The Fifth Quarter: Arizona Cardinals

Sunday’s matchup between the Washington Redskins and the Arizona Cardinals may prove to be the ugliest win of the season for the Redskins. One should never speak too soon, however, as there are ten games left with plenty of potentially-tense finishes to go. On to the Fifth Quarter rankings, which are based on a scale … Read more

Hog Wire: Offensive Line Depth

Needing more depth on the offensive line after the injuries during the Packers’ game, the Washington Redskins signed 6’7″, 320 pound tackle Calvin Armstrong, a sixth-round draft pick of the Philadelphia Eagles in 2005. He was active for three games in his rookie season but did not play in any games, and was released before … Read more

Hognostications Week 7

Week six provided some interesting surprises, at least for some of us. The three games that stand out were Minnesota at Chicago, Carolina at Arizona and New Orleans at Seattle. Adrian Peterson absolutely ran all over the Bears’ defense that just last season carried Chicago all the way to the Super Bowl. Surprising, considering the … Read more

Players of the Game

Week 6: Green Bay Packers Offense: Chris Cooley 9 receptions, 105 yards, 1 receiving TD Cooley was the source of the Redskins’ offensive firepower in the first half when the team failed to establish a running game and quarterback Jason Campbell struggled to consistently find receivers other than “Captain Chaos.” His 105 receiving yards set … Read more

The Fifth Quarter: Green Bay Packers

In yesterday’s game against the Green Bay Packers, the Washington Redskins showed decisively that their second-half collapse against the New York Giants in week three of this season was by no means a mere aberration. Despite leading 14–7 going into the half and not allowing the Packers to score an offensive touchdown in the second … Read more

Hog Wire: The Missing Pages

The Washington Redskins played the Lions last Sunday and caught their defense off guard; the Lions didn’t expect the Redskins to find those missing pages from Al Saunders’ playbook. Once those pages were found and implemented, the offense was changed into something that hadn’t been seen at Fed Ex in years. Rod Marinelli could have … Read more

Hognostications Week 6

Week 5 turned out to be a good week of hognosticating for most of our competitors. Congratulations to HOOKBASSGA, who for the second time in five weeks placed first in our weekly standings, with a 13-1 mark. HOOKBASSGA also holds a commanding lead in our seasonal standings with a six game lead through five weeks … Read more

Players of the Game

Week 5: Detroit Lions Offense: Mike Sellers 5 rushes, 25 yards, 1 rushing TD, 3 receptions, 36 yards, 1 receiving TD Plain and simple, Mike Sellers’ power, dominance, and attitude set the tone for the whole team against the Detroit Lions. His crushing hit on safety Kenoy Kennedy, who is also known for his hard-hitting … Read more

Six Pack: Lions

What follows is an answer to the chorus of complaints from the legions of fans that are tired of being distracted by “sensible” analysis backed by “facts” and “knowledge.” If you seek shelter from the twin storms that are “reality” and “logic,” then this is your port of call. 1) Thaaaaaaaaaaat’s more like it. We … Read more

The Fifth Quarter: Lions

The Washington Redskins hadn’t lost to the Detroit Lions for 70 years; and they still haven’t. In fact, the Redskins put on their most impressive performance of the 2007 season, and thoroughly thrashed the Lions 34-3 at Fed Ex Field on Sunday. Here are the Fifth Quarter rankings: Passing: The dawning of a new era? … Read more