Category: Washington

Colts trading Carson Wentz to the Commanders

Carson Wentz is heading back to the NFC East

The Indianapolis Colts’ reunion of Frank Reich and Carson Wentz lasted all of one year.

A day after a couple of quarterback carousel bombshells, the AFC South team is sending Wentz back to the NFC East.

He will be playing for the Washington Commanders in 2022.

Wentz will get to see another of his former teams twice in 2022. He was drafted second overall by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2016.

Wentz led the Colts to a 9-8 record in 2021 but they fell short of a playoff berth, losing to Jacksonville in the final week.

Washington’s QB situation is bleak. Ryan Fitzpatrick was signed last year and injured early. He was replaced by Taylor Heinicke, who did a serviceable job.

Went threw for 3,563 yards and 27 touchdowns against 7 interceptions with the Colts.

Reich worked with him in Philadelphia.

As things would have it, the Commanders will not only play the Eagles twice in 2022, but they will also play at Indianapolis.

The quarterback carousel keeps spinning with Aaron Rodgers re-signing with Green Bay on Tuesday and Russell Wilson being dealt to Denver.

 

Washington vs Utah College Basketball Prediction, Game Preview

Washington vs Utah prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might – or might not – win on Wednesday.

Washington vs Utah prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch: Wednesday, March 9

Washington vs Utah How To Watch

Date: Wednesday, March 9
Game Time: 11:30 ET
Venue: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV
How To Watch: Pac-12 Network
Record: Washington (16-14), Utah (11-19)
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Why Utah Will Win

Utah might not be all that great, and it might be on a three game losing streak, but it played Washington tough in the two meetings.

It lost at home 74-68 when it shot well but couldn’t hold down the Huskies from three, and it lost a double-overtime battle on the road in late January even though it couldn’t hit anything in a few key moments.

Overall this isn’t a great shooting team, but it will hit free throws and it will generate a whole lot of threes because it shoots a ton.

Washington can’t rebound, it’s awful at this whole shooting thing, and it doesn’t do anything to generate easy points with the extra pass or two.

However …

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Why Washington Will Win

This team is finding ways to win lately.

It collapsed as February rolled on, but it picked things back up over the last few weeks with a 3-1 run thanks to better shooting helped by generating assists.

The backcourt has to move the ball around and it has to generate makable shots. It sounds simple, but there are too many problems when the offense tries to force things.

It’s 5-0 on the year when coming up with 15 or more assists and 7-2 when it has 14 or more.

It came up with 17 in the first win over the Utes.

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Washington vs Utah: What’s Going To Happen

It’s not like beating Washington State, Oregon, and Oregon State is all that big a deal, but at least Washington is playing well – especially defensively at just the right time. What is it doing over the last few weeks?

It’s making shots.

Again, this comes with the assists and ball movement, but Washington 10-1 when it hits 44% from the field.

Teams averaged 44% from the field against Utah.

Washington vs Utah Prediction, Lines

Washington 70, Utah 66
Line: Washington -1, o/u: 141
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2.5

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Must See Rating: 2

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UCLA vs Washington Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

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UCLA vs Washington prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch: Monday, February 28

UCLA vs Washington How To Watch

Date: Monday, February 28
Game Time: 11:00 pm ET
Venue: Alaska Airlines Arena, Seattle, WA
How To Watch: ESPN2
Record: UCLA (21-6), Washington (14-13)
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Why UCLA Will Win

There was a problem against Oregon last week in a low scoring loss, but it came back roaring against a weak Oregon State team and rolled 94-55.

The offense hasn’t been consistent, and the threes that were there against the Beavers weren’t there against the Ducks, but the offense continues to be brilliant at not turning the ball over and the shooting is usually fine.

As lost as the O can get to 40% from the field, it’s fine.

UCLA is 17-0 when it gets to 40%, and Washington has only allowed under that eight times.

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Why Washington Will Win

The Huskies bounced back fro a rough four-game losing streak with a decent win over Washington State to keep tournament hopes alive – it needs this at home.

The defense is great at forcing mistakes and coming up with takeaways. It has to lead the way to easy points and a whole lot of production on the move.

