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Building Up The History Section Of The Website With Legends Profiles

Mark Solway
Building Up The History Section Of The Website With Legends Profiles full post

(558 words, 2 images, estimated 2:14 mins reading time)

While the NFL offseason seems to grow shorter and shorter as the years go by, there is still an offseason. After the opening of free agency and the NFL Draft, there is definitely a lull in the action. There isn’t much to report on and there isn’t much to talk about.

One of the things that I have become passionate about, is trying to build up the history section of this website. So for me, using this time in the offseason to add to the resources that this site provides, seems like a good thing to do.

One of the thing that I have always wanted to have more of, is profiles of players that have been great for this team. Sure a lot of them are from what seems like long ago, but how else are the youth of today and tomorrow supposed to learn about the greats if there are few resources?  Read more... (558 words, 2 images, estimated 2:14 mins reading time)

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The Hogs

The Hogs: A Look Back At The Legendary Washington Redskins Offensive Line

Mark Solway
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(1587 words, 15 images, estimated 6:21 mins reading time)

Football is a game of strategy, athleticism, and teamwork. While the focus is often on flashy quarterbacks and speedy wide receivers, it is often the offensive line that lays the foundation for a team’s success. Few units in NFL history have embodied this principle better than The Hogs – the legendary offensive line of the Washington Redskins.

Their greatness may be lost on some of the new Washington fans who did not get to experience them in their glory. Let’s explore the history of this iconic group of linemen, as well as the origins of their famous nickname, who it included, and their everlasting legacy to the franchise.  Read more... (1587 words, 15 images, estimated 6:21 mins reading time)

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Flashback Friday

Could It Really Be Forty Years Ago, That The Hogs Were Being Born?

Mark Solway
Could It Really Be Forty Years Ago, That The Hogs Were Being Born? full post

(837 words, 2 images, estimated 3:21 mins reading time)

Has it really been forty years? Four decades ago, something began to grow in the swamps of Virginia. It’s difficult to remember what times were like back then.

Ronald Reagan was president.

People’s phones still had cords attached to them.

There was a war in the Falkland Islands.

Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off a bat.

Robert Jarvik invented the world’s first artificial heart.

And perhaps most importantly – at least to this particular article – The Hogs were born.  Read more... (837 words, 2 images, estimated 3:21 mins reading time)

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Bostic and Jacoby on ESPN 980

Mark Solway
Bostic and Jacoby on ESPN 980 full post

(316 words, 1 image, estimated 1:16 mins reading time)

Original Hogs Jeff Bostic and Joe Jacoby were on ESPN 980, waxing poetic about days gone by and the differences that exist between playing offensive line now, versus playing in the trenches 20+ years ago.

Bostic talks about NEVER having taken a shotgun snap in the entire time he was under center for the Redskins. Incredible when you think about it, and the modern NFL climate.  Read more... (316 words, 1 image, estimated 1:16 mins reading time)

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Redskins Legends Gather on Maryland’s Eastern Shore

Jake Russell
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(327 words, estimated 1:18 mins reading time)

Last night, I had the chance to head across the Chesapeake Bay to take in the 9th Annual Mickey Steele Poker Tournament, which honors a fallen friend of former Redskins quarterback Mary Rypien and raises money for charity.

Throughout the night, Redskins legends streamed in and out of the Fisherman’s Inn in Grasonville, Md. Players ranging from Rypien to Gary Clark to Reggie Branch to Jeff Bostic were in attendance.

Attending the event for my employer, What’s Up? Magazine, I was able to catch up with Rypien and Bostic as well as Ricky Sanders and general manager Bruce Allen.

We covered a variety of topics, including the tournament and how the the current Redskins squad will fare in 2013 and the debate surrounding the team name. Bostic did not hold back about his feelings on the team name.

Here is a snippet and a link to the story.  Read more... (327 words, estimated 1:18 mins reading time)

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