Unsung Heroes – A Salary Cap Tale

Well it looks like “the Danny” has done it again. He has got what some call “the most talented team in NFL history” the same year he was reported to be forced to field 22 rookies. How do the Washington Redskins do it? It is hard to believe due to the sources – the same … Read more

Cheap Seats: Dallas Week

Let’s all take a deep breath, and – for just a moment – forget that Monday night ever happened. Yes, it was a tough loss. But this is Dallas week. Dallas week. And for Redskins fans, the prospect of a Dallas game has not felt this good in a decade. Nothing can match the satisfaction … Read more

FFAs Game Notes: Vikings

Yesterday was the kind of loss where I want to bury my head in the sand for the next 4 days so as to miss all highlights and game summaries. A tough night to be a Skins fan, but (as always) every cloud has a silver lining. On to the game notes: Notable Stats 3rd … Read more

A late Madden Prediction

The football gods could not have rewarded the Redskin faithful with a more beautiful day. With clear skies, a temperature of 78 degrees the weather was beautiful and seemed to energize an eager crowd. The Redskins seemed to feed off of the crowd’s intensity and routed the Vikings 52-17 in a series of plays and … Read more

Fifth Quarter: Minnesota Vikings

In what turned out to be an exciting game to watch, the Minnesota Vikings pillaged the Washington Redskins in a heartbreaker, 19-16. Typically, after a hard-fought, close game is over and the dust has settled, a fan can accept defeat, even if he or she does not like it. Unfortunately, the Redskins had plenty of … Read more

Week One – Vikings Cartoon

Well fellow Redskin fans, the season kicks off tonight for the Washington Redskins against the Minnesota Vikings, and what better way to get ready than with one of THN’s exclusive Flash cartoons? For the past two seasons, THN has done a cartoon every week to spoof that week’s upcoming opponent. Unfortunately, due to the large … Read more

Capital Investment

I love hockey. I know that’s surprising to anyone who knows me; I am after all, a Canadian. I was going through my things to do list last night when I came across a press release I printed from the Washington Capitals announcing the opening date for the start of their training camp. The Caps … Read more

Hognostications: Week 1

Each week THEHOGS.net brings you Hognostications – a staff member’s picks and last season’s Hognostication pool winner’s picks – on who’ll win and why and/or why not. If you pick up a slight bit of Hognosticator homerism towards the Washington Redskins do not be alarmed, it’s intended. As always, kids, please no wagering. Also, each … Read more

THN Ranked Third For Best Washington Redskins News Site

Sports Illustrated Recognizes THN

In the September 4, 2006 issue of Sports Illustrated, the editors of the illustrious magazine selected www.the-Hogs.net as the third best Washington Redskins news site / media outlet available on the web. The sports media giant ranked the outlets as part of their 2006 NFL Preview. The top four news providers were listed, in order … Read more

NFL 2006 Hognostications: Science, Art, or Chance?

NFL 2006 Hognostications: Science, Art, or Chance? The truth is that no one single formula can lead anybody to consistently prognosticate winners and losers with 100% accuracy any given week in the NFL. Surely, there are quite a number of very sophisticated statistical and quasi-statistical models that are put in place by a number of … Read more