The Huskies have to shoot well. Even with a strong defense they don’t overcome bad shooting days, and UCLA has allowed seven of the last nine teams to hit 40% or better from the field.

Again, that has to start with the defense and takeaways, but …

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What’s Going To Happen

UCLA is one of the stingiest teams in the nation when it comes to turnovers. However, it’s the team’s third straight road game and it’s dealing with a desperate team that has to come up with something splashy.

No, the Bruins aren’t going to roll through Washington like they did against Oregon State, but they won’t be flat in the clutch like they were against Oregon.

Washington will crank up the defensive intensity to stay alive, but it just won’t shoot well enough. It’s struggling to get to 40% on a consistent basis, and it would be nice to get more from three.

UCLA is going to struggle, but it’ll get the one scoring burst needed to survive. It’s not going to give up the turnovers Washington will need.

UCLA vs Washington Prediction, Lines

UCLA 75, Washington 66
Line: UCLA -10.5, o/u: 139.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3

Must See Rating: 3

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1: War

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Pro Football Hall of Famer Charley Taylor dies at 80

Former Washington great Charley Taylor has died at 80

The Washington Football community suffered a loss on Saturday as former great wide receiver and Pro Football Hall of Famer Charley Taylor died at the age of 80.

Taylor had 10,803 combined net yards in his career, more than 9,100 on pass receptions. He made 649 catches and had 90 total touchdowns.

Per his Pro Football Hall of Fame bio:

Taylor’s pro football future was assured from his first day in camp in 1964 as a No. 1 draft choice (third overall) from Arizona State. The 6-3, 210-pounder won Rookie of the Year acclaim as a running back and became the first rookie in 20 years to finish in the NFL’s Top 10 in both rushing (sixth with 755 yards) and receiving (eight with 53 catches for 814 yards). His 53 receptions were a record for running backs at that time.

Although still rated as a premier ball carrier, Taylor was switched to split end in the seventh game of his third season in 1966. He wound up that year as the NFL receiving champion with 72 receptions.

With Washington, he earned first- or second-team All-NFL honors six times and was selected to play in eight Pro Bowls.

The Snyder family released a statement offering condolences.

“We are incredibly saddened to hear the news about the passing of the great Charley Taylor,” Washington owners Dan and Tanya Snyder said in a team statement. “Charley is a member of the Washington Ring of Fame and one of the most decorated players in franchise history. He retired as the NFL’s all-time leader in receptions and holds our franchise record for total touchdowns. His achievements were recognized by the entire NFL community with his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1984. He represented the organization with excellence and class over three decades as a player and coach. Charley was a great man and will be sorely missed by all. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife Patricia and the entire Taylor family during this time.”

UCLA vs Washington Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

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UCLA vs Washington prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch: Saturday, February 19

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Date: Saturday, February 19
Game Time: 10:00 pm ET
Venue: Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA
How To Watch: FS1
Record: UCLA (18-5), Washington (13-11)
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Why Washington Will Win

The Huskies might have lost three of the last four games, but it’s been decent on the offensive boards and it’s doing okay in the turnover battle.

The offense is relatively careful with the ball and here defense leads the Pac-12 in steals. You can’t hang with UCLA if you give up too many transition points – the Bruins lead the Pac-12 in turnover margin – and that shouldn’t be an issue.

There’s no real worry about getting hit by threes, this isn’t a big UCLA rebounding team, and …

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Why UCLA Will Win

Washington just doesn’t do enough on the defensive glass and it doesn’t have the scoring pop.

No, it doesn’t turn the ball over, but it doesn’t get that extra pass for easy points, either.

The Huskies have to somehow keep the score low and they have to hit well over 40% of their shots. UCLA’s defense isn’t anything special, but Washington has failed to get to 40% in three of its last four games – losing all three and is 3-9 when it’s under the mark.

But …

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What’s Going To Happen

Washington will shoot better than 40% and it won’t matter.

UCLA doesn’t turn the ball over enough to give up easy points, it’s going to win the rebounding battle by at least 5 – more like ten – and it’ll get past a sluggish first half to pull away in a workmanlike win coming off the domination of Washington State.

