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Behind new head coach Jim Zorn, the Redskins are rested and ready for a more successful 2008 season. Pro Bowl star Clinton Portis anchors a solid offense that is making progress under second-year QB Jason Campbell (with a strong backup in Todd Collins.) The Skins have retooled at wide receiver, with big draft picks Devin Thomas and Malcolm Kelly emerging as future stars. Tight end Chris Cooley promises to build on last year’s Pro Bowl appearance with another gritty multipurpose contribution. And Santana Moss figures to have a big year if the Redskins are going to contend. On defense, the Redskins continue to rely on their feared secondary. The team will need to transcend the tragic loss of Sean Taylor and fight for some wins in a very, very tough NFC division.

Some Washington Redskins history: George Preston Marshall founded the Redskins franchise in 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts, as the Boston Braves, sharing Braves Field with the Boston Braves baseball team. A year later, Marshall moved his team to Fenway Park and changed the team's name to the Redskins. The Redskins were not profitable, and even an Eastern Division championship in 1936 failed to excite Boston fans, so in 1937 Marshall moved the club to Washington, D.C.