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Drew Rosenhaus: Redskins Want to Win, Restructure Santana Moss Deal

The Washington Redskins have re-structured the contract of wide receiver Santana Moss, giving him a new guaranteed payment of $6.28 million in the process. As you might expect, Moss's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, is pleased.

And as everyone who's following Rosenhaus on Twitter (like me) would expect, Rosenhaus has taken to expressing his pleasure in 140-character increments.

All Eyes on Jason Campbell In DC

As the Redskins go through mini-camps this spring, the most important development will be how things progress with their starting quarterback, Jason Campbell. It's no secret the Redskins pursued other options during the offseason, only to come up short and end up "stuck" with the 27-year-old Auburn product.

After three seasons, and finally one full one, under his belt, it's time for Campbell to take the next step and become a franchise quarterback. Finally getting a second season in the same offensive system -- 2009 will be the first time -- is a great start for the 6-foot-5 signal-caller. He's also getting more comfortable in his leadership role.

NFL Draft Biggest Busts by Team: Who's Your Team's Worst Draft Pick Ever?


Everyone makes mistakes. But when those mistakes are magnified by intense scrutiny of the NFL draft, well, they become much more embarrassing than, say, my typical Friday morning, mustard-stain-on-khakis incident.

Which is why the NFL FanHouse braintrust got together to determine who is the biggest bust for each NFL team. They're not listed in terms of stupidity -- they're all stupid relative to a team's total draft performance. Meaning, of course, some teams "bust" is much different than another organization's; we did it this way to avoid just linking you to DetroitLions.com.

Instead, we're putting it in current draft order, sans trades, and allowing this list to serve as a reminder of each's team's ability to properly execute a fail. The "bust factor" was based primarily on three things: statistical production (or lack thereof), position in the draft and other available options during that year's draft.



The Perfect Draft: Washington Redskins

With the draft approaching, we ignore projections and identify the dream scenario for each team in a series we call The Perfect Draft.

The Redskins made the biggest early splash this offseason, luring beastly defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth from Tennessee to anchor their defensive line. Their work, however, is not done. Unfortunately for Washington, it plays in arguably the best division in the NFL. Fortunately, the few holes the Redskins still have on their roster should be perfectly fixable. In fact, many could be done in-house, with younger players developing further.

David Garrard Is Confident the Jaguars Are Not Drafting a Quarterback

David Garrard signed a monster contract with Jacksonville two years ago. The team (and Garrard specifically) was a tremendous disappointment in 2008, though, and now Jaguars fans are talking in corners, the words "Mark Sanchez" coming off lips in hushed whispers.

But, according to an interview with Sirus' NFL station (via PFT), Garrard's not worried about the Jags drafting a quarterback to replace him. In fact, he's got inside sources that tell him the exact opposite is happening.

Washington Redskins: Fix the Sack Ratio

Because the NFL season never ends, we present our 2009 Offseason Roadmaps for front offices to navigate through the summer.

The Redskins stormed out of the gate in Jim Zorn's first season as head coach, running their record to 6-2 at the halfway point. The second half of the season, unfortunately, was perfectly symmetrical -- they went 2-6 to finish 8-8.

They could have won three of those games in best-case scenarios, but the best teams come through instead of talking about what could have been. The reality is that the Redskins only played a half-season in '08.

Local Radio Personality Vinny Cerrato Hasn't Discussed Jim Zorn's Future

Apparently Jim Zorn doesn't really think he's the "worst coach in America," although some Redskins fans remain unconvinced. Still, the team's second-half-of-the-season collapse has led to speculation that he could be one-and-done in Washington and owner Dan Snyder will make a run for Bill Cowher.

Cowher insists he's not coaching in 2009, and Snyder has made no mention of relieving Zorn of his duties after one disappointing season. But Vinny Cerrato, the 'Skins' executive vice president for football operations and local radio personality, was vague about the whole thing during his on-air gig. Via the Washington Post's Barry Svrluga:
Cerrato ... said ... that team officials have not discussed the status of first-year coach Jim Zorn, and that any speculation that Zorn could be removed is driven by the media.

"In this building, that question has never even been brought up," said Cerrato, speaking on his "Inside the Red Zone" radio program on WTEM. "It's never even been discussed."

