Mark Solway RUSHING: Coach Spurrier’s ‘de-emphasis’ of both the running game and Stephen Davis continued against the Giants. Seven different Redskins had runs, though Washington ran the ball only 20 times. Davis had just 12 carries for 70 yards (5.8 yards per carry), including a nice 33 yards gain in the 3rd quarter. If management plans on … Read more
RUSHING: While Steve Spurrier didn’t really call enough running plays for the running game to establish itself, the offense didn’t execute the plays very well either. Well at least not in the second half. The offensive line did create some good lanes for Big Country to run through early on, but those lanes got smaller … Read more
RUSHING: The Redskins took a business like approach to the running game today and it paid huge dividends. Although their stats may not seem impressive overall, as the team rushed the ball 39 times for a total of 127 yards, the rushing game played a large part of the win. Stephen Davis accounted for the … Read more
RUSHING: Stephen Davis did not show any signs of being hampered by the knee injury that kept him out of the last two games. Unfortunately, Steve Spurrier didn’t show any signs of embracing a ‘run-first’ attitude either. The Redskins ran the ball only 21 times compared to 35 passing plays. SD had 59 yards on … Read more
Sunday, First Edition Jacoby, Grimm, Bostic, May and Starke. On the field, they bowled over defenders, cleared holes that made 1,000-yard rushers out of castaway running backs, and led the Washington Redskins to four Super Bowls. Off the field, they made being a stout, portly offensive lineman almost fashionable. The Hogs. Two are gone. The … Read more
The Seattle Times Saturday, Final Edition MINNEAPOLIS – The ballroom fills quickly with flesh. These huge, thick men are the first to enter for Thursday’s last round of pre-Super Bowl interviews. Shoulders as big as Chicago, arms redwood-thick, stomachs hanging fashionably over their sweatpants. These ambling behemoths aren’t pretty sights. You won’t find these men … Read more
The Boston Globe Friday, City Edition These veteran, voracious linemen have no beef about lack of attention because in Washington, they’re the toast of the town Here’s to people unashamed that they keep their appetites when all about them are losing theirs. To those who keep their eyes wide open after stepping on the bathroom … Read more
Columbus Dispatch (Ohio) Hogs outnumber humans in Minnesota. This is a fact. The 1990 census uncovered 4,357,099 of us and 4,360,000 of them. Further bad news for us: The number of them just jumped by several. Fortunately, they’re just visiting. They’ll be among the Washington Redskins leaving the state after the Super Bowl on Sunday. … Read more
The New York Times Tuesday, Late Edition – Final Mark Rypien stepped to the line of scrimmage, called for a timeout and went to the sideline for a brainstorming session with Coach Joe Gibbs. The Detroit Lions were bunching their defense toward the middle of the field. That led Gibbs and Rypien to conclude that … Read more
Metro Edition There are good reasons why Joe Gibbs is the NFL coach of the year. He possesses vision. Patience. Foresight. Insight. So when the now-famous Hogs first lined up together as piglets in 1981, Gibbs knew. He knew they wouldn’t make his team. “Jeff Bostic was a deep snapper, and we thought, well, hey, … Read more