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HogWire 2011- Week One:

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The Washington Redskins (0-0) will host their Division rivals the New York Giants (0-0) on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks this Sunday at FedEx Field, kickoff is at 4:15 PM., to starts the Redskins 2011 regular season. The Redskins and Giants are just like the other 30 NFL teams and are coming off … Read more

Redskins Start with Grossman

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Photo courtesy of Jake Russell

 

We all know that Rex Grossman has been to the Super Bowl, and conventional wisdom says he went on the backs of his defense. We consider it the same as the 2003 Ravens who won the Super Bowl with Trent Dilfer who only started the last half of the season.

 

Clearly, Baltimore won the Super Bowl in spite of their quarterbacks that year.

 

Maybe we judge Grossman too harshly. The 2006 Bears were 2nd in the league in scoring that year putting up 427 points. I’m not sure we can say that Chicago made it on defense alone like Baltimore did.

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Redskins 2011 Schedule Wallpaper

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Coach Shanahan took his time naming the starting Quarterback, and we did the same getting out the new THN Redskins 2011 Schedule Wallpaper, but the wait is over.  It is also available in widescreen version. Here’s to a great season. 2011 THN Redskins Schedule Wallpaper Check out all of the Redskin Wallpapers available in the Fun Zone.  

The Relative Relevance of Devin Thomas

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In lieu of Devin Thomas’ comments about Washington over the last week or so, I thought it might be interesting to compare him to other players in the annuls of “Deadskins” receiving history. If you don’t get the Deadskins reference, a lot of the angst towards Devin Thomas, is because his new pet nickname for the team that wasted a second round draft pick and 5 million bucks on him is, that’s right, the Deadskins.

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Practice Squad Is Set

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The Washington Redskins officially announced their eight-man practice squad on Labor Day Monday. Here is the final list: • WR Aldrick Robinson • RB Evan Royster • G Maurice Hurt • DE Doug Worthington • DL Chris Baker • QB Jonathan Crompton • CB Nate Ness • G Eric Olsen The first four names on … Read more

And Then There Were 53

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On Saturday, the Redskins released some 20-plus players to get down to the league mandated 53 players. Among the most notable or significant names in the releases were 2010 roster members’ Artis Hicks, Anthony Bryant, Horatio Blades and safety Chris Horton. Quarterback Kellen Clemens was also sent packing, leaving the Redskins with just two quarterbacks … Read more

Five Footnotes from FedEx – Buccaneers

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The Redskins capped off their preseason with a last-minute 29-24 win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to put them at 3-1. Fans got a glimpse of how the depth of the 2011 Washington Redskins will develop, as many-to-most of the expected starters did not even dress. 1. Beck or Grossman? Even after last night’s underwhelming … Read more

Tale of the Tape: Bucs

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Tonight will be the last preseason game for both the Washington Redskins and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The fourth game is often a bit of a throw away as coaches often try to get the starters a series or two of action, and then just look at their depth positions. Tonight at Fed Ex Field, there are likely more questions to be answered for both organizations, so expect to see at least a good first half of football.

The Bucs are 2-1 in the preseason so far, and are coming off of a 17-13 victory last week over the Miami Dolphins. The Redskins share that same 2-1 preseason record, but are of course coming off of a 34-31 loss at the hands of the Baltimore Ravens. Here is a look at the, “oh so important” numbers for both squads, and their respective league rankings:

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Early 53-Man Roster Prediction

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It’s really tough to pick a team’s final 53-man roster – even with just over a week to go before it happens. So much can happen in that span, that it’s almost moot to try and make a bold prediction, let alone 53 of them. But it is still fun to make bad guesses isn’t it?

So without further ado…

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