Mark Solway After weeks of training camp, and seven pre-season games, the Washington Capitals introduced their official 2007 roster on Tuesday. The 23-man list includes two goaltenders, eight defensemen, and fourteen forwards. So how did it all shake out, and what does the team look like? A lot different actually. The most significant changes are at forward. … Read more
A very concerning trend is emerging from Redskin Park lately – pig-headed personnel decisions. Now I know that it’s near sacrilege to speak ill of Mr. Gibbs in Washington, and I’m certainly one of his biggest fans and supporters, but where is the football logic behind some of these decisions? I don’t even know that … Read more
I hate bye weeks. Hate ’em. There should be anticipation on Sundays. You should be checking your watch every minute and a half, disappointed that the day is not somehow moving faster towards kickoff. There should be the feeling of absolute schedule clearing when the game does start. Religious education be damned, the game is … Read more
The Washington Capitals erupted for five straight goals in the third period, to stun the Philadelphia Flyers with a 7-5 come-from-behind win at the Verizon Center. Alex Ovechkin led the way with two goals and two assists, and earned the game’s first star honors. After falling to 5-2 early in the third on a Flyers … Read more
Ouch. That one hurt. I mean, what can you say about that. Not much without violating that little ‘no cursing’ rule they have ’round this forum. It was like watching a horrible car accident before it happens, and not being able to warn those involved. I could feel it coming in the second half when … Read more
As fans look for a specific reason that the Redskins lost to the Giants, they’re over-analyzing; the fact of the matter is that the Redskins just flat out played badly and let one get away from them. Here is the game information… if you dare re-live it… At NFL.com Game Center Recap Play-By-Play Official Gamebook … Read more
I’m likely making myself look ‘old’ but, does anyone remember that old board game Payday? http://www.fatbraintoys.com/images/products/large/WIN004.jpg They used to have this cheesey commercial that had game players saying… ” Decisions, decisions… aaahhh… Payday! ” That’s all I could think on Monday night when Chris Cooley hauled in a 16-yard touchdown pass to put the Redskins … Read more
The Over and Under Monday night games are tough; they are televised to a national audience. Road games on Monday night are even tougher. Add to this the fact that the road trip took the Redskins to one of the most hostile environments in the NFL and our win should get us at least a … Read more
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t250/sonnyboy__/Team%20Logos/100redskins.gif VS http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t250/sonnyboy__/100eagles.gif The Redskins proved the entire nation wrong last night. ESPN showed a graph of the entire nation choosing the Eagles to win this MNF match up, yes even the District of Columbia picked the Eagles. Not only did the Redskins win in convincing fashion, you can tell that they’re still not firing … Read more
I’ll warn you up front: this may not be pretty, and I’ll explain why. As the new season began, my thoughts drifted to the responsibilities thrust upon me as a member of the Blog Hogs forum. As I began to think about it, I became a little uneasy. I’ve done the ‘Rah rah Redskins’ blog, … Read more