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KLMNO PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL Challenged by Jets, Redskins emerge feeling positive redskins from D1
provedto2-1andthe Jetsdropped to 1-2. After their poor overall perfor-
mance — especially in pass pro- tection—during ablowout loss to the Baltimore Ravens, the Red- skins appeared to make strides against the Jets’ formidable de- fense. The Ravens and Jets both utilize aggressive 3-4 schemes, and the Redskins protected their quarterbacks Friday better than they did six days ago. And then there was Haynes-
worth. Despite his ongoing tiff with
Coach Mike Shanahan, it seems apparent the Redskins are com- mitted to helping the two-time all-pro prepare to aid them this season. Haynesworth worked with the first-teamat nose tackle and right end in the nickel pack- ageduringpractice thisweek,and he entered the game early in the first half and completed the third quarter. Haynesworth joined his team-
mates on the fourth play of the Jets’ first possession, and played extensively in the first half. He alternated between the nose in the nickel package and right end in base packages. Long aftermost of the Redskins’ defensive veter- ans had removed their shoulder pads, Haynesworth continued to battle Jets offensive linemen. Aftermissing all but one day of
the offseason programand all the team’s minicamps, Haynesworth was far behind his teammates in learning Washington’s new 3-4 scheme. Defensive coordinator Jim Haslett and defensive line coach Jacob Burney have worked overtime in an effort to get Haynesworth, among the league’s most dominant defensive players whenhe ismotivated,uptospeed. And for the first time this pre-
season, Haynesworth worked more at end than at the nose. The nine-year veteran is expected to start at right end in the regular- season opener Sept. 12 against the Dallas Cowboys at FedEx Field. Washington’s defense contin-
ued its strong showing in the preseason. Although the Red- skins had problems against the run (the Jets had a 7.4-yard aver-
age in the first half ) they contin- ued to force turnovers, which pleasesHaslett. Top cornerback DeAngelo Hall
had his second interception in three games.Hall is the first Red- skins player with two intercep- tions inthepreseasonsince safety Sean Taylor had three before the 2004 season. Reserve cornerback Phillip Buchanon also did a nice job of stripping the ball on one play, leading to a fumble recovery forWashington. With McNabb sidelined by an
injured left ankle, backup Rex Grossman led the first-team of- fense during its two quarters of work.Afterhe struggledlastweek in relief of McNabb during the loss to the Ravens, Grossman ap-
peared steadierwhile completing 8 of 16 passes for 111 yards. In his conversations with
Grossman, offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan has strongly ex- pressed that Grossman must make wiser decisions when things go poorly. Grossman did not commitaturnoveragainst the Jets. The ongoing running back
competition was the other big issue for the Redskins’ offense. It was Parker’s turn to start, and he did not have a big night statisti- cally, with only 16 yards on eight rushes. His long gain was eight yards, meaning his seven other carries accounted for eight yards. Against the Ravens, Johnson carried eight times for only four
SALLY JENKINS A win is a win, at least for now redskins from D1
ball out of his own end zone for a safety, as he did late in the first half against the Jets. Which in turn makes it hard to know if the Redskins will beOKif Donovan McNabb doesn’t stay healthy. We finally know that veteran
receiver Joey Galloway can get a little separation and catch the ball – he caught three of six passes directed at him -- but we still don’t know a thing about Malcolm Kelly, who didn’t even make the trip toNewYork, or Devin Thomas, who played only on special teams.We know that the Redskins can beat the Jets in preseason, 16-11, but we don’t know how much it should mean, given the uneven performances by both teams. Presumably the minutia of
film breakdown will have its uses for CoachMike Shanahan and defensive coordinator Jim Haslett, but to the less practiced eye, the Redskins continue to look like a fairly formless outfit, waiting for key contributors to declare their presence. Nor did the Jets help define
matters by playing so sloppily, with four turnovers at home in NewMeadowlands Stadium— which, by the way, was hardly an illuminating environment either. It was a great gray expanse of seats, indiscriminate in shape and architecture, with steel plates on the exterior that made it seem like the 55,508 spectators were sitting inside a jet engine, or some massive industrial appliance. They were rewarded for their
faithful attendance with repeated turnovers by both teams – four in the final ten minutes of the first half alone, which ended with the Redskins leading 6-5. Traditionally, the third game
of preseason is defining, especially roster-wise, but there was a strange vagueness to this one. The Redskins have now met two of the most substantial teams in the AFC, with split results: they were run over last week by the Baltimore Ravens only to rebound against the Jets, who fancy themselves Super Bowl material after reaching the conference championship game last season before losing to the Indianapolis Colts.
