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Chad Ochocinco Throws His Hat Into The Armstrong/Banks Speed Thing

It’s hard to remember now, but there was a point during this season when it seemed like everyone in the media was trying to determine whether Brandon Banks was faster than Anthony Armstrong or not. The two gave a few interviews apiece on the subject before being goaded into a radio debate, while the head coach and other players on the team weighed in with their opinions.

It was a twenty-minute distraction between soap operas, and the closest it came to resolution was the promise of an offseason race between the two. Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco probably didn’t even know about that whole incident when he tweeted this at Armstrong:

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That was from January 3rd, the day after the season finale against the Giants, and Armstrong says it came pretty much out of nowhere — Ochocinco likely saw a highlight of Armstrong’s 64-yard touchdown from the game and went into full Ochocinco mode.

Armstrong’s response looped back to his hypothetical offseason race with Banks and with that the whole thing seemed to disappear.

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Today, it all resurfaced again. The folks at the DMV-based Tailgate podcast were hustling to get Ochocinco booked as a guest on their show and tried using Armstrong and the race challenge as their local hook.

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And that’s where things got kind of interesting. Read more »

Two Vintage Redskins Food Ads

Just before the season kicked off, Redskins owner Daniel Snyder and Cowboys owner Jerry Jones appeared together in an ad for Papa John’s pizza. When I wrote about that ad (SUMMARY: “This exists”), I made the connection to a previous Jerry Jones-centric pizza ad.

And that connection was legitimate, sure. But it also overlooked an even more obvious association: the pizza ad in which Gary Clark and Art Monk locked Darrell Green in a locker. With the Redskins OFFseason kicking off, this seems like an appropriate time to recitfy that oversight.

Corrected or not, missing that ad still stings, because finding it would’ve ALSO led me to this remarkable Dave Butz/Charles Mann Diet Coke commercial: Read more »

Bruce Allen Offers Another Reason Why Chris Hanburger Should Be In The Hall

Most of the time, when people list the many, many, many reasons that former Redskins linebacker Chris Hanburger should be in the Hall Of Fame, they focus on the numbers. This is smart, because the numbers are very convincing: four-time first-team All-Pro, nine Pro Bowls — making him the only eligible player with seven or more Pro Bowl appearances not to be enshrined in Canton — and the list goes on. But there was more to Hanburger’s success than numbers.

Redskins general manager Bruce Allen has long championed Hanburger’s cause with the Hall, and when I had the chance to speak to him last week he explained one of the non-numerical reasons that Hanburger’s selection by the Seniors Committee should lead to his bust being displayed in Canton:

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