While the story of the game was the offensive show put on by “The Alexanders,” the Washington Capitals have to be pleased with the effort put out by the whole team in Saturday’s home opener. The Caps where able to hang with the defending Stanley Cup champs until the third period, where the Caps thoroughly … Read more
Good teams beat the teams they are supposed to beat. Hopefully for the Washington Redskins faithful, Sunday’s dominance over the Houston Texans is a sign that this is a good team. Although a 16-point win that saw a Redskin quarterback set an NFL record in efficiency will not be enough to quiet the doubter in … Read more
Wow. What an ugly game of football. Just like last week, the Washington Redskins showed flashes of what this offense can do, and flashes of ineptitude. There were breakdowns in every phase of the game. Some of the credit should go to the Dallas Cowboys defense, and some goes to learning a new, complex offense … Read more
In what turned out to be an exciting game to watch, the Minnesota Vikings pillaged the Washington Redskins in a heartbreaker, 19-16. Typically, after a hard-fought, close game is over and the dust has settled, a fan can accept defeat, even if he or she does not like it. Unfortunately, the Redskins had plenty of … Read more
In the September 4, 2006 issue of Sports Illustrated, the editors of the illustrious magazine selected www.the-Hogs.net as the third best Washington Redskins news site / media outlet available on the web. The sports media giant ranked the outlets as part of their 2006 NFL Preview. The top four news providers were listed, in order … Read more
The morning of November 1, 1995 was just an ordinary in the life of a young Marine Corporal. I got up and got ready for PT – Wednesday was the Company First Sergeant’s turn to take us on a 3-4 mile jog. After PT, I went home, took a quick shower and headed into work. … Read more
We here at theHogs.net (THN) pride ourselves in our content. As a result, we strive to bring you news on your favorite team in any way possible. The latest of these endeavors is the THN Hogcasts. We deliver our Hogcasts in mp3 format, and you can play them on any mp3 player, as well as … Read more
You may have heard about it – you might even have been anxiously awaiting it – but the new the-hogs.net (THN) is finally here. It took most of the offseason to get done, as well as a lot of blood, sweat and tears; but hopefully it was worth the wait. So what’s changed? Pretty much … Read more
It is that time of year for football fans across the globe. That void in the calendar between the draft and training camp where NFL news trickles through like molasses through a sieve. The flurry of free agency signings seems like the distant pass; the draft is history. Let us examine some things we have … Read more
Less than a week into the free agency period, the Washington Redskins are again raiding the cupboard of the top free agents at their positions of need. Much like last season and the season before, the team targeted a few good, mostly young players that Coach Gibbs and staff thought fit in with the team … Read more