Author Archives: Ray Wyvill

The good boat “WFT” found itself in a bit of the doldrums entering last week’s game. There was simply no real momentum to be found. The injury list was long and growing. And, the loss to Atlanta had left a … Continue reading →

After 25-years of failure and ridicule the Washington football fanbase has been condition-response trained to find and embrace agony at the slightest opportunity. Last week’s game against a nice Atlanta squad sent the masses to the Cellars of Angst quick, … Continue reading →

Aside from sheer sloppiness and injuries aplenty the early NFL season has produced an interesting trend: The blowout loss turns into a solid victory a week later. Look no farther than Washington’s turnaround from the Green Bay loss. 28-17 doesn’t … Continue reading →

One old saw is that it is one thing to enter a sailboat into a race, but it is a totally different venture to campaign a boat over a series. The latter requires pieces and parts to be on-hand at … Continue reading →

The “S” in September football is for “Sloppy.” Teams simply are less than ready for real football. If one goes looking back in the day they can find stories about Johnny Unitas leading a fourth-quarter comeback with all the starters … Continue reading →

After all of the waiting it does feel a bit surreal to see honest-to-goodness football again. And, the NFL isn’t wasting time with warmup games. The New York Football Giants are coming to Washington for one of eight Division games … Continue reading →

College Football gets to rule the airwaves here on Labor Day weekend. For the professionals the weekend is one for the Front Office personnel to decompress after the tumult of cut-down day. The churn of bodies to and fro is … Continue reading →

This is the last of the pre-season games for both teams. During the regular season last year it was the upstart WFT against the established Ravens. Washington put up a plucky fight. But, the Ravens were too much to handle. … Continue reading →

The second of three pre-season games is at hand. It will be the first time since January for the fanbase to see Jayden Daniels taking snaps during a game. Enjoy each and every snap. There will not be many. As … Continue reading →

It has come to be time for some almost-real football. You know, people actually get tackled to the ground. The key word here is “People” not Stars. The stars are going to be on the sidelines in sweats and ball … Continue reading →