While all eyes were on the Josh Norman versus Antonio Brown matchup, the team had a successful running game, and a solid defensive performance, which ultimately won them the game.
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Despite the fact that the Josh Norman-Odell Beckham Jr. matchup last season got out of hand and downright unsafe, cornerback/receiver feuds are rare and delightful, and though Washington and NY don’t play until Week 3, the Giants are doing everything they can to shade Norman and hype up the rematch. After a closer look at the film, retired National Football League defensive end Stephen White found much bigger problems in Washington’s game plan. Bryant caught two passes for 35 yards on four targets in the series.
And even though Brown was giving him the business, the coaching staff never seemed to figure that out and didn’t do anything to help Breeland before the game got out of hand.
The result was predictable: Brown torched Redskins cornerback Bashaud Breeland and finished with eight receptions for 126 yards and two touchdowns. But when Week 1 rolled along, the self-proclaimed “best cornerback on Earth” wasn’t lined up in front of Pittsburgh Steelers wideout Antonio Brown all that often.
“I felt like we were definitely creating the climate we wanted, ” Moats said.
“The selfish football player in me wants to watch the game, wants to see [Norman] travel and follow the best guy around the field”, Cruz told reporters via the New York Daily News.
Even a 50-50 run-pass balance is a thing of the past. The exchange between ESPN’s Sean McDonough and Jon Gruden (brother of Redskins Head Coach Jay Gruden) on the matter was similarly baffling.
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“We need to be focusing on this week”, McAdoo said when asked if it was OK for his players to be focusing on a future opponent like Norman. Cincinnati 19-13. Last week: We started the season on the right foot, predicting the Steelers to win and cover, leaving us unbeaten for probably the first and only time this season. “So it can go both ways, but I think when you’re paying somebody $70 million, there shouldn’t be a game plan”.
Regardless, Barry remains confident in Breeland, and the same goes for his teammates. So, logically, shouldn’t the Redskins have put their best corner on him, especially if he too was one of the best in the league?
This will be the third time these teams have met in just more than a year after they opened the season against each other in 2015.
Other NFC East receivers noticed.
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Oh, and let me leave you with this final nugget, of those 13 plays when Washington did have two safeties deep in coverage, only two of them came after halftime. “If you’re going to talk about, better be able to back it up when we play”. “Pick a name. That’s a tough assignment”. “I want, first of all, to say that it was a great throw by a great quarterback and a great catch by a great receiver”. He’s capable of making big plays and locking down big-time receivers. “Hopefully I can make a touchdown coming back to my hometown”.
