Either way, you look at it, the Washington Redskins have a lot of work to do especially if they expect to return to the top.
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You have to keep in mind that the Pittsburgh Steelers put up 38 points, and they had key players missing.
“Ain’t nothing changed. The man is consistent”. If the Washington Redskins coaching staff does not find a way to fix these issues, it is going to be a long division title defense for Redskins and their fans.
Jones and Thompson averaged 4.3 yards per carry on the night, which was surprising, but it’s not hard to up your YPC when you only have 11 carries for the entire game.
Pittsburgh’s dynamic duo connected again on a 26 yard touchdown pass, a lovely over the shoulder catch.
“I had confidence going in but like we said several times confidence only goes so far; those guys gotta deliver the plays”, Tomlin said. “That’s the way to make them right and make a play”. The Skins went on to win Super Bowl XXVI that season with Rypien being named SB MVP. They should be excellent in pursuit of ball.
“Well, they were playing very soft”, said Cousins. However, that enabled him to stay fresh in the second half when he had 105 yards on 16 carries.
Cincinnati committed a pair of personal fouls in the final seconds, including a shot to Brown’s head that left him concussed and forced to sit out the Steelers’ divisional round loss to Denver. Again the issue will be that Cousins will have to do it all alone if he does not get a running game. “It’s a quick fix, that’s what it’s going to be”.
Pittsburgh might be the singular superior team in the National Football League – a loss to them shouldn’t be the end of Washington’s season – but it was the way the Redskins lost – with disorganization, listless offensive playcalling, a lack of any push on either line, and a defense that was devoid of adjustments – that should leave Washington fans concerned. Reed caught three passes, dropped one and came up one yard short with a 13-yard catch on third down.
The Pittsburgh Steelers showed in their season opener why they’re considered by many to be Super Bowl favorites this season. “The money downs are a big difference in the game, but overall they just out-coached us and out-played us”. “And we need to bounce back”. “Just do that and I think we’ll have a good chance of stopping them”. “No setbacks or nothing that’s made the process slow down”. DEs Chris Baker (rib, elbow) and Kendall Reyes (groin) and RT Morgan Moses (knee strain) were limited in practice Wednesday. DE Carlos Dunlap (shoulder) and CB Adam “Pacman” Jones (back) were limited.
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It’s never a great sign when teammates are yelling at one another so early into the first game of their season, but the these kinds of sideline jawing are fairly common, especially when a team is getting beat as thoroughly as the Redskins were on Monday.
