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KLMNO REDSKINS VS. COWBOYS Time: 8:20 p.m. Site: FedEx Field Records:Washington 0-0, Dallas 0-0 TV:WRC (Channel 4), WBAL (Channel 11) Radio: WWXT (92.7 FM), WWXX (94.3 FM), WTEM (980 AM) Line: Cowboys by 31/2
Cowboy up: Perry wants competition Texas governor greets new season with old truth: Washington vs. Dallas is a lopsided series
Texas Governor Rick Perryweighs in
ontheCowboys-Redskins rivalryasthe season opener nears: At times, Texas and Washington have
beenknownto butt heads overmatters of policy. Personally, I prefer itwhenWashingto-
nians are targeting their ire on the annu- al underachievers on their local football team instead of our successful conserva- tive approach to governing here in the Lone Star State. That’s just another rea- son to welcome the newfootball season. For as long as I can remember, the
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Texas governor Rick Perry, right with former presidentGeorge H.W. Bush, wishes Washington well in the wake of the hiring ofMike Shanahan as its coach.
Dallas Cowboys and Washington Red- skins have been a defining rivalry in the NFL — if “rivalry” is defined as “a hope- lessly one-sided series of stinging de- feats.” To be fair, the rivalry’s not really that one-sided. Heck, Dallas only owns a 20-game advantage in the series. That deficit (andwhat’sWashington without a
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TrentWilliams vs. DeMarcusWare
Lacking pro experience,
Williams has only a small— and I mean very small— chance to come out on top in this matchup.
Ware has really long arms and giant
hands.He keeps blockers away from his body pretty much every play, run or pass. This allows him to execute pass rush moves or read for the run. It’s very difficult to block a man when you can’t get hold of him. Williams must be patient when the
ball is snapped on pass plays. I’msure he will have blocking help from the Redskins’ running backs, so he must get back off the ball as quickly as he can without giving up too much space inside. This will forceWare to climb higher in his rush. Then he will run into a chip block from a back or far enough up field to give DonovanMcNabb a chance to pass the ball In the run game, Williams will have
to get off the ball quickly, but under control. Again, I’massuming there will be a back or tight end to assist him.
The quarterbacks
If the Cowboys are successful in establishing the running game, Tony Romo should have the edge. The success of the running
attack will drawmore defenders into the box, making it much easier to throw the ball. Play-action fakes will be effective as well, so Romo’s success will stem from whether or not his offensive line can block well enough to establish the run. As for DonovanMcNabb, he doesn’t
have as much talent at receiver as the Cowboys do, and has question marks in his backfield. The Redskins also must try to establish the run, because Dallas’s front seven is so good that if the Redskins can’t run, it will forceMcNabb to win with his arm.He most likely will have to be mobile in the passing game to find clear throwing lanes. CoachMike Shanahan will have to help him by moving Chris Cooley and Fred Davis to create matchup problems.
Redskins OLBs vs. Cowboys tackles
Both tackles for the
Cowboys are first-year starters, unproven and untested. Robert Brewster has one year in the NFL but
was on the injured-reserve list last season. Doug Free has four years in the NFL but no real game experience, especially as a starter. Both are tall— Free is 6 feet 6, Brewster 6-4—and each is listed at 320 pounds, which means they most certainly will struggle with the speed and strength ofWashington’s outside linebackers. Brian Orakpo is coming off of a Pro
Bowl year at a newposition and Andre Carter easily could have joined him in the Pro Bowl. Both are gifted pass rushers and strong against the run. Inmy opinion, the edge clearly goes
to the Redskins’ linebackers. These guys have far too much talent, strength, speed and experience over the Cowboys’ young offensive tackles.
