Hognostications: Week 3

What a strange week it was with the Browns / Bengals game… bizarre. Then there were the Vikings and Saints laying eggs in their respective road games. Some might even believe that the Redskin win on the road on Monday night was a shocker, but not we hognosticators. Probably the biggest surprise came in Carolina, … Read more

Players of the Game: Philadelphia Eagles I

Following the 20-12 defeat of the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday Night Football, theHogs.net is here to list the top players of the game for the Washington Redskins. Offense: Jason Campbell 16/29, 209 yards, 1 passing touchdown, 1 interception, 6 rushes, 39 yards Campbell started out shaky, struggling to find a way to get the ball … Read more

The Over and Under

The Over and Under Monday night games are tough; they are televised to a national audience. Road games on Monday night are even tougher. Add to this the fact that the road trip took the Redskins to one of the most hostile environments in the NFL and our win should get us at least a … Read more

Redskins 20, Eagles 12 – Post Game Wrap

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t250/sonnyboy__/Team%20Logos/100redskins.gif VS http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t250/sonnyboy__/100eagles.gif The Redskins proved the entire nation wrong last night. ESPN showed a graph of the entire nation choosing the Eagles to win this MNF match up, yes even the District of Columbia picked the Eagles. Not only did the Redskins win in convincing fashion, you can tell that they’re still not firing … Read more

Look out, I’m driveling

I’ll warn you up front: this may not be pretty, and I’ll explain why. As the new season began, my thoughts drifted to the responsibilities thrust upon me as a member of the Blog Hogs forum. As I began to think about it, I became a little uneasy. I’ve done the ‘Rah rah Redskins’ blog, … Read more

The Fifth Quarter: Philadelphia Eagles I

Monday night’s game featured a Washington Redskins team that is playing smart, efficiently, and – perhaps most importantly – as a cohesive unit. On to the Fifth Quarter rankings, which are based on a scale of 1 to 5 Quarters: Passing Offense: Joe Gibbs and Al Saunders had Jason Campbell take shots down the field … Read more

Shootout At The Ohio Corral

Anyone catch the Cleveland Browns versus Cincinnati Bengals defensive masterpiece? Okay, so it wasn’t defensive at all, but it was still pretty darn entertaining. The Browns put up 51 points, the Bengals put up 45 points. Wow. There were twelve touchdowns and four field goals in the 96 point game that was in the balance … Read more

Canes Clip Caps

The Washington Capitals opened the 2007 pre-season strong, but cannot hold on, as Erik Cole tallied with just 47.2 ticks left in overtime. The Caps, skating without the top line of Ovechkin, Semin and Nylander, took control early, building a 2-0 lead after two periods on Mike Green’s unassisted goal with less than two minutes … Read more

Caps Camp Takes Flight

Editor’s Note: New to the THN writing team this year is John Sparenberg. John previously worked for the Washington Capitals AHL affiliate Hershey Bears, and brings his vast knowledge of the Bears/Caps specifically and hockey in general to the fans at theHogs.net. John and I also look forward to bringing you a Caps podcast this … Read more

Cheater, Cheater, Play Call Eater

The NFL passed sentence down on the New England Patriots on Thursday for their ‘scandal’ last weekend. If you somehow missed it, the Patriots were caught video taping the Jets calling in their plays. The Pats are expected to be a powerhouse in 2007, but apparently they felt the need to cheat anyway. Considering the … Read more