UCLA vs Washington Prediction, Lines

UCLA 80, Washington 65
Line: COMING, o/u: COMING
ATS Confidence out of 5: COMING

Must See Rating: 2

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USC vs Washington Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

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USC vs Washington prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch: Thursday, February 17

USC vs Washington How To Watch

Date: Thursday, February 17
Game Time: 11:30 pm ET
Venue: Galen Center, Los Angeles, CA
How To Watch: Pac-12 Network
Record: USC (21-4), Washington (13-10)
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Why Washington Will Win

It’s just this simple with Washington …

When it shoots well, it wins. When it doesn’t shoot well, it doesn’t.

Of course all teams are better when they make baskets, but the Huskies don’t have the ability to pick up the slack when they’re not on from the field. However, they’re 8-0 when making 42% or more of their passes and 1902 when the hit 40% or more.

And the offense travels. The team is only 5-5 away from Seattle, but the shooting and easy points are there.

No, they don’t move the ball around well and they don’t shoot enough threes, but they come up with a whole lot of takeaways and generate a whole slew of transition points – hence the better field goal percentage in wins.

However …

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Why USC Will Win

Washington, meet the USC defense.

The Trojans might not be a high-powered scoring machine, but they’re amazing at keeping offenses from finding easy points on the inside. They’ll give up a few threes, but miss, and the possession is over – they’re fantastic on the boards.

Washington isn’t a good enough rebounding team to make this a half court fight. It’s the worst team in the Pac-12 in rebounding margin – USC should be at least a +10 there.

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What’s Going To Happen

Washington might pose a wee bit of a problem.

USC doesn’t turn the ball over enough to help the Huskies, but it’s not going to crank things up to run away with this.

Will the Huskies be able to take advantage of a few USC offensive lulls? Will USC be on letdown alert after the big win over UCLA?

Yeah, but not enough, and sort of, but not as much as Washington needs.

USC vs Washington Prediction, Lines

USC 74, Washington 65
Line: COMING, o/u: COMING
ATS Confidence out of 5: COMING

Must See Rating: 3

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Washington Football Schedule 2022: 3 Things To Know

Washington football schedule. The 2022 schedule with 3 things to know

Washington football schedule 2022: Who does Washington miss on the Pac-12 schedule and what are 3 things to know?

Washington Football Schedule 2022

Sept 3 Kent State

Sept 10 Portland State

Sept 17 Michigan State

Sept 24 Stanford

Oct 1 at UCLA

Oct 8 at Arizona State

Oct 15 Arizona

Oct 22 at Cal

Oct 29 OPEN DATE

Nov 5 Oregon State

Nov 12 at Oregon

Nov 19 Colorado

Nov 26 at Washington State

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Washington Football Schedule What To Know: Who do the Huskies miss from the Pac-12 South Division?

Find a better break in college football than Washington missing both defending Pac-12 champion Utah and USC from the Pac-12 South.

That’s about as nice as it gets, and that means Arizona and Colorado are on the slate – both of those are at home – along with Arizona State and UCLA. Those last two are tough back-to-back road games, but again, that’s not Utah and USC.

Against the North, Washington has to go to Oregon, but it doesn’t leave the state of Washington outside of that after October 22nd. There might be five Pac-12 road games, but again, there’s no USC or Utah – there’s no complaining.

Washington Football Schedule What To Know: Start hot. There’s no excuse.

There’s no given after dropping the opener last year to Montana, but starting the season at home against Kent State and Portland State isn’t bad. Playing Michigan State is rough, but at least that’s in Seattle.

Start with those three games and the Pac-12 opener against Stanford, and the Huskies don’t have to leave home until October 1st.

The payback is with that run of three road games in four weeks and there aren’t two home games in a row after September.

Washington Football Schedule What To Know: What does it all really mean?

Going to Oregon and Arizona State might make it tough to hope for a trip to the Pac-12 Championship if there’s a quick turnaround, but any team good enough to dream of getting there – and that’s a reasonable hope for a program like this, even after 2021 – should be able to win enough to at least get to the Oregon game with a shot to make a whole lot of noise.

At the very least, there’s no excuse to not go bowling with this slate.

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Arizona vs Washington Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

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Arizona vs Washington prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch: Saturday, February 12

Arizona vs Washington How To Watch

Date: Saturday, February 12
Game Time: 6:00 ET
Venue: Alaska Airlines Arena, Seattle, WA
How To Watch: Pac-12 Network
Record: Arizona (21-2), Washington (13-9)
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Why Arizona Will Win

Rebounds, rebounds, rebounds.

