Author Archives: Ray Wyvill

The NFL has mastered the art of generating constant attention. One would think the end of a season would bring a similar end to the buzz around a team. Not so in this League. Firings and Hirings and intrigue have … Continue reading →

After today the ashes of a lost season can finally be collected into a single container and stuffed into an obscure storage location. If you are a life-long Washington fan you have a substantial collection of them. For this still-young … Continue reading →

The NFL will play three-games on Christmas Day. All should have been key matchups with plenty of playoff consequences. That’s how they drew it up at least. As Lee Corso would say, “Not so fast, my friend.” Four of the … Continue reading →

It is altogether too easy to dismiss last week’s win as immaterial. It was two poor teams going head-to-head after all. But, there was a certain element of fight within the WFT squad on display. The larger truth of the … Continue reading →

That was not fun. Last week is one of those games that left a welt. The opening told the tale: Minnesota drove 61-yards in less than 4-minutes to go up by 7-points. Washington drove 83-yards on 15-plays chewing up nearly … Continue reading →

Last year the Minnesota Vikings and the Burgundy and Gold were both playoff teams. This year? Neither one is. A lot can happen in a year…and it did. Washington’s demise centered on the infamous “Blue Tent.” But, Minnesota’s is more … Continue reading →

Way back when the season started the last six-games looked to be a daunting prospect. Surely it could derail a Playoff campaign. No worries, Mate. The train wreck happened well upstream. There’s nothing left now to injure except more players … Continue reading →

Hall of Fame Coach Bill Cowher says often that there are three emotional states in football; Glad, Mad, and Sad. Then he quickly adds, “Never waste time on Sad. It does no good.” Glad was so last year. Mad is … Continue reading →

Sometimes it is best just to get away for a while. Washington had absolutely no say in the decision to play this Brunch Time game in Madrid. But, it was fortuitous. This is a team mired in a deep run … Continue reading →

The good ship WFT is hard aground on the Mid-Season shoals. All up and down the Chesapeake Bay there are lighthouses to steer mariners away from rocks and shallows in illogical places. The lights were functioning. But, the rudder didn’t … Continue reading →