The Cheap Seats: Classic Buges

Way back in 2004 when the Washington Redskins announced the return of Joe Gibbs, most Redskins fans’ initial reaction was to start thinking about Super Bowl glory. My first thought was of Joe Bugel. When I heard the announcement in the car at 11:45pm on WTOP, I said out loud, “Surely I misheard that. If … Read more

Hog Wire News and Notes

Plug and Play: The Washington Redskins headed into the final pre-season game concerned about the left side of the offensive line, with Chris Samuels coming of injury and Pete Kendall just joining the team. Well, less than a month later the Redskins are down to two of five starters on the offensive line from the … Read more

Decisions, Decisions… Aaaaah Payday!

I’m likely making myself look ‘old’ but, does anyone remember that old board game Payday? http://www.fatbraintoys.com/images/products/large/WIN004.jpg They used to have this cheesey commercial that had game players saying… ” Decisions, decisions… aaahhh… Payday! ” That’s all I could think on Monday night when Chris Cooley hauled in a 16-yard touchdown pass to put the Redskins … Read more

Six Pack: Eagles I

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) A big thumbs down to … Read more

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