deficit?) could be overcome with only 10 short years of consecutive Redskin wins, andperhaps even faster if the teams were to meet in the playoffs. To put this in terms a Redskin fan can
understand:The “playoffs” arewhat hap- pen at the end of the “regular season,” or, as it’s known in D.C., “the end of the season.” This year, the Redskins are reinvent-
ing the franchise with the hiring ofMike Shanahan. I hope this attempt will fare better than famous previousWashington makeover attempts, like the Steve Spurri- er Experiment, the Joe Gibbs Comeback and, of course, Joe Biden. From their perspective, the Cowboys
have their eyes on the prize. I’m not afraid to admit that with a young quar- terback in his prime and a top-tier de- fense, the Cowboys have folks in Big D thinking “hometown Super Bowl.” Redskins fans, meanwhile, have to be
content as management continues to tweak the team’s three remaining “trou- ble spots”: offense, defense and special teams. I do wish the Redskins well as they
play the Cowboys. As we always used to say when I played small-town, six-man football in high school, the most impor- tant thing is to play fair, play hard. In fact, I invite Redskin fans to visit
Texas and enjoy the oddly familiar expe- rience of seeing at least six players on a team actually exert themselves. In all seriousness, a newseason brings
football fans a renewed sense of hope, an opportunity to witness and reward re- markable talent, individuals and team efforts. As Americans struggle to main- tain our optimism and enthusiasm in these trying times, we’re all thankful for the new season and the next chapter in storied rivalries like the Dallas Cowboys andWashington Redskins.
SHANAHANPLAYBOOK Taking a pass on goal-line running plays
When Shanahan’s Broncos faced the Packers in Super Bowl XXXII, he had to find ways to get his offense in the end zone against a dominant Packers defense. On the first play of the second quarter, the Broncos broke a 7-7 tie with a variation on the sprint option plays that make the West Coast Offense go. This play, called Fake 15 Quarterback Keep Pass Right, uses motion concepts to send the defense the wrong way, and give the quarterback a free pass to the end zone.
REDSKINSROSTER 3 Beck, John
4 Gano, Graham
5 McNabb, Donovan 6 Bidwell, Josh 8 Grossman, Rex 11 Thomas, Devin
13 Armstrong, Anthony 16 Banks, Brandon 22 Rogers, Carlos 23 Hall, DeAngelo 25 Barnes, Kevin 26 Portis, Clinton 27 Johnson, Larry 30 Landry, LaRon 31 Buchanon, Phillip 34 Westbrook, Byron 35 Williams, Keiland 36 Young, Darrel 37 Doughty, Reed 41 Moore, Kareem 45 Sellers, Mike 47 Cooley, Chris 48 Horton, Chris
52 McIntosh, Rocky 54 Blades, H.B. 56 Riley, Perry
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57 Sundberg, Nick 59 Fletcher, London 61 Rabach, Casey 63 Montgomery,Will 64 Golston, Kedric 66 Dockery, Derrick 71 Williams, Trent 74 Heyer, Stephon 75 Hicks, Artis
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The offense lines up in a power formation, setting up a run look, with two tight ends and a receiver set up tight on the right side. The backfield is in an offset-I, with the fullback set to lead block on the left side. When the receiver goes in motion from right to left, that sets the defense up to believe that the offense is lining all its men up for a touchdown try to that side. As a cornerback trails the receiver, the defense has its goal line stacked to the other side.
76 Bryant, Anthony 77 Brown, Jammal
78 Lichtensteiger, Kory 82 Paulsen, Logan 84 Galloway, Joey 86 Davis, Fred
87 Williams, Roydell 89 Moss, Santana 90 Jarmon, Jeremy 91 Holliday, Vonnie
92 Haynesworth, Albert 93 Daniels, Phillip 94 Carriker, Adam 95 Wilson, Chris
96 Kemoeatu, Ma'ake 97 Alexander, Lorenzo 98 Orakpo, Brian 99 Carter, Andre
COWBOYSROSTER 1
McBriar, Mat FB HB 2
As the quarterback takes the snap, a counter play-fake to the fullback freezes the right side of the defense and keeps any defenders from timing a trail to the right side as the fullback heads to an open spot in the end zone. The halfback takes the second play fake and heads left. This seals the defense’s fate as it flows through to the halfback. The strong safety, the only man who didn’t bite on the fake, is taken out because he has to cover the tight end.
