The muffed kickoff did nothing to tarnish the first impression… the first drive ended in a punt from the 34, but the aura was undiminished… from that point on, our 1st and 2nd team offense, defense, even special teams exuded it…
Competence.
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The muffed kickoff did nothing to tarnish the first impression… the first drive ended in a punt from the 34, but the aura was undiminished… from that point on, our 1st and 2nd team offense, defense, even special teams exuded it…
Competence.
Congratulations go out to our week 14 hognostication winner, Justice Hog, with an impressive 12-4 record. Rounding out the top 5 were: KazooSkinsFan at 12-4, MDSKINSFAN, SAP_Pete and DesertSkin each with an 11-5 record. Congrats guys!!
Well, of course, there are mixed feelings. Joe Bugel was the architect of (arguably) the most dominant offensive line in football history. The Hogs were masters of the trenches for over a decade. The Hogs WERE Joe Bugel.
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As is typically the case, the Redskins are off to a fast start in the offseason championships. Heck, the regular season wasn’t even officially over, and we already had a 4 game lead over the competition after the hiring of Bruce Allen.
Washington Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan decided not to go for the win after his Redskins had pulled to within a point of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Santana Moss’ 6-yard touchdown catch with nine seconds left in the game. The Redskins first year coach gave his hand picked place kicker the opportunity to send the … Read more
You could see it coming, but, honestly, I was still taken by surprise when the Redskins cut Devin Thomas. The conventional wisdom is, it takes about 2 seasons for most new pro WR’s to reach their “full potential effectiveness” (who knows what that really means?)… It’s, obviously, not all about talent, as that only provides your starting point.
On December 14 from 10:30AM until noon, Washington Redskins’ All-Pro Tight End Chris Cooley will be at a FedEx Office near you to take part in the FedEx “Pack and Ship” promotion. Fans in attendance will have the opportunity to sign-up for a chance to win 2011 season tickets for the Redskins, win autographed merchandise, … Read more
In this week’s Leftovers, Andre Carter talks about the Buccaneers losing Aqib Talib and Jeff Faine to injured reserve, the Bucs history in cold weather games and how the Redskins have moved on now that Albert Haynesworth had been suspended for the rest of the season.
To read this week’s edition of THN Weekly, click here: THN Weekly with Andre Carter – Week 14
In Week 13, the Redskins yet again failed to compete against their toughest division nemesis over the last decade, the New York Giants. At 5-6, the Redskins had an outside shot at the playoffs but after a mistake-laden 31-7 blowout in the New Meadowlands Stadium that dropped them to 5-7, the postseason looks further away … Read more
Team Last week’s game was not very good. That was obvious. The one positive thing we can take away from it is that on defense we came out in the second half and played much better. I still believe and have confidence that we have a good team. The Buccaneers are also a good team. … Read more