The Washington Commanders paid a $6 million insurance policy when they signed veteran quarterback Marcus Mariota as the QB2 on the depth chart behind Jayden Daniels. The team will be cautious with Daniels who suffered an unspecified rib injury last … Continue reading
Normally, we would be in full celebration mode on a Victory Monday with the Washington Commanders in first place. The team completed a blowout 40-7 victory against Carolina to improve to 5-2 on this season. However, there is some trepidation … Continue reading
Last week the Washington football hype train hit a speed bump when it encountered the Baltimore Ravens. Six weeks of increasing achievement hit against the reality of a real Super Bowl contender. For decades the Ravens were everything the WFT … Continue reading
Imagine, if you will, two networks fighting over rights to cover a WFT game (with apologies to Rod Serling.) It is not a fiction show although it was unthinkable a few weeks ago. CBS had the rights to the Washington … Continue reading
The Washington Commanders crushed the Cleveland Browns to put Washington at 4-1 after Sunday’s win. The Commanders are still in sole possession of first place in the NFC East as the calendar has moved into October. Washington is 4-1 for … Continue reading
Life comes at you fast. But, football fortunes come and go even faster. That sound you hear in the background is the accumulation of WFT fans hard at work on the old Bandwagon. After a tough first week the faithful … Continue reading
The Chicago Cardinals originated in 1898 making the franchise the League’s oldest. Exorcising demons is a messy business. After witnessing systemic organizational failure for 25 years the inclination is to disregard any positive. As one fan put it, “Any bright … Continue reading
Last Sunday’s win was a Rorschach Test of sorts for the WFT fanbase. What you saw depended on your frame of reference. Even those wearing the most rose-colored glasses could not help but notice gaffes and deficiencies aplenty. Then again, … Continue reading
The NFL gives us a couple of notable Mondays. One is the notorious “Black Monday” that comes after the last game of the season. Coaching staffs are unceremoniously taken to the curb. Some get recycled, most go to the trash … Continue reading
The rebuilt WFT is set to embark on a transition year. Nothing about this will be particularly easy. Of the 17 games on the schedule only 7 are against teams that had losing records last year. Eight games are against … Continue reading
