmeleta, Doug, Jr., Jasmine, Laura, Lee and Temessia.



-REDSKINS-

 

[skinsdad62]

new boss, same as the old boss

doug williams ... fall guy 7.0

rocking the who there i see , we wont get fooled again

 

[Krusheasy]

scouting department is considered front office, right ?

 

[Krusheasy]

 

[Buffalo_Nickel_1]

TRUMP RULES

 

[ehb5]

TRUMP RULES

And he did what exactly to get this done..??