{"id":8602,"date":"2015-08-17T07:30:03","date_gmt":"2015-08-17T11:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehogs.net\/blogs\/?p=8602"},"modified":"2025-06-02T00:31:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T04:31:11","slug":"hog-wire-august-17-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2015\/08\/17\/hog-wire-august-17-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Hog Wire: August 17, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-hogs.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/hogWire.jpg\" alt=\"hogWire\" width=\"630\" height=\"235\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/hogWire.jpg 630w, https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/hogWire-500x187.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is what&#8217;s going on in Redskins Nation in the last 24 hours&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>From the mainstream media:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Posted by&nbsp;Mark Bullock&#8230;<\/i><br \/>\nA closer look at how Morgan Moses and Brandon Scherff played in their preseas&#8230;\n<\/li>\n<li><i>Posted by&nbsp;John Keim&#8230;<\/i><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/blog\/washington-redskins\/post\/_\/id\/19057\/redskins-cb-deangelo-hall-bruce-allen-focal-points-for-monday\">Redskins CB DeAngelo Hall, Bruce Allen focal points for Monday<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>McCloughan likes what he saw from RG3 in exhibition opener (The Associated Pr&#8230;\n<\/li>\n<li><i>Posted by&nbsp;HOWARD FENDRICH&#8230;<\/i><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2015\/aug\/17\/mccloughan-likes-what-he-saw-from-rg3-in-exhibitio\/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&amp;utm_medium=RSS\">McCloughan likes what he saw from RG3 in exhibition opener<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><i>Posted by&nbsp;Andrew Walker&#8230;<\/i><br \/>\nRedskins Sign Tight Ends D.J. Williams And Ernst Brun\n<\/li>\n<li><i>Posted by&nbsp;Lauren McLendon&#8230;<\/i><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/washington.cbslocal.com\/2015\/08\/16\/redskins-sign-2-tight-ends-including-former-packers-draft-pick-d-j-williams\/\">Redskins Sign 2 Tight Ends, Including Former Packers Draft Pick D.J. Williams<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><i>Posted by&nbsp;mpilla&#8230;<\/i><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.csnwashington.com\/redskinsblog\/dj-williams-daily-double-redskins-sign-2nd-te-fill-injury-void\">Daily Double: Redskins sign 2nd TE to fill injury void<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><i>Posted by&nbsp;John Keim&#8230;<\/i><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/blog\/washington-redskins\/post\/_\/id\/19055\/rg-iii-redskins-protection-have-tougher-day\">Robert Griffin III, Redskins&#8217; protection have tougher day<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>From the Redskins Blogosphere:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Posted by&nbsp;Scott Hirsch&#8230;<\/i><br \/>\nRedskins are looking at generously a 6-10 season, but there are positives\n<\/li>\n<li><i>Posted by&nbsp;HogHunter&#8230;<\/i><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hogshaven.com\/2015\/8\/16\/9162813\/report-redskins-sign-te-d-j-williams\">Report: Redskins Sign TE D.J. Williams<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><i>Posted by&nbsp;HogHunter&#8230;<\/i><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hogshaven.com\/2015\/8\/16\/9162171\/redskins-2015-training-camp-jay-gruden-8-16-presser\">Redskins 2015 Training Camp: Jay Gruden 8\/16 Presser<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><i>Posted by&nbsp;HogHunter&#8230;<\/i><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hogshaven.com\/2015\/8\/16\/9162209\/report-redskins-sign-te-ernst-brun-jr\">Redskins Sign TE Ernst Brun, Jr., Place Two TEs on IR, Waive Redd<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><i>Posted by&nbsp;Anthony R Brown II&#8230;<\/i><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hogshaven.com\/2015\/8\/16\/9160613\/washington-redskins-player-profiles-david-amerson\">Washington Redskins Player Profiles: David Amerson<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>On Our Message Boards:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Preston Smith looked like the real thing to me against the Browns. On defense, he seemed like out best player. He&#8217;ll be a starter soon, maybe in time for our real game.<\/strong><br \/>\n<i>Posted by&nbsp;crazyhorse1&#8230;<\/i><br \/>\nThread:&nbsp;trent murphy &#8230; whats the deal ?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>I was discussing Cousins issue which is turnovers.  Figure out how to get Cousins to run the offense like he does with 20 to 30% fewer INTs and you have a quality starter.  Can he clean up his game with more playing time?  I think there is a decent chance he could.<\/strong><br \/>\n<i>Posted by&nbsp;OldSchool&#8230;<\/i><br \/>\nThread:&nbsp;Gameday thread &#8211; Redskins Vs. Browns<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><br \/>MIRAMAR, Fla. \u00e2\u20ac\u201d During his nine years in the N.F.L., Shawn Wooden was a steady, if unspectacular, presence on the field. Selected in the sixth round of the 1996 draft by the Miami Dolphins, he never made it to the Super Bowl, and in all likelihood, he will never be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.<\/strong><br \/>\n<i>Posted by&nbsp;welch&#8230;<\/i><br \/>\nThread:&nbsp;Around the League \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Latest on NFL player lawsuit for damages &#8212; dementia<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Great link:<\/strong><br \/>\n<i>Posted by&nbsp;DarthMonk&#8230;<\/i><br \/>\nThread:&nbsp;Injury Report<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hes been held accountable.<\/strong><br \/>\n<i>Posted by&nbsp;HEROHAMO&#8230;<\/i><br \/>\nThread:&nbsp;Pulse Check&#8230; weakest position?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hail to the Redskins!<\/p>\n<p>Follow me on Twitter @TheHogsdotNet<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is what&#8217;s going on in Redskins Nation in the last 24 hours&#8230; From the mainstream media: Posted by&nbsp;Mark Bullock&#8230; A closer look at how Morgan Moses and Brandon Scherff played in their preseas&#8230; Posted by&nbsp;John Keim&#8230; Redskins CB DeAngelo Hall, Bruce Allen focal points for Monday McCloughan likes what he saw from RG3 in &#8230; <a title=\"Hog Wire: August 17, 2015\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2015\/08\/17\/hog-wire-august-17-2015\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Hog Wire: August 17, 2015\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1583,1621,1584,1078],"class_list":["post-8602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-washington-redskins","tag-hog-wire","tag-preston-smith","tag-redskins-news","tag-robert-griffin-iii"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Hog Wire: August 17, 2015 | The-Hogs.net<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2015\/08\/17\/hog-wire-august-17-2015\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Hog Wire: August 17, 2015 | The-Hogs.net\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Here is what&#8217;s going on in Redskins Nation in the last 24 hours&#8230; From the mainstream media: Posted by&nbsp;Mark Bullock&#8230; A closer look at how Morgan Moses and Brandon Scherff played in their preseas&#8230; Posted by&nbsp;John Keim&#8230; Redskins CB DeAngelo Hall, Bruce Allen focal points for Monday McCloughan likes what he saw from RG3 in ... 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