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Ooh, Ooh… That Smell

September 21, 2011 by Mark Solway

Can’t you smell that smell? Ooh, ooh that smell. Familiar with the tune? Well if you’re singing it, stop right there because Lynyrd Skynyrd goes on to talk about that smell being the smell of death, and in Redskins Nation right now, that isn’t the smell we’re smelling. At least it shouldn’t be.

I get that as Redskins fans we have been beat up for years – decades even. I understand as well as anyone that a losing attitude affects all elements of an NFL organization, up to and including it’s fan base; but if you stop for just a second and pay attention…

Crowdsourcing: Beating The Cards

June 1, 2025September 17, 2011 by Mark Solway

With the ever growing collective consciousness in Redskins Nation, I thought it might be fun to do something new, and ask the twitterverse for their thoughts on what was the key to beating the Cardinals this week, and then blog some of the answers.

They were charged with the task of naming one thing, and one thing only, that would be integral for Redskins success on Sunday.

Here are some of the responses:

Who’s Laughin’ Now?

September 14, 2011 by Bobby Johnson

For those who read my last blog about Grossman (Redskins Start With Grossman) you’ll note I kind of predicted this last weekend’s performance.

For the game, Grossman was 21 of 34 (62% completion) for 305 yards, two touchdowns, no interceptions (though one was close) and one fumble. While Antrel Rolle may whine about how the Giants would beat the Redskins “95 out of 100 times” Rolle has failed to recognize that we didn’t beat New York because our offense was better; we beat them because our defense was.

2011 Hognostications Week 2

June 13, 2025September 13, 2011 by Hoss

Congratulations to week one Hognostication winner Chris Luva Luva with a very impressive 12-4 start to the season! This score is tough enough to achieve midyear but to pull this off in the first week is outstanding!!
Thanks to everyone who participated last week. With only a five point swing from first to last, this could be a very competitive year.

BMitchLive Tailgate Show 9/9/11

September 12, 2011 by Bobby Johnson

So, this past Friday I had the honor and privilege of representing TheHogs.net on BMitchLive.TV. You can see the show here.

BMitchLive Tailgate show

I won’t bore you with the minutia that you can see in the show itself, but here are a few highlights and impressions that you wouldn’t see on the show.

New Graphic for Redskins Nation

June 1, 2025September 11, 2011 by Mark Solway

In honor of the start of the Redskins season, and to represent the change in culture in Redskins Nation, I have done up a new graphic.

Time was crunched, so this can be used as maybe a special Game Day Twitcon or avatar for now, but I will do up a wallpaper and maybe a couple more things with it next week.

Enjoy!

Redskins Start with Grossman

September 7, 2011 by Bobby Johnson

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 2^nd 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.

First Roster Cut-Downs

August 31, 2011 by Mark Solway

And so it begins. All 32 NFL teams scrambled today, to get their 90-man rosters down to 80 players.

The Redskins announced the following cuts:

Beltway Battle Preview: Ravens

June 2, 2025August 24, 2011 by Mark Solway

The Washington Redskins will square off against the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday night at FedEx Field. The third preseason game is often a very telling tale of what fans can expect to see in Week 1 of the regular season, but will that be true in 2011? With a lockout shortened offseason, NFL teams may very well need that fourth preseason game as well to get ready. Normally, that game is reserved for determining depth positions and/or special teams, but expect to see evaluation throughout the lineup this year. So what should you look for tomorrow night?

By The Numbers: Colts

May 3, 2025August 20, 2011 by Mark Solway

Numbers don’t always tell the story, especially in the preseason; but they can still be fun to look at. Here are some of the more telling numbers from the Redskins 16-3 thrashing of the Indianapolis Colts on Friday night: