The Washington Redskins began the Jason Campbell era off auspiciously on Sunday by losing 20-17 to a Tampa Bay Buccaneers team that really hasn’t been very good this year. Not that Jason’s performance had much to do with the loss. Here are the Fifth Quarter ratings: Passing: Campbell had a solid debut considering that he … Read more
Hognostications Counterpoint NFL Week 11 So, where do the Hognosticators stand after 10 weeks in the NFL season? According to the Pool History , the following Hognosticators have won on a weekly basis: Week 1: TincoSkin Week 2: CLL Week 3: Cvillehog Week 4: theoneandonly9 Week 5: Scottish Hog Week 6: Kearney420 Week 7: gus … Read more
With the Redskins’ playoff hopes seemingly dashed, Washingtonians might want to turn some of their attention to the team in D.C. that is playing well. The Washington Capitals have been solid through seventeen games, and the young team is starting to build some momentum. On Monday night the Caps beat the Florida Panthers 4-1 for … Read more
An all too familiar cycle for a Redskins fan: Anger – Sadness – Hope Yes, I watched the game against Philthy. Yes, I stayed away from the board yesterday. Yes, just like all of you, I did suffer the humiliation to watch not just another game go down the toilet. I watched an NFC East … Read more
The Washington Redskins couldn’t count on a gift from the football gods again this week against an NFC East opponent. This week, not showing up to play cost them a 27-3 drubbing at the hands of the Philadelphia Eagles. It was never close, and it was never in doubt. Passing: Can the Redskins passing game … Read more
What a huge effort from the Washington Capitals last night against the Ottawa Senators. When Daniel Alfredsson scored just 90 seconds into the game, it looked like the Caps might be in for a long night. When they went down by three goals just over halfway through the first period, it looked like they were … Read more
It wasn’t pretty. It didn’t ever look like the end result would be a Redskin win except for after the safety, and after Novak kicked the game-winning field goal. The offense struggled at times. The defense struggled at times. The Redskins showed a lot of the same problems that they have shown for the last … Read more
When Nick Novak missed a 49-yard field goal attempt with just over thirty seconds to go in the Redskins-Cowboys game on Sunday, journalists everywhere likely started thinking up their Monday morning headlines to spoof Novak’s blowing a chance to win the game. “Novak No Good”, “Novak Pushes Redskins Win Wide Right,” fill in your own … Read more
I like to consider myself a pretty decent guy. Probably not in the top-ten all time, but certainly ranked higher than Hitler or the guy who thought it would be a good idea to sell baskets to wives of unsuspecting men at outrageous prices so they place them in every room of the house. One … Read more
There is a groundswell of disdain for Mark Brunell who lead us to our most recent playoff appearance and win. Now most rational minds know that the QB gets too much of the credit when things are going good and too much of the blame when things are going bad. However, that doesn’t change the … Read more