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Hard Work Finally Paying Off For Kirk Cousins
There also were setbacks against the Panthers and Bears, but even in defeat head coach Jay Gruden’s confidence stayed consistent, and so did his belief in his developing quarterback. At the end of the day, this is our team as players.
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Notes: Washington had alternated victories and losses for the past eight games, the longest such run in the league…. While most Bills fans probably laughed when Johnston said the Bills were on the “cusp” of being out of the game in the first half, I get why an ex-player wouldn’t think they were completely out of it. Johnston knows it is very rare for a team to lose in the first half no matter how poorly they are playing. Sam Bradford completed 28 of 41 passes for 361 yards and two touchdowns against two interceptions.
I was leery of Rex Ryan’s bombast from the start. “So this was the first time in a long time we were able to get accomplished what we wanted to get accomplished”. He burned Washington Redskins cornerback Bashaud Breeland off the line of scrimmage, and he left safety Deangelo Hall in the dust as he sprinted into the right corner of the end zone to corral a 48-yard pass from quarterback Tyrod Taylor. Running back LeSean McCoy had only 29 yards before leaving with a knee injury.
“We need to forget about anybody’s feelings”. The Redskins are faced with unfamiliar territory as they look to enter the playoffs with a win over the Eagles. “I couldn’t hear play calls and all that stuff”. Cousins shredded the Bills for 319 yards and four touchdowns, and also added another touchdown on a 13-yard run, in which five defenders appeared to have a shot at him….
Now comes the biggest game of Cousins’ career, against Jackson’s former team.
Bills defensive end Mario Williams is fairly high on the list of people who aren’t making Rex Ryan’s job any easier. He was seen jogging on the sideline to test it, but didn’t come back into the game.
“I just feel like we’ve come this far focusing on the job at hand, and we’ll continue to do that”, he said.
Cousins was 6 of 6 – including a 28-yard completion to Jackson – on Washington’s opening drive, which he capped with a 3-yard pass to Reed. Reed leads the Redskins in targets (99), receptions (74), receiving yards (778) and receiving touchdowns (nine).
Dynamics to consider: Cousins is a relatively young quarterback who is hitting his stride in the final year of his contract for a team with deep pockets and no attractive alternative (the release of Griffin is a given).
HUGE STAND: Late in the second quarter, Washington rookie returner Jamison Crowder fumbled a punt near midfield, but Buffalo couldn’t take advantage. Even if Ryan was trying to get his own type of GM in place, he doesn’t exactly have the clout to do so.
“It hasn’t hurt”, Gruden said of Cousins’ time as a backup in Washington. So, if he and Whaley can’t get along, Whaley will be the one shown the door. Yesterday, they lost to Kirk Cousins and the Washington Redskins.
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For Cousins and the Redskins, the win over the Bucs and his battle cry are looking more and more like both a defining moment and a turning point. On offense, the Bills piled up plenty of garbage time yards, but it mattered little. It was his sixth 300-yard passing day of the season, a franchise record.