Yesterday the football world was rocked by an announcement that Champ Bailey had been given permission to pursue a trade. While this rocked the football world, it really shouldn’t have rocked Redskins world where the faithful should be less surprised by the announcement. Champ Bailey began his campaign to get a big contract in 2004 … Read more
When they look back on the 38th Super Bowl in a decade, they’ll say things like, ‘closest contested game in Super Bowl history’, ‘4th quarter fireworks’ and ‘war of attrition’. They will be no less true then, than they are one day after the epic game. In a see saw battle, the Panthers fought valiantly … Read more
When the Redskins drafted offensive guard Derrick Dockery with the 17th pick of the third round in 2003, the Redskins knew two things — they were getting good value with the pick, and they were getting a lot of unpolished raw talent. What the organization didn’t know, was that Dockery would have to show his … Read more
2004 NFL Draft April 24-25th, 2004 Madison Square Gardens The first round will begin at 12 Noon EST on Saturday and will continue until they have completed three full rounds. The remaining four rounds start Sunday at 11am EST. Tickets: All 4000 tickets for the draft are free and are on a first come, first … Read more
Well we’ve all heard just about every opinion there could possibly be on whether or not Joe Gibbs can be successful in his second stint in the National Football League. He can, and not only can he, he will. And here’s why. Joe Gibbs was a man that was ahead of his time. He was … Read more
Yesterday, theHogs.net was online live at the Washington Post for a chat. It was very thrilling to be asked, and we are grateful to the Post for both thinking of us and giving us the opportunity. Mark Solway (BossHog) fielded questions from many Redskin fans and did his best to provide a fan’s perspective. Here … Read more
What do you even say? With a million words being written about the return of Joe Gibbs today, we were trying to figure out we could say that wasn’t going to be written dozens of times over. We though that for a change we would put together some of the comments that our message board … Read more
Well after only two football seasons in the Redskins organization, the ‘offensive genius’ has quit. In an official press release by Spurrier, he apologized to Redskins’ fans for “not achieving the level of success that we had hoped for” and added that, “This is a very demanding job. It’s a long grind and I feel … Read more
With a busy closing weekend, the playoff scenarios are finally set. Commissioner Paul Tagliabue announced the schedule of sites, dates and times for the National Football League Wild Card games (all times Eastern): NFL WILD CARD WEEKEND Saturday, January 3 AFC: 4:30 PM ET Tennessee (12-4) at Baltimore (9-6) (ABC-TV) NFC: 8:00 PM ET Dallas … Read more
The final regular season for the Redskins is upon them. A dismal season draws to a close tonight when the Redskins meet their division rivals the Philadelphia Eagles. The teams last played in Week 5 of the regular season when the Birds squeaked out a 27-24 victory, but since then, their seasons have gone in … Read more