Not sure about that

I found this sentence online today, and it bothers me:

The Redskins hit the practice field Wednesday morning for a walk-through and for the first time since 2007, John Beck was slated to be their starter in a regular season game.

This reads like John Beck was the Redskins' starter in 2007; at least that's the way I read it. Beck was the starter for a few games for the Miami Dolphins in 2007. He hasn't started for anyone since.

I would also hyphenate regular-season game.

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• Reminders for would-be novelists

• What I do when I'm editing

• Slogging through the Internet

• J-school: More eyes on your stories

• J-school: Go out and learn

• Rookie mistakes for magazine writers

• Writers' questions for an editor

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• My best day as a sports writer

• Jeff Gordon's milk toast to Dale Earnhardt

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• Advice for be and would-be novelists

• Links to TG's stories online

• Favorite quotes

• What I do when I'm editing

Anecdotes by Tom Gillispie

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• A desperate writer working in the dark

• Yer outta there