Our friends over at Ball Hogs Radio orchestrated a panel of 16 very active D.C. twatters, tweeters (or "twittererers" as my Aunt always says), to vote on the best D.C. sports tweet accounts. Actually, BHR radio put it much more eloquently:

We asked 12 of our favorite DMV sports bloggers and podcasters (nobody knows and appreciates their DC sports and Twitter like these guys) to submit their top-20 lists; who they consider to be their most enjoyable, insightful, humorous and engaging sports Twitter follows in the DMV.

A total of 125 tweet handles were voted on, and in the top 20 included, @hogshaven. I truly am humbled that DMVers think so highly of us, mainly because if you look at all the other accounts in that top 20, they are true journalists: Dan Steinberg, Steve Czaban, Chris Russell, Grant Paulsen, Rich Tandler, John Keim, EB from the Junkies, BMitch, Dan Hellie, Ivan Carter, etc.

Despite the "shenanigan-style" angle we write out posts, I am sincerely thankful that the Redskins and SB Nation provide us access to the NFL and team. I unfortunately can't make every practice, OTA, etc, but the fine Redskins beat-writers who have always treat me well, which makes it so fun to cover this team. I wish I could join them, but if I were to quit my 9-5 job and write for Hogs Haven full-time, this is what my food pantry would look like (on a good month):

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We're going to change this up for this edition of our round table. With defensive end Adam Carriker heading to unrestricted free agency off the back of a career best season in terms of sacks, I thought we should discuss the question facing the Washington Redskins, should we re-sign him?

UkRedskin: I absolutely want Carriker back. He was part of the best defensive line and front seven that we've had in years here in D.C. He wasn't as flashy as Bowen or even Cofield, but he still managed to rack up 34 total tackles and five and a half sacks from the 3-4 defensive end position. To put that in perspective, Houston Texans 3-4 defensive end Antonio Smith is in the Pro Bowl this week with 24 tackles and six and a half sacks. Carriker also takes some credit for Ryan Kerrigan's amazing rookie season. Carriker did his job inside, allowing Kerrigan one on one's on the outside against right tackles and occasionally tight ends. Why would you let that kind of production go?

Steve: Carriker as a 'sack artist' argument I think its been blown well out of proportion. Looking beyond the sacks Carriker managed just 2 QB hits and 7 pressures. To put that in context Stephen Bowen had twice as many of each category despite getting only 174 extra pass rushes. Further more Carriker beat up on weak offensive lines and disappeared the rest of the way. Carriker had 4.5 sacks in the first 8 games, but just 1 sack the rest of the way. I think considering the lack of hits and pressures (or track record of success), that Carriker is a major regression candidate. If you can resign him for about $2.5-3 million a season that is fine, but no way does he deserve $4-6 million a year.

Tiller: Carriker thinks he's due for that big contract, now that his play has dictated that he can contribute at a fairly high level, but wait.......................not so fast! This is no longer the Redskins way. There is no need to pay Carriker top dollar, when he's a slightly above average positional player at best. He doesn't have the athleticism, and pass rush skills that a guy like Bowen or even Cofield possess, and in my opinion, he has reached his NFL ceiling.

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After seeing the signing of former WR Ike Hilliard as the receivers coach, I started wondering what other coaches' playing careers were like. So I decided to spend a few minutes researching each. We'll begin with Mike Shanahan, who I could only find record of playing on wikipedia.

Mike Shanahan

Executive Vice President/Head Coach

Mike Shanahan had quite a short playing career. After high school, he played QB at Eastern Illinois University. During a practice in the 1970's, a hard hit ruptured one of his kidneys, which caused his heart to stop for 30 seconds and nearly.. technically... killed him. Thus ending his playing career.

Kyle Shanahan, Ike Hilliard, and others follow after the jump...

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We have a lot of friends at the Senior Bowl this week, including Steve Shoup (Hogs Haven and Fan Speak), as well as JimmyK, from Blogging the Beast. I noticed this nugget from Jimmy's practice report earlier this week:

The Redskins were talking quite a bit to OT Mike Adams of Ohio St. The buzz on Adams here is that he's a sure fire 1st rounder. If "the buzz" is correct, obviously he won't be there when the Redskins draft in the 2nd round, and it's probably a safe bet he won't go 6th overall. But he could be a target that would make sense if the Skins trade out of 6 or if they trade p into the back end of the 1st round.

A few notes here:

• Adams is 6'7, 323 lbs, large 11 inch hands, long arms, Major: Criminology
• Adams is being coached by the Vikings on the North Squad.
• Adams was suspended for the first five games of 2011 for his role in selling OSU memorabilia for cash and discounts on tattoos.

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NFL Videos: Senior Bowl: Mike Shanahan
Redskins coach Mike Shanahan sits down on set to talk about his experience leading the Senior Bowl's South team. He also offers some insight into the Redskins' draft plans.

NFL.com news: Morris turned down Vikings for lesser post with 'Skins
They say a man is only as good as his word. That would make Raheem Morris incredibly, outrageously, stunningly good.

Rex Grossman is still talking - NFC East Blog - ESPN

Remember back in the summertime when Washington Redskins quarterback Rex Grossman predicted the Redskins would win the NFC East? Well, Grossman never backed off, expressing a belief that his team was better than people thought it was.

London Fletcher Preferring To Enjoy Hawaii, Mum On Future With Redskins - Redskins Journal
There were two questions London Fletcher was asked most often when he made his way toward a sea of fans lining the edge of a converted football field.

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Ah yes! For me, there's no better time for gambling than the Super Bowl. The mecca of ridiculous bets. This week I'll take an early look, but next Friday I'll post my actual picks, which is when they start mixing in the NBA and golf tournaments, for example: What will there be more of: Andray Blatche missed layups vs Clippers or Ahmad Bradshaw fumbles?

The Giants are getting 2.5 points, so let's get that bet out of the way that I'm taking the Giants. Their defense is stout and Gronkowski is nursing an ankle injury. He'll of course play, but I still bet on defense. Here's some early bets I'm thinking:

• Over/under 55. I really like the under here. The Patriots defense this post season has 8 sacks, and the Giants front line will surely be causing some problems for Brady.
• MVP...I like Hakeem Nicks at 14-1.
• How many times will Peyton Manning be shown on TV during the game? 3.5. I like the UNDER in this. He's never really shown in games. If it was Archie, I'd take the over at 50.
• Will Madonna be wearing fishnet stockings at any point during the Super Bowl Halftime show? (I like YES. She'll have at least 3 outfit changes.)

The current props list via Bovada is after the jump. More to come next week. We'll be having a contest on who can get the most props correct, and we have a bunch of prizes to giveaway. Look for that post next Thursday.

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Yesterday Ryan O'Halloran said that the Redskins have basically given up on safety Laron Landry and they are ready to send him and his monkey Gucci packing. I say good riddance! Landry was/is uber talented, but the man just can't stay healthy. Furthermore I can't deal with the celebrations and on-field antic of "Not-so Dirty 30" after giving up big plays. I'm not sure if the "30" stands for his roster number or the number of yards he surrenders per play.

You're going to hear a lot of Skins fan say something to the tune of, "we have to keep our high picks" or "but he's going to be really good elsewhere". Who cares! If the guy doesn't want to be here then... PEACE OUT! This isn't a situation like Carlos Rogers and the FO. Laron points a finger at the Skins training staff, but seriously, Laron, who knows your body best? Stand up for yourself. It's sad really, if Laron had his brother's head (Dawan) then he may have been one of the best safeties we've ever seen.

The question is, who do we get to replace Landry?

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