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yards. But in addition to his touchdown reception against the Jets, Johnson had 42 yards rush- ing, including an 18-yard gain, for a 4.7-yard average. Portis, who is expected to start, also played briefly early in the game. Earlier in the week, Kyle Sha-
nahan said the Redskins planned to rely heavily on veteran wide receivers Santana Moss and Joey Galloway, who are listed atop the depth chart at flanker and split end, respectively. Galloway had his first receptions of the pre- season, finishing with three catches for29yards.Hecombined withGrossman on a 20-yard gain. The Redskins’ top wide receiv-
er, Moss was impressive as usual during Washington’s preseason
REDSKINS16,JETS11 Redskins .............................
Jets .................................... FIRST QUARTER
N.Y. Jets: FG Folk 45, 7:39. Washington: FG Gano 27, 2:25.
SECOND QUARTER Washington: FG Gano 42, 5:10. N.Y. Jets: Team safety, 1:55.
THIRD QUARTER Washington: FG Gano 41, 6:46.
FOURTH QUARTER
N.Y. Jets: Keller 10 pass from Sanchez (kick failed), 14:18.
Washington: Johnson 15 pass from Bartel (Gano kick), 2:13.
Attendance: 50,508. Redskins
First Downs .......................................... 17 Rushing ................................................... 2 Passing .................................................. 13 Penalty .................................................... 2 Third Down Eff .................................. 5-14 Fourth Down Eff ................................. 0-1 Total Net Yards ................................... 292 Total Plays ............................................ 63 Avg Gain ............................................... 4.6 Net Yards Rushing ................................ 82 Rushes .................................................. 29 Avg Per Rush ....................................... 2.8 Net Yards Passing .............................. 210 Sacked-Yds Lost ............................... 2-21 Gross-Yds Passing .............................. 231 Completed-Att. ............................... 18-32 Had Intercepted ...................................... 0 Yards-Pass Play ................................... 6.2 Kickoffs-Endzone-Tb ....................... 6-3-0 Punts-Avg. ..................................... 5-41.2 Punts Blocked ......................................... 0 Fgs-Pats Blocked ................................ 0-0 Total Return Yardage ......................... 104 Punt Returns ..................................... 2-22 Kickoff Returns ................................. 3-47 Interceptions .................................... 1-35 Penalties-Yds ................................... 6-49 Fumbles-Lost ...................................... 3-1 Time Of Possession ......................... 29:50
RUSHING
Washington: Johnson 9-42, Parker 8-16, K.Williams 4-11, Torain 5-8, Portis 1-3, Beck 1-2, Grossman 1-0. N.Y. Jets: Tomlinson 11-86, Greene 12-56, McKnight 5-9, Sanchez 2-5, Richardson 1-4, L.Taylor 1-1.
PASSING
Washington: Grossman 8-16-0-111, Beck 7-11-0-76, Bartel 3-5-0-44. N.Y. Jets: Sanchez 13-21-1-139, Brunell 1-3-0-7.
RECEIVING
Washington: Austin 3-34, Galloway 3-29, Moss 2-42, Banks 2-35, K.Williams 1-22, Johnson 1-15, Paulsen 1-14, Armstrong 1-10, C.Davis 1-9, Cooley 1-8, R.Wil- liams 1-7, F.Davis 1-6. N.Y. Jets: Keller 5-46, Cotchery 3-25, Edwards 2-31, Holmes 1-23, Tomlinson 1-9, Coles 1-7, Richardson 1-5.
PUNT RETURNS TONI L. SANDYS/THE WASHINGTON POST
Linebacker Andre Carter (99) and defensive linemanMa’akeKemoeatu (96) attempt to block the Jets’ first quarter field goal attempt. It was a game full of kicks; neither team scored a touchdown until the fourth quarter, and Larry Johnson’s 15-yard catch with 2:13 left won it.
games.Galloway,however,hadno catches in the first two and had been targeted only once. The lack of production stirredmedia spec- ulation about whether Galloway, beginning his 16th season, had done enough to solidify his posi- tion on the roster. Mike Shanahan, however, said
he had seen Galloway catch enough passes over the years to knowwhat to expect fromhim, so the Redskins were eager to ob- serve the less-experiencedplayers at the position. Still, itwas proba- bly helpful for Galloway to get into the mix more with only a single preseason game remain- ing, one inwhich he probablywill not participate.
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Washington: Austin 1-14, Banks 1-8. N.Y. Jets: McKnight 3-46, L.Taylor 1-13.
