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Best of 2020
2020 wasn’t all bad. I have to say that this was a good year for me personally, demonstrating the value of baseline reclusiveness and living practically as a shut-in even before a pandemic hit. What seemed to many people to … Continue reading
Destroying Unity Is the First Step
I watched this clip the other day, and it made me ponder how much our culture and our media have changed in just a generation. The message here is obvious. The Team that Dare Not Speak its Name used … Continue reading
Best of 2018
The end of each of the last few years has brought with it a lamentation that I don’t write as much for this blog as I once did. Unsurprisingly, that trend has continued in 2018. Not to belabor the point, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018, Bacon, Best Of, Bruce Allen, Commentary, Dan Snyder, Resolutions, Site Stuff, Washington Redskins
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Best of 2017
News flash: I’m not as prolific a blogger as I used to be. The first couple of years of the Axis of Ego saw me post at least once a week. Usually twice. Sometimes more. Those days are lonnnnnnng gone. This is only … Continue reading
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Tagged Best Of, Commentary, Site Stuff, Washington Redskins
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Something Special: The Mountaintop
In the final episode of “Something Special,” the Washington Redskins tangle with the potent Buffalo Bills, featuring Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas, Bruce Smith, Cornelius Bennett, and a host of top-level players at the height of their powers. There’s not much … Continue reading
Posted in Podcasts, Sports
Tagged 1991, Art Monk, Buffalo Bills, Charles Mann, Earnest Byner, Gerald Riggs, Jim Kelly, Joe Gibbs, Mark Rypien, Redskins, Super Bowl, Thurman Thomas, Washington Redskins
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Something Special: Step One
We pick up the story of the 1991 Redskins with Washington having secured home-team advantage throughout the playoffs by posting the NFL’s best record. However, the road to the Super Bowl is never easy. First up for Washington in their … Continue reading
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Tagged 1991, Atlanta Falcons, Deion Sanders, Gerald Riggs, Jerry Glanville, Joe Gibbs, NFL, Podcasts, Redskins, Sports, Storytelling, Washington Redskins
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Something Special: Let’s Prove It
With their first loss of the season behind them, the 1991 Washington Redskins enter the final month of the regular season looking to clinch the NFC East title and secure home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. Most importantly, Washington looks to … Continue reading
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Tagged 1991, Art Monk, Gary Clark, Joe Gibbs, Mark Rypien, Podcasts, Redskins, Ricky Sanders, Sports, Washington Redskins
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Something Special: A Lot of Marbles
Getting to 11-0 was a lot of fun, but playtime was over. If the 1991 Redskins were going to finish undefeated, the last remaining major roadblock would be their arch-rival Dallas Cowboys. Coached by Jimmy Johnson and led by Emmitt … Continue reading
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Tagged 1991, Darrell Green, Emmitt Smith, Mark Rypien, Martin Mayhew, Michael Irvin, Podcasts, Redskins, Sports, Steve Beuerlein, Storytelling, Troy Aikman, Washington Redskins
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The Axis of Ego 
Take Your Pick of Super Bowl LV Match-Ups
The content on this site (planet?) has been a little too heavy lately, so allow me to inject a little positivity into the blog. As a lifelong Washington Redskins fan, my perspective on the past few decades of “Super Bowl … Continue reading →