According to Nick Scurfield of HoustonTexans.com, quarterback Matt Schaub will be held out of the team portion of OTA’s. The Texans felt it was a good idea to rest Schaub after he suffered a lisfranc injury last year that ended his season early. With Schaub out, T.J. Yates, Case Keenum and John Beck will get [...]
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Jason Reid defends Shanahan’s decision to draft Cousins
Jason Reid, a sports columnist with the Washington Post, defends Mike Shanahan’s decision to draft quarterback Kirk Cousins in the fourth round, even though they got their supposed franchise quarterback Robert Griffin III with the second overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. Reid points out that Cousins is the winningest quarterback in Michigan State [...]
READ MORE »Redskins draft Kirk Cousins, cut John Beck
The Washington Redskins drafted former Michigan State quarterback Kirk Cousins in the fourth round of the NFL draft on Saturday. They clearly brought him in to back up their second overall pick, Robert Griffin III. The Redskins got great value by taking Cousins in the fourth round and let’s face it, he’s insurance in case [...]
READ MORE »Redskins name John Beck their starter
According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, Washington Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan has named John Beck the starting quarterback for this week’s game against the Carolina Panthers. After this past Sunday’s dreadful four interception performance by Rex Grossman, it became even more clear that he’s not the answer for the Redskins right now or into the future. Beck on [...]
READ MORE »Santana Moss prefers Grossman over Beck
Washington Redskins wide receiver Santana Moss doesn’t believe that quarterback Rex Grossman should lose his starting job to John Beck after Sunday’s four interception performance. Moss believes there’s “no question” that Grossman should remain the Redskins starter even though Grossman had a typical meltdown by turning the ball over. My only guess as to why Moss prefers Grossman, is [...]
READ MORE »Redskins bench Grossman in favor of Beck
After throwing four interceptions against the Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins quarterback Rex Grossman was benched in favor of John Beck. Grossman finished the day by completing 9 of 22 passes for 143 yards with 4 interceptions and no touchdowns. Beck ended up completing 8-15 passes for 117 yards and in the end the Redskins ended [...]
READ MORE »John Beck pissed he’s not the starter
Washington Redskins quarterback John Beck is clearly not happy that he didn’t win the starting job. He’s accepted his back up role and all he can do now is wait his turn. “I knew a decision was going to have to be made,” said Beck. “One of us was going to be the guy and the other [...]
READ MORE »Grossman named the Redskins starter
Washington Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan has named Rex Grossman the teams starting quarterback going into their season opener against the New York Giants. Both Grossman and John Beck played solid this preseason and it seems that the Redskins decided to go with the more experienced quarterback. With Beck as the back up, don’t be [...]
READ MORE »Shanahan won’t decide starter until “right before” Giants game
Washington Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan told reporters today that he won’t announce who his starting quarterback will be for the regular season opener against the New York Giants until “right before” the game. Shanahan wants to keep the Giants guessing who will play between Rex Grossman and John Beck. “Probably have the team get [...]
READ MORE »Is John Beck Really The Man For The Redskins?
It appears that John Beck answered Rex Grossman’s challenge to the starting quarterback job in Washington, and may have either pulled ahead or pulled even. Beck’s impressive 14-of-17, 140 yards passing performance in leading the Redskins to a 16-3 win against the Indianapolis Colts. While Beck would throw no touchdowns, he also did not throw any [...]
READ MORE »John Beck is this weeks Redskins starter
Washington Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan has indicated that quarterback John Beck will start on Friday against the Colts in Indianapolis. Beck has been practicing for the first time in a week or so since injuring his groin. It will now be his turn to see if he’s able to lead the Redskins offense. Rex Grossman [...]
READ MORE »Rex Grossman back with the Redskins
The Washington Redskins have re-signed quarterback Rex Grossman for the 2011 season. He will now have the uppurtunity to compete with John Beck for the starting quarterback job. The Redskins knew all along that Grossman would end up re-signing. It was just a matter of when it would happen. He will more then likely be [...]
READ MORE »John Beck is Mike Shanahan’s guy
Washington Redskins quarterback John Beck has been parading around this offseason as if he will be the starter for the upcoming season. It seems that at this point he will likely get his wish. Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan has liked Beck since he came out of college. He’s even gone as far as saying [...]
READ MORE »Top 10 Landing Spots In The NFL For Terrelle Pryor
With the recent decision of Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor to forgo his senior year in Columbus, Pryor has helped provide the upcoming NFL Supplemental Draft a bit of a extra spark. The Supplemental Draft has not grabbed this much attention since former Miami Hurricanes and future Cleveland Browns quarterback, Bernie Kosar was the big [...]
READ MORE »Rex Grossman wants to re-sign with the Redskins
Quarterback Rex Grossman is currently a free agent and would love to re-sign with the Washington Redskins for the 2011 season and compete for the starting job. “I mean, these things normally work themselves out in OTAs and minicamp and going into training camp,” said Grossman. “When there’s competition at a position, it’s usually pretty [...]
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