3 Kitna, Jon 7
McGee, Stephen
9 Romo, Tony 11 Williams, Roy 17 Hurd, Sam
18 Buehler, David 19 Austin, Miles 20 Ball, Alan
21 Jenkins, Mike 23 Choice, Tashard 24 Barber, Marion
27 Owusu-Ansah, Akwasi 28 Jones, Felix
32 Scandrick, Orlando 34 Anderson, Deon 36 Hamlin, Michael 40 McCray, Danny 41 Newman, Terence 42 Church, Barry
43 Sensabaugh, Gerald 44 Gronkowski, Chris 50 Lee, Sean
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51 Brooking, Keith 52 Williams, Leon 56 James, Bradie 57 Butler, Victor 58 Williams, Jason 59 Williams, Brandon 63 Kosier, Kyle
64 Holland, Montrae 65 Gurode, Andre 67 Costa, Phil 68 Free, Doug
70 Davis, Leonard 71 Barron, Alex
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72 Bowen, Stephen 75 Colombo, Marc 76 Young, Sam
79 Brewster, Robert 80 Bennett, Martellus 82 Witten, Jason 85 Ogletree, Kevin 88 Bryant, Dez 90 Ratliff, Jay
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Now the offense has two options for the easy score — the quarterback can either make the quick throw to the fullback, or take it in himself with the fullback standing pat to take on any straggling defenders who had figured out the misdirection after the fact. In this case, the quarterback runs it in untouched.
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REDSKINS’SCHEDULEANDRESULTS SEPT. 26
91 Ladouceur, L.P. 92 Brent, Josh
93 Spencer, Anthony 94 Ware, DeMarcus 95 Lissemore, Sean 96 Spears, Marcus 97 Hatcher, Jason 99 Olshansky, Igor
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QB 6-2 K
QB 6-2 P
6-1 6-3
QB 6-1 WR 6-2 WR 5-11 WR 5-7 CB CB CB
6-0
RB 5-11 RB 6-1 S
6-0
CB CB
5-11
FB TE S
LB LB LB LS LB C
OT OT
6-1 6-3 6-1
215 196 240 228 236 223 182 150 189
5-10 192 6-1
185 219 231 217 186
RB 5-11 223 FB S S
5-10 204 5-11 245 5-11 6-3 6-2
206 217 268 250 221 239
5-10 242 6-0 6-0
238 246
5-10 245 6-4
C/G 6-3 DE G
6-4 6-6 6-5 6-6
G/T 6-4 NT OT G
TE
6-3 6-6 6-3 6-5
WR 5-11 TE
6-4
WR 6-0 6-3
6-5 6-6 6-5 6-6 6-4 6-5 6-1 6-4 6-4
288 307 300 325 315 332 314 376 313 290 264 197 255 178
WR 5-10 209 DE DL DT DE DE LB NT LB LB LB
286 285 335 302 311 247 364 272 255 257
P
6-0
QB 6-2 QB 6-3 QB 6-2 WR 6-3 WR 6-3 K 6-2 WR 6-2 CB 6-1
6-0
6-2 6-1
6-2 6-1
218 230 222 223 215 209 225 215 195
CB 5-10 200 RB 5-10 212 RB 5-11 218 S
208
RB 5-10 220 CB 5-10 194 FB 5-10 240 S S
218 214
CB 5-10 193 S S
FB 6-2 LB 6-2 LB 6-2 LB 6-3 LB 6-2 LB 6-2 LB 6-1 LB 6-3 G 6-5 G 6-2 C
6-4
G 6-3 OT 6-6 G 6-6 OT 6-8 DE 6-5 OT 6-8 OT 6-8 OT 6-4 TE 6-6 TE 6-6 WR 6-1 WR 6-2 DT 6-4 LS 6-5 DT 6-2 LB 6-3 LB 6-4 DT 6-4 DE 6-4 DE 6-6 DE 6-6
218 210 245 242 242 248 245 246 244 246 309 326 318 316 320 355 316 306 320 322 320 267 263 198 217 303 256 315 260 262 306 311 311 315
OCT. 10
Green Bay 1 p.m. Fox
OCT. 17
Indianapolis 8:20 p.m. NBC
OCT. 24
at Chicago 1 p.m. Fox
OCT. 31
at Detroit 1 p.m. Fox
NOV. 15
Philadelphia 8:30 p.m. ESPN
NOV. 21
at Tennessee 1 p.m. Fox
NOV. 28
Minnesota 1 p.m. Fox
DEC. 5
at N.Y. Giants 1 p.m. Fox
DEC. 12
Tampa Bay 1 p.m. Fox
DEC. 19
at Dallas 1 p.m. Fox
DEC. 26
at Jacksonville 1 p.m. Fox
JAN. 2
N.Y. Giants 1 p.m. Fox
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