Warrick Holdman, We'll Take Him

Warrick Holdman (Top) Brian Allen (Bottom)

The newest addition to our crazy off-season pick-ups is now ex-Brown Warrick Holdman. Holdman is a 6 foot 1 inch, 235 pound linebacker. The Skins actually tried to sign him last season but other moves resulted in him going to the browns. There he started in 14 out of 16 games and had a relatively impressive 110 tackles. Gibbs is excited about the addition of Holdman and thinks that he will team up well with other new veteran linebacker Brian Allen. Holdman offers us a particular advantage in that he has already played with our defensive line coach Greg Blanche for 4 years in Chicago. He also played with our linebacker coach Dale Lindsey for 2 years in the same city; so he should adapt well to our defensive. I have to say that I like where the Skins are going with bolstering our d-line, they should be great this year considering they finished third last year without these veteran additions.

05' Season Schedule

2005 Pre-Season
Date--Opponent--Time--TV Network
August 13 @ Panthers 8:00pm ET WUSA
August 19 vs. Bengals 8:00pm ET WUSA
August 26 vs. Steelers 8:00pm ET FOX
September 1 @ Ravens 8:00pm ET WUSA

2005 Regular Season
Date--Opponent--Time--TV Network
September 11 vs. Bears 1:00pm ET FOX
September 19 @ Cowboys 9:00pm ET ABC
October 2 vs. Seahawks 1:00pm ET FOX
October 9 @ Broncos 4:15pm ET FOX
October 16 @ Chiefs 1:00pm ET FOX
October 23 vs. 49ers 1:00pm ET FOX
October 30 @ Giants 1:00pm ET FOX
November 6 vs. Eagles 8:30pm ET ESPN
November 13 @ Buccaneers 1:00pm ET FOX
November 20 vs. Raiders 1:00pm ET CBS
November 27 vs. Chargers 1:00pm ET CBS
December 4 @ Rams 4:05pm ET FOX
December 11 @ Cardinals 4:05pm ET FOX
December 18 vs. Cowboys 1:00pm ET FOX
December 24 vs. Giants 1:00pm ET FOX
January 1 @ Eagles 4:15pm ET FOX

4 New Signings

The Skins have just finished signing four new players for the season. Three of them are veterans from around the league including: tight end Billy Baber, wide receiver Jimmy Farris, and running back Brock Forsey. The fourth is an undrafted rookie quarterback Bryson Spinner. Although Barber is coming in as a tight end, Gibbs says that he’ll be playing at the half back position. The 5-11 208 pound running back Forsey is coming to us from the Miami Dolphins, where in 18 games and 2 starts, he put up 244 rushing yards on 69 carries for 2 touchdowns. Gibbs says he likes his potential and mentioned his value to us on special teams. Wide receiver Farris has kind of bounced around the league, being signed by the 49ers, the Patriots, and the Falcons since he was drafted in 2001. It’s also likely that Farris will be a special teams threat for us this year. The young quarter back Spinner played for UVA for a little while and then transferred to Richmond. There he put up the 10th best recorded numbers in a season for a quarter back. Gibbs seems impressed with his ability overall and looks forward to working with him.

Rookie Camp Updates

With the draft over it was time for the Skins to put some of their picks to the test. The rookie mini-camp is where new redskins official roster prospects get to showcase their abilities. According to Gibbs many of the new players did just that and really showed him something. It's too early on for Gibbs to give us any specualtion on who will be cut and who will make the cut but, he's opptimistic about what he saw. Spotlighted, of course, we're first round pick-ups Campbell and Rogers. Campbell, the young quarterback from Auburn was getting a lot of attention at the camp; he was even seen making some completions against his Auburn teamate, cornerback Carlos Rogers. Rogers also had a decent camp but, based on feedback from the coaches, he needs some work. From what I have read, I feel that Gibbs is really taking to Campbell for it being so early on in the season; citing that he really had a feel for the mental aspects of handling the offense. He hasn't given up on Rogers or anything but defiantly got the point across that he needs more work. For more on the rookie-mini camp check out the official redskins site.