What an Effort

What a huge effort from the Washington Capitals last night against the Ottawa Senators. When Daniel Alfredsson scored just 90 seconds into the game, it looked like the Caps might be in for a long night. When they went down by three goals just over halfway through the first period, it looked like they were … Read more

Cheap Seats: What Every Skins Fan Should Know

Redskins fans carry a reputation for being among the most knowledgeable fans in the nation, and rightly so: At its core, Washington has been, and will always be, a football town. However, the excessive media attention given to the Redskins, who are the most profitable sports franchise in the U.S., ensures that a special, scrutinizing … Read more

A Win is A Win

It wasn’t pretty. It didn’t ever look like the end result would be a Redskin win except for after the safety, and after Novak kicked the game-winning field goal. The offense struggled at times. The defense struggled at times. The Redskins showed a lot of the same problems that they have shown for the last … Read more

From Goat to Hero

When Nick Novak missed a 49-yard field goal attempt with just over thirty seconds to go in the Redskins-Cowboys game on Sunday, journalists everywhere likely started thinking up their Monday morning headlines to spoof Novak’s blowing a chance to win the game. “Novak No Good”, “Novak Pushes Redskins Win Wide Right,” fill in your own … Read more

XBox 360 Sim – Dallas Cowboys II

The Redskins enter today’s game 5-2 and tied for 1st place in the NFC East with the Eagles. The Cowboys enter today’s game 2-5 and looking to ruin the Redskins’ perfect division record. With Shawn Springs nursing a high ankle sprain, the Skins look to Kenny Wright to improve upon his high interception game against … Read more

Hate is a Beautiful Thing

I like to consider myself a pretty decent guy. Probably not in the top-ten all time, but certainly ranked higher than Hitler or the guy who thought it would be a good idea to sell baskets to wives of unsuspecting men at outrageous prices so they place them in every room of the house. One … Read more

Hognostications: Week 9

Week 8 added a few more strange twists in what has turned out to be a bizarre season for hognosticating. How do the Faiders, with 98 yards of offense, take out the defending World Champs? Incredibly four hognosticators picked the Faiders. One hell of a pick by those four! Many thanks to the Jaguars for … Read more

Is it time for a Change?

There are a lot of cries for the Redskins to make some changes. The demands for change are not limited to our quarterback or safety, but include calls to change whoever it is that makes these personnel decisions. Yep, it’s that time of the season again. We all know it: that point in the year … Read more

Hog Wire: News and Notes

Former Redskins G/T Ray Brown is leaving his TV/Radio jobs to rejoin the Redskins organization as a Consultant. He does not currently have an official title, and his role has not yet been defined. – During the bye week the Redskins held regular practice on Tuesday and Wednesday and Jason Campbell worked with the first … Read more