Redskins get Offensive on Day 1

When the Washington Redskins went on the clock at the 2008 NFL Draft at around 5:20 pm on Saturday, they needed to address the wide receiver, defensive line, and offensive line and safety positions. By this time four defensive linemen had been taken along with five offensive linemen. With no receivers rated as number one … Read more

Hog Wire: March Recap

With the start of the free agent signing period the Washington Redskins stayed on the sidelines, in years past the Redskins have played the role of timekeeper for the start of free agency. Year in and year out they were known for signing a big name as soon as the signing period started. This year¡K … Read more

The Market is Open

On Friday the 2008 NFL Free Agent signing period began at 12:01am. Redskins Park was quite and has been through the weekend, the only signings to take place were the retaining of backup quarterback Todd Collins and tender to place kicker Shaun Suisham (they only needed to make the offer to retain him). This is … Read more

The Wrong is Finally Righted; Monk Enshrined

It took eight long years of eligibility for Art Monk to be enshrined into the Hall of Fame – but at least the wait is finally over for the Washington Redskins’ best receiver ever. For Redskin fans, it seemed like the day might never come. For years we have been arguing semantics about Monk’s enshrinement … Read more

Hog Wire: Gibbs II Comes to an End

Sooner or later there will be another head coach that will spend his whole career with one team (even if he retires and comes back), there may be another coach with a better than .620 career winning percentage when all is said and done, and there might even be another coach that can repeat the … Read more

So Long Coach Joe

“I kind of wanted to speak today about our profession. And my biggest concerns in life, as many times for me, I’ve had the wrong priorities in life. Where should our profession be? I think it should be third in our life. First should be God and my relationship with Him. Second should be my … Read more

Gibbs Retires

Four seasons into his second stint as head coach of the Washington Redskins, coach Joe Gibbs is retiring for the second time. Gibbs returned from retirement in 2004 to a team in peril. The once-proud Washington franchise had been mired in more than a decade of mediocrity. While Gibbs did not achieve his goal of … Read more

Hog Wire: The Second Season

The regular season has come to an end, now it’s time for the second season. From September to December, all 32 team go through the NFL regular season just to get to the playoffs. Back in September everyone started 0-0 and had an equal shot at making the post-season. With only six playoff teams per … Read more

THN Weekly with Andre Carter: Season Wrap

The Redskins completed their final contest of the year against the San Francisco 49ers in a similar heartbreaking fashion that mirrored the season as a whole. The Redskins had high hopes at the halfway point with a record of 6-2, while the hopes of a victory following their halftime lead against San Francisco dwindled as … Read more

THN Cartoon: Redskins vs. Seahawks

Even the most optimistic of Redskin fans would not have predicted a playoff berth a month ago, and yet, the Redskins grabbed the final seed with four straight, tough victories. Washington travels to Seattle to face the NFC West Champion Seahawks (10-6) at Qwest Field on Saturday at 4:30pm ET. The Redskins will try to … Read more