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Team History
The Washington Redskins long history starts back in 1932 and has produced five NFL championships, three in the post-Super Bowl age, in eleven tries over the teams’ lifespan.
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The Redskins were one of the first teams to exploit the forward pass with Sammy Baugh, Hall of Fame quarterback who aloe played cornerback and punter. Baugh and the Redskins took that new game and won the franchise’s first NFL championship in 1937 with a 28-21 victory over the Chicago Bears. The next year the Redskins tried to repeat against the Bears but could not stop the Bears own groundbreaking offensive set, the T formation. The Redskins lost one of the most lopsided games in NFL history 73-0.
The Redskins went on to be very competitive in those early days of football, winning NFL East division titles in 1940, 1942, 1943, and 1945. The Redskins repeated as champions in 1942. Following the successful ‘40s the club struggled to reassert itself until the 1980s.
The club in the early ‘80s, under new coach Joe Gibbs, was led by quarterback Joe Thiesmann, running back John Riggins, and wide receiver Art Monk The group was protected by a group of offensive linemen known as “The Hogs.” The linemen, Jeff Bostic, Russ Grimm, Mark May, Joe Jacoby, and George Starke were known for being large and fat, but effective.
The Redskins went to its first NFL Championship in 40 years in 1983 and defeated Dan Marino and the Dolphins 27-17. The Redskins went on to win another Super Bowl in 1987 with Timmy Smith replacing Riggins at running back.
The 1991 Super Bowl team was Joe Gibbs last. The team dominated the 1991 season behind the strong play of quarterback Mark Rypien, who never again would produce the success of that season.
The Redskins hung tough in a competitive NFC East with a 9-7 record, but finished third and just missed the playoffs. The playoffs were in reach early in the season before quarterback Jason Campbell went down with an injury. Campbell is the future at quarterback for the club and he proved with his first half performance.
Clinton Portis is an amazing lightning quick running back that will compliment any passing game. Receivers Santana Moss and Antwaan Randle El are playmakers. The offense looks scary. The defense is even scarier. The secondary is the best in the league. Cornerbacks Shawn Springs and Carlos Rogers and strong safety LaRon Landry leave quarterbacks very few deep options and force the game out to the flats.
Fedex Field will play host to one of the best teams in the NFC East next season. The Redskins should compete again for the playoffs, but that will ultimately be decided by how much Campbell develops as a quarterback. The defense can stop any team, even the explosive Cowboy, who the Redskins are scheduled to play twice, so the season is his to lose.