This means Washington’s plans have been altered.
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The biting reality is that by the NFL’s 4 p.m. deadline on Saturday, the Redskins will have to make hard decisions, such as having to possibly cut solid players such as Everett that could contribute to this team to make the numbers work. We’ve got to be able to go out there and put on film [the results of] all our hard work throughout camp and be able to be evaluated by the organization. It started raining early in the morning on Wednesday in Tampa and the rain has continued throughout the game. “So I’m going to keep praying and hopefully I’m here”.
Like Cravens, Spaight has been a bright spot in this preseason after coming off a rookie season in which he was limited to one game due to a concussion.
“I think it will be a good test”, Spaight said.
While players like Cravens and Spaight will be looking to sharpen their skills for Week 1 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, plenty others will be looking to make it that far.
Both teams must cut their rosters from 75 to 53 by Saturday afternoon.
A surprise player who impressed: Freddie Martino, who was a member of the Philadelphia Eagles’ practice squad last season and spent two years with the Atlanta Falcons, caught six passes for 65 yards.
When it was starters vs. starters, the Bucs looked: With the exception of special teams, the Bucs didn’t really play their starters, except defensive ends Smith and Gholston (the Bucs rotate a number of players along their defensive line, so the term “starter” is a bit misleading there).
“All I can focus on is just trying to get 100 percent healthy and see where it goes from there”, Marshall said Monday. Nor will this game have decided really anything at the bottom of the roster – nearly all of the decisions would have been made before the players took the field, and no player really stood out anyway.
Best rookie draft picks: Third-round pick Kendall Fuller, who made the game-clinching interception in last week’s win over the Bills, ended Tampa Bay’s first drive with a pass breakup and had five tackles.
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Worst weather: Two inches of rain had already fallen before kickoff and most of the game was played in a downpour.
