Monthly Archives: January 2013

End of an era: Hogettes make way for new generation of fans


By Mark Pierce Having lived in a variety of locations across the United States, I can tell you from experience there are a few guarantees concerning what people will inevitably mention when they discover you are a Washington Redskins fan. … Continue reading

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Wednesday Skins Quote


By Mark Pierce Here is the post- surgery statement given by Dr. James Andrews, following his repair of Robert Griffin III’s injured knee: “Robert Griffin III had successful knee surgery early this morning. He had a direct repair of his … Continue reading

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Griffin in Surgery as we speak


By Mark Pierce After his 2 hour visit with Dr James Andrews at the Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Florida yesterday, the decision was made to take star quarterback Robert Griffin III to surgery to repair … Continue reading

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I am so proud of the Washington Redskins


By Mark Pierce  I’m in one of the five stages of grieving over my Redskins. Not denial; I know they lost. There’s no bargaining in the NFL. Not in playoff games, anyway. I’m all done with being angry at the result. Perhaps … Continue reading

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Home playoff game a tale of two quarters at the half


By Mark Pierce The Washington Redskins dominated the first quarter of their home playoff matchup against the Seattle Seahawks, but were dominated themselves in the second quarter, leaving the home team hanging on to a one point edge at the … Continue reading

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