So Clinton Portis got his wish and will get to wear the # 26 this season. All it cost him to get former number holder Ifeanyi Ohalete to give it up, allegedly, was a car. So Portis will get his number, and Redskin fans will be looking to the # 26 to carry a heavy … Read more
The Washington Redskins are looking to their past for their future. After a coaching carousel that had Redskins maintenance changing the name on the Head Coach’s door seemingly every year, the team’s most successful head coach, Joe Gibbs is back after an 11 year hiatus during which time Gibbs’ collected two NASCAR Championships as a … Read more
The time between the Super Bowl and the opening of the next NFL season is often viewed as the “off-season” for the fans. Your friends at TheHogs.net don’t believe there is an “off-season”. Oh sure, you have the week prior to and following the NFL Draft in April and mix in the free agent signings … Read more
Overview: OK, What a totally wierd practice. If I thought the morning practice was lax, I was wrong. This practice was intended to be lax. The players came out with no pads AND no helmets. This means there was no real contact of any kind. If I thought it was hot and muggy this morning, … Read more
Field Conditions: It was a VERY hot and muggy day at Redskins Park today. The bugs were out and the players were definitely sweating up a storm. Just sitting on the sidelines, I was getting drenched. The Highlights: From a football standpoint, this practice was not one of the best. There were lots of dead … Read more
I’m going to do this write up a little different. I will give an overview of the highlights and then I thought I would do a chronology of events from prior to practice to the end to give those of you who haven’t gone a pretty clear flavor of how these things go. The Highlights: … Read more
Welcome to week 3 boys and girls! Man, this was an intense practice. It did not have the usually light hearted feel during warmups, there was a serious fight (Chad got pissed) and generally a “get to business” type practice one would expect after they got their “you-know-whats” handed to them. It was raining about … Read more
My first ever Redskins practice and it’s is a hot, hazy day in Ashburn with practice starting off with a little bit of rain. The team stretched for the first 15 minutes and then split into offensive and defensive units. I’ve been reading in here that Dockery was massive, but you kind of have to … Read more
This morning I woke up at 5:00 a.m., hopped in the shower, and started by 2 ½ drive to Redskins Park for my one chance (this year) to watch a day at training camp. …and what a day it was!!! Because I got there a little early, my buddy and I were punting a football … Read more
The practice this morning took place in an overcast sky. They changed fields from the normal one to the far left field – their normal field looked pretty chewed up. Because there were at least a number of people there the bugs on the far side weren’t nearly as bad. During the warmups Chris Samuels … Read more