SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2010
KLMNO REDSKINS AT BEARS Political Football
Washingtonians can only wish they had Solder Field, or deep-dish pizza, or skyscrapers BY REP.MIKE QUIGLEY
While neither Chicago nor D.C. has
hoisted a Super Bowl trophy in several years, we in the Windy City can at least take solace in our world-class pizza on Sunday afternoons. InWashington, lousy food just makes a lousy team look even worse.
When the Redskins head west this
weekend to Soldier Field, Washingto- nians will only get as close as their TV screens to the beauty of football in the heart of downtown, in a stadium honor- ing our men and women in uniform. It sure beats three hours on the Orange line to a suburban parking lot that pays homage to a non-union corporation. There is a certain Chicago feel in
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Rep.Mike Quigley, shown playing hockey, notes thatWashington’s most coveted jobs—President and Redskins quarterback—belong to Chicago transplants.
Washington these days, which I appreci- ate. Its two most coveted jobs — Presi-
dent and Redskins quarterback — are filled by transplants frommyhometown. So I’m happy to report that things are looking up. But alas, they are only temporary residents ready to pack up and move back home when they’ve had enough of the Beltway. They aren’t the only ones; I hear most people stick around this town about as long as Redskins head coaches. Not so in Chicago.We pride ourselves
on our roots and our neighborhoods — third generation family businesses, res- taurants, and sports fans. We are the broad-shouldered hog butchers of the world. Give me the skyscrapers of Daniel Burnham and Louis Sullivan over L’En- fant’s traffic circles and a city that can’t build a 300-foot building. I’d even take a Chicago January over a D.C. August. Newsflash: a couple feet of snow is not a
“Snowpocalypse.” In Chicago, we call it Tuesday. On the football field, it’s also no con-
test: Ditka over Gibbs, McMahon over Shuler, and without a doubt the Super Bowl Shuffle over the Hogettes. So as we all sit back and enjoy Sunday’s game, just know that whatever the final score, Chi- cago has already won. All good-natured ribbing aside, I have
truly enjoyed my time in Washington. People are kind, and like nowhere else in this country, it’s a place where our Ameri- can historycomesto life. I feel it eachand every time I walk under the Capitol Dome. And, yes, I’ve gotten over the fact that no one in town can make a decent hot dog, but it’s because I only spend four days a week here. Here’s to Chicago, home of the Stanley
Cup champion Blackhawks and the greatest city on Earth.
Illinois Rep. Mike Quigley, a fan of his hometown Chicago’s teams, believes this weekend’s inter-city competition already has been decided. Hard Hits
LAVAR ARRINGTON’S KEYMATCHUPS
Excerpts from voices.
washingtonpost.com/hardhits
Offense The Redskins were able
to get the running game going against Indianapolis on Sunday night. But the Bears, unlike the Colts,
have a strong run-stopping defense. RB Ryan Torain finally broke 100 yards rushing against the Colts. If he can run the same way against this defense, it could be the difference for the Redskins. Bears QB Jay Cutler is not the same
caliber quarterback that the Redskins have been going up against in recent weeks. If the Redskins’ offense can run and
maintain a time of possession edge, I believe Cutler will fold under the pressure—if the Redskins can get a lead. The Bears have a very aggressive
defensive unit. They get after teams with their pass rush. The Redskins’O-line must do a better job of protecting DonovanMcNabb. If he has to continue moving around the pocket as much as he has been, his accuracy will continue to suffer. Better protection will mean better results in the passing game. Edge: Bears
Defense The Bears have a solid
running back inMatt Forte.He is versatile and important to the Bears’ offensive success. The
Redskins must contain Forte. If the defense limits his running and catching yards to a minimum, it will put the game on Cutler’s arm. So yes, stop the run first and make sure to contain Forte. Cutler is an inconsistent quarterback
right now, with fewweapons in the passing game. The key to stopping him will be a combination of coverage and pressure. The Redskins’ secondary is talented
enough to shut down these Bears receivers, and with some good pressure, the secondary may be able to come up with some interceptions. The Redskins’ pass rush has been
good, but not great.Washington really needs to get more hits on the quarterback.Hits rattle QBs into mistakes. If the pressure is there, Cutler will throw the ball away. Edge: Redskins
Special teams The kickoff and punt
coverage teams will have their hands full with return specialist Devin Hester.
