Redskins, Packers: Post Game Wrap

“The Redskins aren’t Who We THOUGHT They Were!” At NFL.com Game Center Recap Play-By-Play Official Gamebook Stats At Redskins.com Recap Moss takes loss personal. Cooley leads offense in 1st half. Oline to be tested again/News&Notes Other Recaps: ESPN Fox CNNSI The warm side of the pillow: WP: A Reversal of Misfortune WP: Mystique-Free Football WP: … 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

Redskins 34, Lions 3: Post Game Wrap

Run, run, pass…? A Carlos Rogers interception…that was not only caught in stride but caught cleanly and returned for a TD? 5 sacks by the defense in one game without blitzing? 34 points?!? Mike Sellers finally got the ball? Brandon Lloyd was in the game?!? Who’s team is this again? This is one to bookmark … 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

Capitals Shine Again

It’s tough to say what looked sharper at the Verizon Center on Saturday night, the Washington Capitals brand new red RBK uniforms, or the team that was in them. For the second night in a row, the Capitals steam-rolled their competition, and handed the Carolina Hurricanes a 2-0 defeat that was much more convincing than … Read more

Bears Lose Heartbreaker

WILKES-BARRE- After witnessing the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 5-4 victory over the Hershey Bears last night, a thought might cross one’s mind. Maybe the conspiracists are right and there is something to the “Kennedy Conspiracy”. Tyler Kennedy’s “shot from the grassy knoll” with 4:17 left in regulation time and the bizarre miscommumication that ensued between goaltender Frederic … Read more