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Smith, Brown, Hanburger and Fischer For HOF

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This is the first installment of a weekly contribution from Rob Janis. Rob is the lead blogger at the Redskins Fan Forum community on WashingtonTimes.com. – eds. My name is Rob Janis. This is my first column for the-hogs.net. I should introduce myself but that was already done in < a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/weblogs/redskins-fan-forum/2008/May/16/hello6651a/" target="_blank">my first blog … Read more

A New Era Begins

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Friday, May 2nd 2008 was the first of many things for quite a few people that were at Redskins Park this weekend. Jim Zorn went into his first NFL mini-camp as a head coach. Zorn addressed the entire team for the first time on Friday morning, and then he held the team’s first practice of … Read more

Redskins get Offensive on Day 1

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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

Dan Snyder Talks ‘Skins

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In this morning’s edition of the Washington Times, David Elfin published a transcript of an interview he did with Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder and a corresponding article. While I have issue with some of the things David Elfin writes and was unimpressed with the way he handled the inclusion of fan sites in the 2004 Mini Camp I was lucky enough to attend, this interview gives an interesting insight into how Dan Snyder views himself and the organization in its current state.

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Hog Wire: March Recap

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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

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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

Dan’s Prom Date

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Were you expecting anything less than this? A circus of media attention, dragged out for weeks, complete with flying rumors, disgruntled coaches, and hard evidence that Dan Snyder is an alien hell-bent on destroying the earth (I threw that alien stuff in there myself). If you expected a nice, quiet search for a new coach, then you, my friend, have not been paying attention.

I know you tried hard to believe that Dan had changed, that Joe Gibbs had taken him by the arm and illuminated the path to greatness – or at least the path to common sense. But Dan is what Dan is. However far Joe pulled him, when released to his own devices, Dan swung back to his equilibrium. As the sign in the Oracle’s kitchen says, ‘Know thyself’. Dan Snyder knows himself. He is what he is, and there’s not much we as fans can do about it, except grit our teeth and hold on tight, or get off the ride. Eat a cookie, you’ll feel better.

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Step right up…

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… and see the unbelievable, logic-defying Washington Redskins!! As the NFL looks on… and laughs… I’m left wondering what on earth it is about the Washington Redskins that I love so much. Because it isn’t the organization itself. Frankly, the organization is downright embarrassing right now. I don’t care what anyone thinks about Jim Zorn … Read more

The Wrong is Finally Righted; Monk Enshrined

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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

Six Pack

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1) First, in keeping with the Danny-fueled spirit of “Change Without Purpose” I am dropping the we I previously relied on in this column. So there you have it. Secondly, thirdly. 2) OK, to clear up some old business. I had said that if Joe Gibbs demonstrated that my assessment of his skills (i.e. my … Read more