Recurring columns and weekly editorial series from the Redskins era.
1. Defense Falling Down on the Job The Skins defense isn’t getting the job done. Oh sure, they’re hitting people, defending the pass, slowing the run and holding offenses to FG’s and FG attempts… but that’s just not enough. The Skins D needs to score 16 points a game in order for the Skins to … Read more
There was a little “nip” in the air this week. “Football weather”, some may say. Others may say that it’s not really “football weather” until the temperature gets below freezing. For us at TheHogs.Net tailgate, any weather is football weather. This week the tailgate started out with a little 4-wheeling by TheHogs.Net brothers. I was … Read more
The 5th Quarter What was billed as the ‘battle of great defenses’ turned into exactly that, or was it just a battle of inept offenses? Regardless, the Redskins came away on the losing end of a 17-10 loss to the Ravens on Sunday night, and fell to a paltry 1-4 record on the season. Rushing: … Read more
(built by The Home Depot) I thought it would be later in the season (or perhaps never) that I would become so disgusted with my fellow Redskin “fans”. You know the ones I am talking about. The ones you had not heard from in years, who came out in droves after the announcement that Coach … Read more
1. Is My Slip Showing? The NFL is on the verge of the dawning of a new day, Flag Football. In addition to an absurd number of irrelevant flags, with no effect on a given play, the NFL officials are interpreting any contact between any defender and any QB as illegal. In the case of … Read more
The ugliness carried on this week as the Redskins lost to the Cleveland Browns and fell to a dismal record of 1-3. Joe Gibbs and the rest of the Redskins still appear to be ‘ironing out the kinks’ as Washington’s struggles continue. And one more ‘ugly’ game saw a victory snatched from the Skins. Rushing: … Read more
Sitting at the tailgate with my friend, Bill (a lowly Cowboys fan), we took a look around us and thought, “It doesn’t get any better than this.” Monday Night Football. Redskins v. Cowboys. Gibbs v. Parcells. Make no mistake about it, there was electricity in the air outside FedEx field prior to the game as … Read more
When I think of sports rivalries, I think of two teams that hate each other and subsequently beat each other up when they play and their fans share that passion. Some of the great rivalries that jump to my mind are the Redskins-Cowboys, Steelers-Browns, Dolphins-Bills, Penn State-Pitt, Florida State-Miami, Georgia-Florida, Cubs-Cardinals, Yankees-Red Sox and Duke-Kentucky. … Read more
1. Save a Horse, Ride a Zebra The Cowboys didn’t need to ride their horses in DC, they rode the NFL’s finest zebras. The score, Redskins 18, Zebras 14, Cowboys 7. This may sound like sour grapes to some – you better believe it! The referees decided the game on Monday Night. A pathetically inept … Read more
The following is the third installment of TheHogs.net’s 2004 NFL season simulation using the ESPN 2K5 football game on the Playstation 2 console: NFL WEEK 3 Dallas Cowboys (0-2) at Washington Redskins (0-2) Note – This is a continuation of the simulated 2004 NFL season using the ESPN NFL 2K5 video game. Welcome to Monday … Read more