Derrick Dockery News

"He'll do anything for his guys," Redskins veteran guard Derrick Dockery said of Joe Bugel, above.

Derrick Dockery knows life is not a straight line. There are bends, twists, reverses.

It was a whirlwind day at Redskins Park yesterday. Executive Vice President of Football Operations, Vinny Cerrato resigned early in the morning then the Redskins announced his replacement Bruce Allen .

Big doings today at Redskins Park, as de facto general manager Vinny Cerrato has resigned and the team has hired an actual GM in Bruce Allen.

There was a time not long ago when Jason Campbell would take a snap from center, and his eyes would fall right to the inevitable, oncoming rush. During a five-week stretch in October and November, the Washington Redskins quarterback was sacked 20 times, and hit too many more to remember. And his offensive linemen kept falling, first veteran guard Randy Thomas, then Pro Bowl left tackle Chris Samuels. And when the replacements for the regulars started getting injured, too -- guard Chad Rinehart went out for the season three weeks ago -- there seemed to be no hope the Redskins could hold together offensively.

Quinton Ganther's homecoming couldn't have gone much better. The diminutive running back ran for two touchdowns Sunday to help lift the Washington Redskins to a 34-13 victory over the Oakland Raiders.

At the very least, this has all been very memorable.

'I'll talk about this years to come,' Washington Redskins Coach Jim Zorn said. 'Wow, remember back in 2009.'

Even if Zorn wants to, it might difficult to forget that November Monday when he stood behind the podium, sighed deeply and scanned his list of casualties.

'We have some painful things that we have to talk about,' he began. What followed wasn't pretty.

One day after a 7-6 loss at Dallas dropped their record to 3-7, the Redskins placed three players on the season-ending injured reserve list: running back Ladell Betts, guard Chad Rinehart and fullback Eddie Williams.

Albert Haynesworth has made an impact for the Redskins, but at 3-6 was $100 million worth it? The Redskins were big spenders in the offseason with the goal of challenging for the NFC East title and making a deep run into the playoffs.

Redskins draft history, good or bad? - Redskins draft history, good or bad? If the Redskins lose and end up with a great Draft choice they'll only give it away for a player who is older and near the end of his career... or worse his career is already over... The Washington Redskins are the only team in the NFL that has not taken an Offensive ...

After the Redskins' offense woke up from its season-long nap last Sunday, I figured I should go heavy this week on stories about the offense.

Starting halfback Clinton Portis will still be out for this Sunday's game.A Jim Zorn told reporters that Portis is still having "blurriness" in his vision,A and that has caused him to be not able to participate fully in practice.A That means Ladell Betts will likely get the call to start the game.A Betts had an impressive game in last Sunday's win ...

They were smiling, basking in the adoration pouring down from the raucous FedEx Field crowd that was on its feet, ready to celebrate.

Chad Rinehart and Will Montgomery are battling again to start at right guard, though it probably doesn't matter which of them is on the first team.

Jason Campbell's passing numbers are fluctuating right around the league average this year , which anyone would take knowing how deep the problems run on the offense.

The Washington Redskins have lost four straight games, matching their worst stretch since the 0-5 start of 2001.

The Hogs weren't just a media creation during Washington's first Joe Gibbs era. Russ Grimm, Joe Jacoby and Jim Lachey were all Pro Bowl studs, and fellow linemen Mark Schlereth, Mark May and Jeff Bostic also had periods of sustained excellence.

In Part I , we took a look at the Redskins ' standing in NFL labor markets that included Quarterbacks, Runningbacks, and Receivers, while making conclusions about what the Redskins might have to "settle" for, in the process of trying to improve the team.

Another week could bring another player into the mix at left tackle for the Washington Redskins .

Redskins owner Daniel M. Snyder said on Tuesday that he feels "sorry for the fans" following the team's disappointing 2-5 start, but he is hopeful the team can rebound in the second half of the season.

Vinny Cerrato believes he gave Jim Zorn a roster that can make the playoffs. He also said the coach's job status was undecided in the days following the play-caller switch to Sherm Lewis.