KICKOFF RETURNS Washington: Banks 2-34, Torain 1-13. N.Y. Jets: Br.Smith 4-94, L.Taylor 1-27, Leonhard 1-10.
TACKLES-ASSISTS-SACKS
Washington: Riley 5-2-0, Horton 3-3-0, Wilson 3-1-1, Blades 3-1-0, Buchanon 3-0-0, Doughty 3-0-0, Arm- strong 2-2-0, T.Carter 2-2-0, Green 2-1-0, Landry 2-1-0, Fletcher 2-0-0, Golston 2-0-0, McIntosh 2-0-0, Russell 2-0-0, A.Carter 1-2-0, Henson 1-2-0, Kemoeatu 1-2-0, Rogers 1-2-0, Bryant 1-1-0, Hall 1-1-0, Jackson 1-1-0, Orakpo 1-1-0, Westbrook 1-1-0, Jarmon 1-0-1, Scott 1-0-1, Carriker 1-0-1, Alexander 1-0-0, Barnes 1-0-0, Gatewood 1-0-0, Haynesworth 1-0-0, Holliday 1-0-0, Holmes 1-0-0, Torain 1-0-0, Wade 1-0-0, R.Williams 1-0-0, Paulsen 0-2-0, Thomas 0-1-0. N.Y. Jets: Pace 5-0-1, Ihedigbo 4-0-0, Pool 4-0-0, Wright 4-0-0, Wilson 3-1-.5, Cromartie 3-1-0, Harris 3-1-0, Lowery 3-0-0, Leonhard 2-2-.5, J.Taylor 2-1-0, Jenkins 2-0-0, Satele 2-0-0, Br.Smith 2-0-0, Thomas 1-2-0, Gholston 1-1-0, Kroul 1-1-0, E.Smith 1-1-0, Cole 1-0-0, Coleman 1-0-0, Cook 1-0-0, Cotchery 1-0-0, Ducasse 1-0-0, Ellis 1-0-0, Jackson 1-0-0, Laury 1-0-0, Tomlinson 1-0-0, Westerman 1-0-0, Cummings 0-3-0, DeVito 0-1-0, Tevaseu 0-1-0.
INTERCEPTIONS Washington: Hall 1-35.
MISSED FIELD GOALS
N.Y. Jets: Folk 62 (SH). Officials: Referee Ron Winter, Ump Scott Dawson, HL Jim Mello, LJ Ron Phares, FJ Steve Zimmer, SJ Jimmy DeBell, BJ Lee Dyer, Replay Jim Lapetina. Time: 2:58.
Jets 16 7 8 1
5-13 0-0 288 60
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161 32
5.0 127
4-19 146
14-24 1
4.5 3-0-0
5-42.2 0
0-0 190
4-59
6-131 0-0
5-45 4-3
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Defensive tackleMa’akeKemoeatu (96) makes an impression against theNewYork Jets, one of the top teams in the AFC. But the Redskins continue to wait for some of their more established players to shine.
Yet the performance was oddly
unconvincing.Why? Because the questions that remained unanswered were so essential. For instance, if anyone other than Clinton Portis intends to become a backfield threat, we still don’t know it. Willie Parker, in what was supposed to be his designated big opportunity, gained exactly 16 yards on eight carries with the starting unit in the first half, while Larry Johnson gained 10 yards on three carries, though he would finish the game with 42 yards and a short touchdown reception. At the end of the first quarter
the Redskins were tied 3-3 with one of the best teams in the AFC – but the statistics said
otherwise. They had actually been overmatched on both sides of the ball. The Jets rushed for 77 yards to just seven for the Redskins in the quarter. Still, the good news was that
the Redskins’ first team led the Jets on the scoreboard through much of the first half, despite the fact that their most important starter of all,McNabb, was on the bench with his ankle wrapped. Grossman led them on two field goal drives, and Galloway, Parker and Johnson appeared to be dependable options, if not breakaway ones. Those were all good
developments, as was the aggression of the defense in forcing the Jets to give up the
ball. AlbertHaynesworth battled in the middle alongsideMa’ake Kemoeatu, and the defense showed its aggression and chased the ball even when it got beat – witness the turnovers. Obviously, preseason is not the
time for the Redskins to show all that they have or can do.We won’t really know who they are until the Dallas game. But it’s hard to say how much they are holding back by design, and how much of their lack of identity is the result of so many lingering uncertainties. The victory was reassuring, but you also got the uneasy sense that they wished they knewa little bit more about themselves by now.
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