The defensive players on the Redskins have to step it up or this season is not going to be pretty. Two good but not great starts by Prescott doesn’t trump Romo playing at a borderline Hall-of-Fame level over 155 games.
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The Redskins had a chance to seal a win over the Cowboys on Sunday – they were leading 23-20 late in the fourth quarter and at the Dallas 6-yard line – when Cousins threw an terrible interception to safety Barry Church.
Washington’s confidence rose in the third quarter, with Cousins completing five of six passes on the first possession of the second half.
With teammates reportedly already turning on Cousins, Josh Norman’s unhappiness with getting drug tested following Sunday’s game and no wins through two games, the Redskins are approaching peak drama after just two games. “He’s a great competitor without a doubt”, Gruden said.
It sure is starting to look like the issue in Washington is the locker room, not the team’s quarterbacks. Everybody’s writing headlines on the quarterback. He’s done that for the most part; he just hasn’t played up to expectations. “It all fits in the equation”. “All I know to do as a leader, as a football player having been in this position before, having faced adversity before, is you regroup”, Cousins said during his weekly appearance on D.C. sports radio 106.7 The Fan. Can’t put it all on Kirk. Beginning right about now, you get over in that area of the individual situation and his own ability to to heal. You don’t go cry in a corner. That came after a less-than-inspiring season-opening performance in a loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers this past Monday.
“I think people respond with emotion like you said”. That’s what I’m going to do.
But it was the cool and poised Prescott who drove the Cowboys 80 yards in 11 plays for the go-ahead score with 4:45 left in the game.
“It was new to me on the fly”, Breeland said. Romo underwent a medical check-up before Sunday’s win in Washington and the results and opportunity had Jones discuss the quarterback’s health and team status.
NOTES: NT Kedric Golston went on IR after injuring his right hamstring on the first play from scrimmage against Dallas. “Our quarterback”, he told sideline reporter Pam Oliver – but he changed his tune a bit as the Redskins turned their attention toward Week 3 opponent the New York Giants.
Prescott completed 22 of 30 passes for 292 yards and scored his first National Football League touchdown on a 6-yard run. Cousins wants a long-term deal, but the Redskins said they wanted to see more after his breakout 2015 campaign. “He was around a little bit today”. DeSean Jackson found himself wide open, but Cousins overthrew him on a potential touchdown play. He’s going to make some mistakes.
One particular Cowboys player that enhanced the red zone efficiency percentage was former Redskins running back Alfred Morris, who scored the winning touchdown in the fourth quarter from the Redskins four-yard line.
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In other words: When Romo is cleared to play, he will play. “We have to coach better”. He finished with 364 yards passing and a 84.0 passer rating.