I’d keep the ball away fromHester.
Directional kicks and punts would seem to be in order, to avoid his game- changing ability. In the return game, Brandon Banks
has been showing consistency. With his explosiveness, he is exciting to watch. If he can break loose this weekend it could be the difference in the game. Last week, Redskins K Graham Gano
missed a makeable field goal that could have been the difference in the game. This Bears team makes plays by
blocking field goals, so the field goal unit has to pay special attention to the rush.
Edge: Redskins
REDSKINS’SCHEDULEANDRESULTS SEPT. 12
SEPT. 19
Redskins 13, Cowboys 7
6.52 out of 10 Texans 30,
Redskins 27 6.14 out of 10
SUNDAY Rams 30,
Redskins 16 2.11 out of 10
OCT. 3
Redskins 17, Eagles 12
6.31 out of 10 QB
3 6
Again, it’s key to note how much additional time that run action fake gives the quarterback — by the time the defense would be going after the quarterback, they have to be far more concerned with playing the pass, with the left cornerback reading the possibility of the quarterback taking off and running. Then, the only thing left
to do is for the quarterback to find the tight end downfield.
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As the quarterback starts to motion right after the play-action fake to the halfback, he rolls right — which is about when the defense realizes what’s actually going on. At the same time, the two weak-side receivers angle inside, which takes the right cornerback and nickel back off the sideline and hash, and toward the middle.
The inside tight end breaks off from the slide protection and starts to run a deep seam route across the field as the quarterback finishes his rollout right.
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REDSKINSROSTER 2 Simpson, Chad
THESHANAHANPLAYBOOK Using the defense’s speed to the offense’s advantage
Mike Shanahan has long been one of the NFL’s best at implementing passing concepts with play action and quarterback motion. However, those ideas take time to develop on the field, which can be troublesome when facing defenses that are smaller and faster. In cases like these, the key is to use a defense’s speed against it by employing run action to force those quick defenders on the wrong path. The difference between run action and play action is simple. In play action, offensive linemen drop as they would in any pass-blocking set, while in run action, they fire out as if they’re run-blocking. The defensive front seven focuses on the run, and more options are left open for the quarterback who often employs a bootleg play action off of the line slide, which further fools the defense.
3 Beck, John 4 Gano, Graham
5 McNabb, Donovan 8 Grossman, Rex
13 Armstrong, Anthony 16 Banks, Brandon 17 Smith, Hunter 22 Rogers, Carlos 23 Hall, DeAngelo 25 Barnes, Kevin 26 Portis, Clinton 30 Landry, LaRon
31 Buchanon, Phillip 34 Westbrook, Byron 35 Williams, Keiland 36 Young, Darrel 37 Doughty, Reed 41 Moore, Kareem 45 Sellers, Mike 46 Torain, Ryan 47 Cooley, Chris 48 Horton, Chris
52 McIntosh, Rocky 54 Blades, H.B. 56 Riley, Perry
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
76 Bryant, Anthony 77 Brown, Jammal
In this example, the offense lines up in a two-tight end set with both tight ends on the right and one offset in an H-back look. This is a common run formation, which adds to the deception. The defense responds with a 5-2 nickel set. At the snap, the entire offensive line and the two tight ends slide left. This not only takes the defensive front five where the offense wants it to go; it also gets the two mid- level linebackers biting on the run.
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
BEARSROSTER 4 Maynard, Brad
6 Cutler, Jay
9 Gould, Robbie 10 Collins, Todd 12 Hanie, Caleb 13 Knox, Johnny
19 Aromashodu, Devin 20 Steltz, Craig
21 Graham, Corey 22 Forte, Matt 23 Hester, Devin 25 Wolfe, Garrett 26 Jennings, Tim 27 Wright, Major 29 Taylor, Chester 30 Moore, D.J.
