Hello Hogs Haven readers.  I wrote a story on my blog about the fallacies of Redskins Head Coach Jim Zorn.  I thought that this year Zorn was going to be different.  I thought that he would take the kid gloves off of Jason Campbell.  I thought his play-calling would be the opposite of the pedestrian play-calling we saw in 2008.  However, I thought he stunk on Sunday.  And I decided to explain why this will be Zorn's last season in D.C.

Give it a read if you got the time.  Copy and paste the link.

http://balmer.typepad.com/keithsmooth/2009/09/the-fallacy-of-jim-zorn.html

Greetings Hogs Haven readers!  This is not a Redskins story since our team has never been "blacked out" because we sell out every home game.  I do think its an interesting article about the NFL's current blackout policy.  Give it a read and tell me what you think.

Oh and I do talk about the Skins a little in this article!

http://balmer.typepad.com/keithsmooth/2009/09/tv-blackouts-might-cause-a-black-eye-for-the-nfl.html

I heard that the Rockets were going to honor Deke before the game tonight.  There have already been a lot of stories written praising him for a great career.  As someone who's followed him since he was a Georgetown Hoya, I had a strong urge to add my 5 cents.  It's not a very long article but it is sentimental.

Copy and paste the link below to my blog and take a gander.

http://balmer.typepad.com/watercooler/sports/

I have been a die-hard Redskin fan since I was 7.  Out of all the other teams that I root for, my love affair with the hogs have been the longest.  That's why it hurt me about a month ago when everything came into full view:

Dan Snyder has made a fortune from owning my beloved team.  And he (and only he) is the only one who has benefited from his "reign of error."

I wrote an honest, heartfelt column for my blog a couple of weeks back.  I'm asking you guys to read it and let me know if you (honestly) feel the same way.  

Keith

http://balmer.typepad.com/watercooler/2009/03/the-fleecing-of-the-washington-redskins.html