The Redskins had a wild ride for Joe Gibbs final season in the burgundy and yellow. They finished the season smoking hot despite the death of the extremely talented safety Sean Taylor. Many, including myself saw them rolling this momentum into the playoffs making them a very dangerous team. Unfortunately, they did not get out of the first round but still everything considered, had a good run.
Clinton Portis and Chris Cooley were the only fantasy stars on this team last season as there are still questions surrounding young quarterback Jason Campbell, and Santana Moss had another very down year. With Gibbs retiring it should change the dynamic of the offense and I believe it will be make or break time for Campbell meaning Todd Collins might have some value to you at the end of the fantasy draft if you are very weak at QB.
The Skins offense will be very interesting to watch under the new reigns of Jim Zorn, a Mike Holmgren disciple. Its hard to say what will happen with a new offensive scheme but it will definitely be interesting.
NFL Draft Picks (ESPN’s Grade: A)
1. WR Devin Thomas Michigan State
2. TE Fred Davis USC
3. WR Malcolm Kelly Oklahoma
4. OT Chad Rinehart Northern Iowa
5. CB Justin Tryon Arizona State
6. P Durant Brooks Georgia Tech
7. CB Kareem Moore Nicholls State
8. QB Colt Brennan Hawaii
9. DE Rob Jackson Kansas State
10. FS Chris Horton UCLA
2008 Schedule
- Week 1- Sep 4 @N.Y. Giants 7:00pm
- Week 2- Sep 14 New Orleans 1:00pm
- Week 3- Sep 21 Arizona 1:00pm
- Week 4- Sep 28 @Dallas 4:15pm
- Week 5- Oct 5 @Philadelphia 1:00pm
- Week 6- Oct 12 St. Louis 1:00pm
- Week 7- Oct 19 Cleveland 4:15pm
- Week 8- Oct 26 @Detroit 1:00pm
- Week 9- Nov 3 Pittsburgh 8:30pm
- Week 10- BYE
- Week 11- Nov 16 Dallas 8:15pm
- Week 12- Nov 23 @Seattle 4:15pm
- Week 13- Nov 30 N.Y. Giants 1:00pm
- Week 14- Dec 7 @Baltimore 1:00pm
- Week 15- Dec 14 @Cincinnati 1:00pm
- Week 16- Dec 21 Philadelphia 1:00pm
- Week 17- Dec 28 @San Francisco 4:15pm