31 Moore, Joshua 32 Bell, Kahlil
33 Tillman, Charles 35 Bowman, Zackary 36 Bullocks, Josh
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38 Manning, Danieal 46 Harris, Chris 52 Iwuh, Brian 53 Roach, Nick
54 Urlacher, Brian 55 Briggs, Lance 57 Kreutz, Olin 58 Wilson, Rod
59 Tinoisamoa, Pisa 60 Louis, Lance 63 Garza, Roberto 65 Mannelly, Patrick 68 Omiyale, Frank 69 Melton, Henry 70 Williams, Edwin 71 Idonije, Israel 73 Webb, J'Marcus 74 Williams, Chris 75 Toeaina, Matt 78 Shaffer, Kevin 80 Bennett, Earl 81 Davis, Rashied 82 Olsen, Greg
86 Manumaleuna, Brandon 87 Davis, Kellen
88 Clark, Desmond 90 Peppers, Julius 91 Harris, Tommie 95 Adams, Anthony 96 Turner, Barry 98 Wootton, Corey 99 Harrison, Marcus
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every game this season. Go to
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Time: 1 p.m. Site: Soldier Field. Records: Redskins 3-3, Bears 4-2. TV: WTTG (Channel 5). Radio: WWXT (92.7 FM), WWXX (94.3 FM), WTEM (980 AM). Line: Bears by 3. Smarter Stats: The Bears’ offensive line issues are clear — and potentially disastrous. But who’s at fault for a situation in which quarterback Jay Cutler has taken 18 sacks in his past three games? You can probably start with line coach Mike Tice. Tice has recently blamed some of Chicago’s younger linemen for not knowing what they’re doing, but how were they supposed to know when Tice held his protections back in the preseason, and didn’t use them during practice?
RB 5-9 216 QB 6-2 215 K 6-1 196 QB 6-2 240 QB 6-1 236 WR 5-11 182 WR 5-7 150 P
6-2 209
CB 6-0 189 CB 5-10 192 CB
RB 5-11 219 S
6-1 185 6-0 217
CB 5-11 186 CB 5-10 204 RB 5-11 223 FB 5-11 245 S
6-1 206 FB LB
S 5-11 217 6-3 268
RB 6-1 212 TE S
6-3 250 6-1 221 6-2 239
LB 5-10 242 LB LS
C/G
OT OT
6-0 238 6-0 246
LB 5-10 245 C 6-4 288 6-3 307
G/T TE
DE 6-4 300 G 6-6 325 6-5 315 6-6 332 6-4 314
NT 6-3 376 OT
6-6 313
G 6-3 290 6-5 264
WR 5-11 197 TE
6-4 255
WR 6-0 178 WR 5-10 209 DE 6-3 286 DL 6-5 285 DT
6-6 335
DE 6-5 302 DE 6-6 311 LB
NT 6-5 364 LB LB LB
P
QB K
QB QB
CB RB
6-4 255 6-4 257
6-1 188 6-3 233 6-0 185 6-4 223 6-2 225
WR 6-0 185 WR 6-2 201 S
6-1 210 6-0 198 6-2 218
WR 5-11 190 RB CB
5-7 185 5-8 185
S 5-11 206 RB 5-11 213 CB
5-9 183
CB 5-11 188 RB 5-11 212 CB CB S
6-1 198 6-1 193 6-0 207
S 5-11 202 S
LB LB LB LB C
LB LB G
G/C LS G
DE
G/C DT T T
DT T
6-0 207 6-0 239 6-1 234 6-4 258 6-1 242 6-2 292 6-2 230 6-1 230 6-3 305 6-2 310 6-5 265 6-4 315 6-3 260 6-3 313 6-6 270 6-8 335 6-6 315 6-2 308 6-5 318
WR 6-0 204 WR 5-9 187 TE TE TE TE DE DT DT DE DE DT
6-5 255 6-2 295 6-7 262 6-3 249 6-7 283 6-3 295 6-0 310 6-3 265 6-6 270 6-3 312
6-4 247 6-1 272
OCT. 10
Redskins 16, Green Bay 13 6.40 out of 10
OCT. 17 Colts 27,
Redskins 24 6.04 out of 10
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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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