For all of the great things this Arizona team does, it’s ability to dominate on the boards is the most important.

The offense keeps on moving the ball around well, the offense is hitting its shots inside and out, and the defense has been just fine over this five-game winning streak. The rebounds for the No. 1 team in the nation in boards per game are the difference.

As is they’re shooting great, and then throw in the offensive rebounds that come in bunches – ten or more in six of the last seven games.

Washington struggles on the board and only comes up with 22 defensive rebounds per game.

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Why Washington Will Win

So how do the Huskies pull this off? They have to hang with Arizona shot for  shot and can’t miss.

There’s a night-and-day difference with this team when they’re shooting well and when they’re not. When they’re hitting 42% or more of their shots, they’re 8-0. They’re 4-9 when they don’t, but they were close in the first meeting with the Wildcats hitting 41% from the field in the 95-79 loss.

They can’t be afraid to keep taking threes to try keeping up, and while they’re not great overall on the boards, they’re decent on the offensive glass and have to come up with second-chance points. They got 11 in the first meeting against this great rebounding team and …

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What’s Going To Happen

Nah, Washington won’t be able to keep up.

Arizona might need a little while to get going, and Washington will hang around a bit as it starts bombing away from the outside, but it won’t be able to handle the interior.

Arizona won the rebounding battle 42-29 in the first meeting, and it’ll be about that bad this time around, too.

Arizona vs Washington Prediction, Lines

Arizona 82, Washington 71
Line: COMING, o/u: COMING
ATS Confidence out of 5: COMING

Must See Rating: 3

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Ex-Washington employees bring new allegations of harassment against Dan Snyder at hearing

New allegations of harassment were made against Dan Snyder

Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder faced more allegations during an investigation of the team as a “toxic workplace” before a Congressional roundtable on Thursday.

Tiffani Johnson said she was “strategically” seated next to Snyder at a work dinner “not to discuss business, but to allow Dan Snyder to place his on my thigh under the table.

Johnson was a marketing and events coordinator for the Washington team.

“I learned that job survival meant I should continue my conversation with another co-worker rather than call out Dan Snyder right then in the moment,” Johnston continued. “I also learned later that evening how to awkwardly laugh when Dan Snyder aggressively pushed me toward his limo with his hand on my lower back, encouraging me to ride with him to my car. I learned how to continue to say no even though a situation was getting more awkward, uncomfortable and physical. I learned that the only reason Dan Snyder removed his hand from my back and stopped pushing me toward his limo was because his attorney intervened and said ‘Dan, Dan, this is a bad idea. A very bad idea, Dan.’ I learned that I should remove myself from Dan’s grip while his attorney was distracting him.”

Johnston said the incident occurred either in 2005 or 2006 at the Oceanaire restaurant in downtown Washington. A letter from Jason Friedman, another former employee, was presented at the roundtable, stating he had witnessed Snyder trying to steer Johnston into the limo.

Johnston said she was later told to keep quiet about Snyder’s “advance,” adding that there was no one in HR to complain to.

Snyder issues a statement apologizing while calling the claims “outright lies.”

“I apologize again today for this conduct, and fully support the people who have been victimized and have come forward to tell their stories,” he said then adding “real change” has been made in the team’s workplace.

Snyder continued: “While past conduct at the Team was unacceptable, the allegations leveled against me personally in today’s roundtable — many of which are well over 13 years old — are outright lies. I unequivocally deny having participated in any such conduct, at any time and with respect to any person.”

 

 

 

Giants’ Jake Fromm throws pick-six to Washington Football Team’s Bobby McCain

Jake Fromm throws a pick-six to Washington’s Bobby McCain

Joe Judge actually might have had the right idea when he called two quarterback sneaks from deep in Giants’ territory Sunday against the Washington Football Team.

What could go wrong on a quarterback sneak? Certainly not what can happen when you ask Jake Fromm to throw a pass.

The WFT’s Bobby McCain picked off Fromm and returned it 30 yards for a touchdown to make it a 12-0 lead in the battle between NFC East also-rans.