Hog Wire News and Notes

Wide receiver Santana Moss was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 4 after his three-touchdown performance against Jacksonville. Moss has been honored in this fashion twice before (for his performances against the Cowboys and Giants last season). Moss is ranked third in the NFL in average yards per catch at 19.2. … Read more

Hognostications: Week 5

This Hognosticator thought he had seen a good game in Houston? It may have been, but it was nothing like the thriller last week against the Jags. Without question, an all-time classic. The biggest play of that game (other than Moss’s walk-off TD, of course) may not have been a football play at all, but … Read more

Brunell, Moss Terrific in Redskins Victory

What a dog fight. Santana Moss pulls in a pass from Mark Brunell and breaks it for a 68-yard touchdown in overtime? You can’t expect to see a much better NFL game than the Washington Redskins 36-30 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. Not if you’re a Redskin fan anyway. It’s not surprising that … Read more

Hog Wire News and Notes

Springs Likely to Miss Week 4 – Cornerback Shawn Springs sat out practice Thursday, nursing a groin injury suffered in practice last week. It was reported by the Associated Press that the injury will likely keep him out through Week 5 against the New York Giants as well. – Quarterback Mark Brunell missed most of … Read more

Hognostications: Week 4

After the first three weeks that this Hognosticator has had (nine games out after three weeks), it may be wise to just check the picks and select the opposite. Last week was particularly brutal. Never in the two year history of Hognosticating and years before in other pools have the Hognosticator’s picks been below .500. … Read more

The Cheap Seats: To Call a Play (Part II)

Last week we took a tour through some vintage Madden in his book One Knee Equals Two Feet and saw how a typical Raiders’ huddle would function while he was a head coach. Two plays, “Eighteen bob odd O” and “Ninety-one out flare seven,” would each convey 11 different assignments to the offense in 6 … Read more

The Six-Pack

1) The Fox announcing crews are, for the most part, stupid and indistinguishable from one another. They engage in a mix of badly mangled English and gross overstatements that would be funny were they not so serious. On Sunday, Sam Rosen and Tim Ryan proudly upheld that tradition and thus have given us: Your First … Read more

Nothing Offensive About Line`s Play

The Washington Redskins’ offensive line dominated the trenches on Sunday against the Houston Texans. How can a unit that committed so many penalties actually have played a good game? By dominating on virtually every play of the game on the offensive side of the ball. Virtually every play because there were the penalties, and those … Read more

Fifth Quarter – Houston Texans

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

Hog Wire News and Notes

Springs Out Against Houston; Portis Set To Return – In his first practice since undergoing abdominal surgery in mid-August, cornerback Shawn Springs suffered a setback by straining his groin while participating in individual drills. Bubba Tyer, Redskins Director of Sports Medicine said the injury is unrelated to the surgery but Springs was ruled out for … Read more