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Coach Joe Gibbs predicted early in his return to the Redskins that if the team struggled, the rumors would start coming out of the woodwork about his health. Well, the team has struggled and earlier this week, the rumors started. On Sunday, ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported that friends of Coach Gibbs had insinuated that they … Read more

According to Redskins coach Joe Gibbs, rookie offensive tackle Mark Wilson will likely get his first career start this weekend against the Pittsburgh Steelers. With Randy Thomas set to miss 2-4 weeks with a hamstring injury, Ray Brown will move to his more natural position of left guard, opening up the spot for Wilson. The … Read more

Coach Joe Gibbs has supported Patrick Ramsey throughout the season, often referring to him as the future of the Redskins. Apparently the future has arrived ahead of schedule. On Monday, Coach Gibbs announced that Ramsey would get the nod against the Philadelphia Eagles next Sunday. The third year quarterback replaced the struggling Mark Brunell with … Read more

Many folks around Redskins fandom have been pulling for Ramsey from the beginning. The longer Mark Brunell played, the longer that list of folks got. After a first quarter performance that netted 6 yards on a 1-8 passing attack by Brunell, Coach Gibbs decided to add his name to that list. This was by far … Read more

A funny thing happened on Sunday – the Redskins won a close game as opposed to losing it. Not surprisingly, it was not the play of the offense; but perhaps what was surprising, was that it was not necessarily the play of the defense either. It was the play of the Redskins’ special teams that … Read more

The Redskins lost another heart breaker this weekend; another game in which the defense kept the offense within striking distance, only to fall short in the end. This game was the ultimate season-killer though. The Redskins took the lead for the first time in the game and broke the 20-point threshold for the first time … Read more

In week 8, the Redskins will have to continue to rely on production from their backup linebackers. Redskins starting weak-side linebacker LaVar Arrington had a minor setback in practice and is listed as doubtful as the Redskins face off against the Green Bay Packers. Lemar Marshall will get his fifth start if Arrington is unable … Read more

I was born in 1987, a great year to be a Redskin fan. The team won its second Super Bowl in 5 years by defeating the Denver Broncos 42-10 in San Diego’s Jack Murphy Stadium. Fortunately for me, my mom taped the game and just-so-happened to purchase the Redskins 1987 Video Yearbook. That was just … Read more

Jon Jansen is one of the most technically sound offensive linemen in the game today. He is excellent in pass protection, but is especially known as a powerful run blocker. Jansen sat down with theHogs.net to analyze his team’s progress so far in the 2004 season. The Redskins are off to a 2-4 start this … Read more

John Wayne is known for portraying characters that are tough, dependable, and always do the right thing. Jon Jansen has always admired the Duke “for who he was on the big screen and what his character stood for in most of his movies”. He has tried to pattern himself after those characteristics. When Jansen started … Read more