Deron Snyder

Quarterback position — and decision process — remains iffy in District

Washington's brain trust believed Mark Sanchez was the best choice as this season's third starting quarterback. Josh Johnson's performance Sunday, in his first start since 2011, and the week before, in garbage time against the New York Giants, is an indictment of the decision-makers in Ashburn.

December 17, 2018

Mike Locksley sees Maryland as a plum job, when others may see a bum job

When he says being the Terrapins coach is his dream job, you don't immediately question his sanity. Few new hires would say that -- and even fewer would mean it -- but Mike Locksley appears to be that rare.

December 12, 2018

Washington has few rivals in drama, tomfoolery and a lack of winning

Maybe it's our proximity and history with this team. But for drama and intrigue, combined with pure tomfoolery and a lack of winning, Washington has few rivals in the league.

December 10, 2018

Tress Way stood out the most on an afternoon worth punting

With all due respect to halfback Adrian Peterson, Way arguably has been Washington's most valuable player and its most impressive weapon. His latest effort was no different, other than the overtime he put in.

December 9, 2018

Washington should come clean on not calling Colin Kaepernick

We are long past the point that a team can trot out "football issues" as an explanation for the lack of interest in the free-agent quarterback. That excuse was as illogical the last two seasons as it was Tuesday, when coach Jay Gruden queued it up like a radio hit in heavy rotation.

December 5, 2018

Class, character not necessarily tied to stay-or-leave decisions

Jalen Hurts didn't have 32 million reasons to change team colors like Nick Saban did in January 2007. But Hurts had good reason to transfer if he chose to do so. He also saw good reasons to stay, acknowledging that one's position on the depth chart isn't necessarily a deal breaker.

December 3, 2018

Washington defends its dumpster-diving pickup of Reuben Foster

The 49ers had just put him on the curb, like a moldy armchair awaiting a bulk trash pickup. Washington, acting like a thrift-conscious scavenger driving around neighborhoods in search of such "deals," pounced on the chance to haul him to Ashburn.

November 28, 2018

Joe Flacco or no Joe Flacco: it’s Lamar Jackson time

In the case of Baltimore Ravens rookie quarterback Lamar Jackson, who's now 2-0 as a starter in place of Joe Flacco, it's all about shots.

November 26, 2018

Slow down on all the ‘new NFL’ talk

The name is the same. But the sport is different, at least as played by the Los Angeles Rams and Kansas City Chiefs in their 54-51 scoring spree. It makes you wonder whether those teams and Washington's team play under common rules.

November 21, 2018

Condoleezza Rice: Gender isn’t problem, credentials are

To be clear, hiring Condoleeza Rice as an NFL head coach would be insane.

November 20, 2018

Alex Smith injury could change franchise’s plan

All of the sudden, Smith's future in D.C. looks iffy. He's under contract for four more seasons but questions already were being raised, even as he skippered Washington to a 6-3 record. And the one thing he does best -- avoiding interceptions -- was a just a rumor Sunday.

November 18, 2018

Warriors’ top challenge may be their own locker room

The dustup between Kevin Durant and Draymond Green might or might not have a negative effect on Golden State's quest for a three-peat. But there's no question how Monday night's incident will affect our interest in another title run by the NBA champs

November 14, 2018

A ‘Dear Josh Norman’ letter on fandom

I understand your frustration regarding fan support when Washington hosts other NFL teams, when portions of FedEx Field are filled with the visitors' devotees rooting against you and your teammates. That must be terribly annoying. However -- through little fault of your own -- you have a warped idea of what it means to be "a fan."

November 12, 2018

Bracing for Bryce Harper’s departure from Nationals

What was mere speculation six weeks ago -- the last time we saw Bryce Harper in the home whites at Nationals Park -- feels like a stamp of finality. We didn't know for sure at the time, but Wednesday's news that he turned down Washington's $300 million offer seems to seal the deal.

November 7, 2018

Wizards’ frustrating habits yield same results

It has been said that insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Does that also apply to watching the same thing over and over and anticipating a dissimilar outcome? Have the Wizards made us insane? We're about to find out.

November 5, 2018

SNYDER: Falcons run past, through, over this defense

Adding a good player is supposed to make your defense stronger, not softer.

November 4, 2018

DJ Durkin had to go

We live in an age and climate where shocking pronouncements are losing some sting, leaving us numb, because they arrive seemingly daily. But the University System of Maryland's Board of Regents punctured our punch-drunk senses Tuesday.

October 31, 2018

SNYDER: Firing Lue another classless Cavaliers move

Six games. That's how long it took before Dan Gilbert's franchise reverted to its 2010 form, when the Cleveland Cavaliers last resembled a horse's rear end.

October 29, 2018

Washington’s recipe for winning not fancy, but plenty tasty

After winning for just the third time in nine visits to MetLife Stadium, after tightening its grip on the NFC East, after constructing the rare three-game winning streak under Gruden, Washington gets an "A" for its 20-13 victory against the hapless Giants.

October 28, 2018

Go for two, play to win and don’t apologize: The odds are on your side

For years, we've criticized coaches for being too conservative, too risk averse. We've advocated that they "go for it" more frequently, whether "it" is a fourth-down conversion or double points after a touchdown. But deep down, many of us are scared. The consequences of failure make us quiver, even though the only thing riding on the outcome for us is emotion.

October 24, 2018