Coach Joe Gibbs announced Monday afternoon that Patrick Ramsey would likely get the starting nod in next Monday night’s game against the archrival Dallas Cowboys. Ramsey came into last Sunday’s losing effort against the New York Giants in the third quarter, after starter Mark Brunell pulled a hamstring. Ramsey was able to move the offense … Read more
The 5th Quarter A possible NFC East battle turned into more of an ugly bowl and Redskin fans were granted their first glimpse of ‘growing pains’ in a deserved 20-14 loss to the New York Giants. While the Giants didn’t play overly well, they made fewer mistakes, and despite giving Washington every chance to snatch … Read more
The following is the second week of TheHogs.net’s 2004 NFL season simulation using the ESPN 2K5 football game on the Playstation 2 console: 2004 NFL WEEK TWO Washington Redskins (0-1) at New York Giants (1-0) The weather in The Meadowlands seemed to also be affected by Hurricane Ivan as at times, the rain came down … Read more
The Redskins look to go to 2-0 this week, but they’ll likely have to endure a war of atrition with division rivals, the New York Giants. The Redskins are 58-81-4 lifetime against the G-Men, but the two teams have split the last 10 games (since 1999). While it’s early in the season, all division games … Read more
I have won the Heisman Trophy. I have hoisted the Lombardi Trophy. I have drank from Lord Stanley’s Cup. I have also felt the glow of the spotlight after being named the Most Valuable Player in those same leagues. I have challenged Tiger Woods at Pebble Beach and won. And I have won NASCAR’s Winston … Read more
1. D – Lightful The Redskins Defense won the game against the Bucs on Sunday. D-line: applied pressure, sacks and batted balls to the turf. D-linebackers: blitzed, defended passes and overall stumped the Bucs. D-db’s did the rest. Top to bottom, the Skins defensive unit – including Gregg Williams and crew – busted the Bucs. … Read more
You could smell it. The hamburgers, sausages, hot dogs, scrapple sandwiches, and BBQ chicken cooking on the grills. You could feel it. The excitement. The anticipation. The deliria. Those of us that attended Sundays game against the Bucs were there to witness history . . . and we were excited about it. The Bucs game … Read more
It took Clinton Portis one touch of the ball to show Redskin fans what he could bring to the team, and it took Gregg Williams just one game to show what an impact that he is going to have on the quality of the Redskins’ defense. All en route to a hard-fought 16-10 victory over … Read more
In a game billed as the return of a coaching legend, it wasn’t surprising that Sunday’s 16-10 victory by the Redskins was largely due to coaching. What is surprising, is that it was defensive co-ordinator Gregg Williams that was the coach responsible. Going into 2004, critics everywhere pointed to the Redskins busy off-season and stated … Read more
Hopefully you have come to realize that TheHogs.net staff can deliver daily articles, keen insight and unrivaled Redskins content. But do they know NFL football? We decided to test the staff’s prognosticating skills as some of them have offered up their predictions for the upcoming 2004 season. We will be checking in quarterly to see … Read more