Free Agent Whispers

With the free agency movements starting to slow down, the moves should be more calculated as teams look to measure their investments against their possible returns. Here are some of the rumors and movements as we at theHogs.net have heard…. The Chicago Bears are looking at having bookend tackles to protect their young signal caller, … Read more

NFC East Ups the ‘Ante’

The price of poker in the NFC East has risen considerably since the end of the 2003 NFL season. The increase is not sudden, in fact the stakes have been rising steadily over the past few seasons. The Dallas Cowboys were the first to up the ante when they brought Bill Parcells out of retirement … Read more

Possibilities

It’s interesting to see what Greg Williams and Joe Gibbs are doing with their choices in the free agent market. What is somewhat amusing is the fact that none of the experts out there are picking up on what the Skins are doing with their acquisitions. It would appear that rather than concentrating on the … Read more

Cash Crop

The Redskins have once again outpaced the rest of the NFL. As people around the league wonder aloud as to how the Redskins keep signing all of these players, Washington just keeps adding more. While the Redskins may be setting themselves up for a fall cap-wise in two or three years, others are starting to … Read more

Taking it Easier?

Day two of free agency was a little bit slower than day one for the Redskins… a little bit. Well, not really. The Redskins continued their free agency plan yesterday with another solid addition to the defense, a couple of veteran re-signings and a couple of press conferences to introduce new players. Marcus Washington is … Read more

Kicking 2004 Free Agency Off With a Bang

The first day of the NFL league year was busy yet again for the Washington Redskins this year. With many holes to fill and positions to re-vamp under new coach Joe Gibbs, the Redskins attacked the free agent market with the same tenacity that they did in 2003. Two of the most already-completed-but-not-yet-official trades in … Read more

Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus…

With the stroke of midnight came the most anticipated and perhaps the busiest time of the NFL season…the free agency signing period has come again. Many look forward to this time of year like kids waiting for Christmas. Much like last season, the Redskins will be looking over the list of free agents and determining … Read more

2003 Free Agent Acquisitions – Report Cards

Offense WR Laveranues Coles: Laveranues Coles was the biggest catch (no pun intended) of the 2003 offseason for the Redskins. In 2002, he set career highs in receptions and reception yardage as a member of the New York Jets. The team signed him to an offer sheet and the Jets refused to match the contract, … Read more

Trump 2003?

This year the Redskins will have trouble trumping the energy and fervor that they attacked the free agent market in 2003, but it appears they are going to try. With 9 acquisitions in three days last year, it would seem near impossible, but the wheels are definitely in motion. The most notable transaction will undoubtedly … Read more