Show host Frank Hanrahan then asked Cerrato whether Zorn would return next season, to which Cerrato responded, "Yeah. There's not even been any discussion, so, end of discussion."
So, there you go: Zorn's future hasn't been discussed by the 'Skins' higher-ups, presumably because Vinny's too busy with his radio career.

In other inane Redskins news, Santana Moss will find his check $10,000 light because he cleaned his shoes after scoring a touchdown against the Bengals last week. Historically, that sounds about right -- the NFL will not stand for any celebratory shows of emotion -- although if the league fined Moss for stupidity, I'd say he got off easy.

Santana Moss on Excessive Touchdown Celebration Penalty: 'I Don't Care'

Yesterday I mentioned that Santana Moss got slapped with a post-touchdown excessive touchdown celebration penalty after he thought it would be great fun to use a towel to clean his shoes in the end zone. Everybody knows that a towel is considered a prop.

Okay, nobody knew that, but anytime someone scores a touchdown and lingers in the end zone, there's a pretty good chance it'll draw a flag. I'm not saying it's right, that's just how Roger Goodell rolls. In Moss' case, the offense was particularly idiotic because a) the Redskins were battling for their playoff lives, and b) they were trailing the sad-sack Bengals 17-6 at the time.

Washington would go on to lose, prompting Jim Zorn to call himself the "worst coach in America." Moss, who was probably also embarrassed by the loss, was indifferent about the end zone penalty.
"I don't care, I really don't care," he said, when asked if he knew his celebration would draw a flag. "We needed something, something to boost us, and we had a touchdown so I was feeling real good, you know what I'm saying? Other than that, I really don't care about it. What we needed to do is keep scoring."
Not caring aside, Moss is right: the Redskins needed to keep scoring. Unfortunately, they couldn't muster much offense against an injury-ravaged one-win team, which tells you all you need to know about the current state of Washington's offense. Godspeed, Bill Cowher.

Fantasy Football Thoughts and Observations With an Eye on the Prize

Like we always do just after Monday Night Football, it's time to recap the week that was in fantasy football. Hey, it's go time folks. That's right, it's playoff time. There's very little time to prepare as the games start coming at you four days a week. You've gotta be on your toes -- there's no more gambling, no more getting cute. You roll the dice with what you've got and hope for the best.

Another week of fantasy football is in the books. And chances are you fit into one of few camps right now -- you're either really depressed and your season is over, or you're ecstatic and live to fight another day. Either way, it's the beginning of the end on a great season of fantasy football. The long journey was well worth the ride, win or lose.

However, let's not close the book just yet. Oh no, this coming weekend marks the championship/money round for many folks. And as you ignore Christmas shopping, work and family to quietly prepare for this all-important week ... be sure to follow the trends of Week 15.

Eye on the Prize: Week 15 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings

It's playoff time! FanHouse fantasy positional rankings are compiled in order to provide answers to lineup questions. These are assuming most leagues use Fleaflicker's standard scoring structure. If you need clarification, you need more players ranked, or have funky league rules, feel free to shoot us an email question.

Diving right into this week's all-too-important receiver rankings, the clear choice was to keep Larry Fitzgerald on top. Yup, he has a history of sealing fantasy titles in the crucial weeks of the season. And this week he gets to go against a subpar Vikings pass defense that can be exploited.

This is it for Reggie Wayne. His owners (like myself) are at wits end, but we'll all rest easy as he's in line for a huge day against the laughingstock of the NFL Lions. Patience will once again pay off for all those who stuck with the Colts' struggling offense in the early part of the season, as I fully expect Peyton Manning to also reward Wayne's buddies Marvin Harrison and Anthony Gonzalez.

Not much shakeup in the Top 10, but there is one thing to note before you dismiss Terrell Owens this weekend. Since joining the Cowboys, in five games against the Giants he has 430 receiving yards and six TDs. So, you get my drift ... he's a "must" start. Lastly, you'll notice the Jets receivers plummeting in these rankings. Well, there's a reason, and that it is they both have been terrible lately. Seriously, you should find other options.

And now with the rest of the ranks.

1. Larry Fitzgerald, MIN
2. Steve Smith, DEN
3. Reggie Wayne, DET
4. Anquan Boldin, MIN
5. Brandon Marshall, @ CAR

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