He better be or they’ll soon get another guy to call offensive plays from the booth all over again.

The Washington Redskins are looking forward to start the 2010-11 NFL season with a new lease in life after hiring Hall of Famer head coach Mike Shanahan. Yup, these guys had such a miserable season that they couldn’t wait for the 2010 NFL playoffs to be over, they’re already looking forward for the next season.

This move marks the latest development for the Washington Redskins who had a miserable 4-12 outing this year. Mike Shanahan replaced Jim Zorn, who went 12-20 over two seasons and lost 18 of his last 24 games after a 6-2 start in 2008.

The Washington Redskins struggled early despite a weak schedule this season and finished with their worst record since 1994.

The addition of Shanahan will give leadership and experience the team lacks for the past decade. (Sorry Jim Zorn…) Shanahan, who signed a five-year deal, has won two Super Bowl rings under his belt in 14 seasons with the Denver Broncos, but was sacked a year ago after they missed the playoffs for the third straight season.

He made the playoffs in half of his seasons in Denver, and had only two losing seasons, in 1999 and 2007. His greatest successes…

Can both the Eagles and the Redskins keep up with the better half of the NFC East?

That’s what both teams will be hoping for as Week 7 of the 2009 NFL football season concludes at FedEx Field where the Philadelphia Eagles visit the Washington Redskins for a big NFC East rivalry game.

After six weeks, both the Philadelphia Eagles and the Washington Redskins are still playing catch up to the Cowboys and the Giants in the NFC East. Week 6 was tough for both too as the Eagles were shocked by the Raiders 13-9 while the Redskins have once again ”awarded” somebody their first win of the season, giving the Chiefs their first win of the year 14-6.

Let’s start with the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles were the NFC favorite coming into the season and were supposed to be an offensive juggernaut, yet last week they only got nine points in a humiliating loss to the Raiders.

What’s even more troubling is, they actually have a good running game, it’s just that they choose to not take advantage of it. The Eagles average 4.3 yards per carry but they only average 23.2 attempts per…

The trading deadline is over. That means it’s all business from here all the way to the Super Bowl.

And on Week 7 of the 2009 NFL football season, that’s exactly what we’ll be having. Hopefully, it’ll be good business for the rest of you when you win some dough betting on this weekend’s games.

And speaking of this weekend’s games, the Dallas Cowboys are back from their bye week as they take on the Atlanta Falcons. This game will feature two of the most prolific tight ends in the NFL, Dallas’ Jason Witten and Atlanta’s Tony Gonzalez. Only thing is, Witten hasn’t been getting any passes from Tony Romo lately while Gonzalez is keeping the Falcons look brilliant for picking him up during the offseason.

Tony Gonzalez leads all tight ends with 471 receptions and 5,560 yards, helping the Atlanta Falcons to a 4-1 mark. He scored one in their 21-14 win over Chicago after connecting with quarterback Matt Ryan who has guided the team to wins in seven of the past eight games.

However, getting a win over a team coming off from a bye week is tough, especially against a Dallas Cowboys team looking to give their new Cowboy Stadium only its second win in three games. We’re going with the ‘Boys by three.

On Sunday Night Football, we have the Arizona Cardinals visiting the Big Apple to face the New York Giants. New York is 5-1 and leads the NFC East while the Cardinals are tied for first in the…

But isn’t a head coach there for the main purpose to call plays?

That’s the dilemma the Washington Redskins are at this point of the 2009 NFL football season. In case you haven’t been following Washington’s campaign this year, it has been a year of firsts. How come? The Redskins have been giving away all these first wins to teams that haven’t won a game until they get to play the Skins. And quite frankly, it’s becoming pathetic really.

The New York Giants were the first ones to score their first victory of the year after playing the Washington Redskins and since that was the season opener, everybody in Washington wasn’t concerned. But after they gave the Detroit Lions, who were then coming in at 0-19 stretching from last year, their first win of the year, it started getting ridiculous.

Losses to then 0-3 Carolina Panthers and then 0-5 Kansas City Chiefs were just too much for the Redskins organization. So what did they do? They stripped Redskins head coach Jim Zorn of his play calling responsibilities while still keeping him as the team’s coach.

What?!? That’s like getting a race car driver who can’t drive race cars or hiring a bodyguard who can’t guard anybody. But since the Redskins have a quarterback who can’t play quarterback and a running game that was just unable to run in six games, I’m not surprised to see them keep a head coach who got his head…

Happy Thanksgiving to ya’ll.

And yes, it’s the 13th week of the 2008-09 NFL football season as teams start to clamor for playoff positions, hoping that week no.13 will be a lucky one for them. And after 12 weeks, we learned that Matt Light and Channing Crowder fights like two eight-year-old school girls, Matt Cassel will be demanding for big dollars soon, Tony Romo is the only one in Dallas who can make Terrell Owens happy and the Lions are on the verge of setting a brand new record in the NFL, that’s becoming the biggest collection of human waste ever assembled on a football field.

And on Thanksgiving night, we will start the brand new week of football with three big games on Thursday. Starting with the last team to flirt with perfection this season, the Tennessee Titans. The Titans are looking to rebound from their first loss of the season. And with the still winless Detroit Lions set to face them next, the stage is set for Tennessee bouncing back indeed. The 0-11 Lions are on the verge of becoming the first team in the NFL to go 0-16. And with teams like the Vikings, the Colts, the Saints and the Packers scheduled to play the struggling Lions next after going through the Titans, 0-16 is a scary possibility for the 313.

Tennessee Titans by 14.

Game 2 on Thanksgiving night will feature the Dallas Cowboys hosting the Seattle Seahawks. With Tony Romo returning to form and getting in sync with Terrell Owens last week, the Cowboys appear to have successfully put their mid-season troubles behind them. The Cowboys are 2-0 since Romo returned and with the struggling Seahawks set to play them at Texas Stadium next, a third straight win for America’s team is…

After starting the season under Jim Zorn with a 16-7 loss to the Giants, this team has never been the same since.

Since losing to the Giants, the Washington Redskins won four games in a row to go 4-1 after five weeks into the 2008-09 NFL football season. New Orleans and Arizona were their first two victims but after beating the best in the NFC, Dallas then Philadelphia, it was clear that the Redskins have a trip to the Super Bowl in mind.

You read it, the Washington Redskins just completed a two-week swing that could put them in a better position to make the playoffs come January. Yes, the playoffs, who would’ve thought we’d be able to describe the Redskins as a playoff team with a new coach and a young quarterback eh?

After beating the Dallas Cowboys 26-24 last week, the Redskins followed it up with another huge win against another one of their NFC East rivals. This time, it was Philadelphia and since the NFC East is arguably the best division in football today, the Redskins have clearly shown that they belong.

The Philadelphia Eagles jumped on the Redskins right from the get-go, leading 14-0 in the first quarter thanks to the returning Brian Westbrook, who came up with a nine-yard touchdown run before Desean Jackson returned a punt for 68 yards to score Philly’s second touchdown.

After the first quarter, it was all Washington…