SUNDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2010


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EZ SU REDSKINS AT JAGUARS


Today’s matchups


Paul Tenorio breaks down which team holds the upper hand


Offense TheRedskins are already


looking towardnext season andevaluatingplayersnow andquarterbackRex


Grossmanandrunning backRyanTorain hope toprove they canwinpermanent starting jobs.What theyneedtodo towin those jobs is exactlywhat theRedskins willneedfromthemto beat Jacksonville: consistency. After a soliddebut inwhichhe threw


four touchdownpasses but alsohadtwo interceptions anda fumble,Grossman’s ability toplay effectively for a second straightweek is crucial toWashington’s success—especially since Jacksonville is ranked27thinthe league against the pass.The Jaguars secondaryhas also allowed12passingplays of 40-plus yards this season, secondworst intheNFL.As muchas quarterbackplaywill likely againdominate the spotlight,Torainhad just 11 rushing attempts against the Cowboys lastweek after rushing for 172 yards onDec. 12 againstTampaBay. Washingtonmust leanmore onthe young back tohelppace the offense on the road.Torainis averaging 6.43 yards per carry since returning frominjury two weeks ago. Edge:Washington


Defense WithMa’akeKemoeatu


andPhillipDanielsplaced onthe injuredreserve list thisweek andAlbert


Haynesworthsuspended, theRedskins are as thinas ever along thedefensive line. Itmakes the task of slowing Jacksonville’s third-rankedrushing attack ledbyMaurice-JonesDreweven moredifficult. The Jaguars’ offense functions best


whenJones-Drew(1,324 yards, five touchdowns) is churning out yards and turning inbigplays; Jacksonville is third intheNFLaveraging 151.4 rushing yards per game.ThoughJones-Drewwill be playing throughinjury, theRedskinswill likely look topack the box to stopthe talentedback andforce Jacksonville to beat themthroughthe airwithDavid Garrard,whohas thrown22 touchdowns and13 interceptions.TheRedskins’ veterancornerbacks,DeAngeloHall and CarlosRogers,must be able towintheir battles againstwide receiversMike Thomas andMike Sims-Walker. Edge: Jaguars


Special teams Redskinsplace kicker


GrahamGanohas yet to attempt a fieldgoal since missing twice againstTampa


Bay.Ganohas connectedonjust 22 of 32 fieldgoals this seasonandhasmissedfive ofhis last 12 attempts. SamPaulescuaveragednearly 40


yardsperpunt lastweek andhe’llhave to be effective againstMikeThomas,who is averaging 11.3 yardsper returnwitha 78- yardtouchdownlastweek. BrandonBanks isdoubtful for the


Jaguars game aftermissingpractice Thursday because of a sore knee andhis absencewouldbe amajor blowto the Redskins’ returngame.ByronWestbrook andPhillipBuchanonwouldhandle the dutieswithBanks out. Edge: Jaguars


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Redskins Insider Excerpts from washingtonpost.com/redskinsinsider Golston heads to IR;


Two added to roster Shuffling their roster one day


before taking on the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Redskins on Satur- day added safety Sha’reff Rashad and defensive lineman Joe Jo- seph from the practice squad. To clear space on their 53-man


roster, the Redskins placed defen- sive end Kedric Golston on in- jured reserve and released defen- sive lineman Jeremy Clark. Rashad will provide needed


depth at safety. Reed Doughty suffered a concussion last Sunday and has been ruled out against the Jaguars. KareemMoore has a sore knee and is listed as ques- tionable on the injury report. Rashad was added to the prac-


tice squad on Nov. 8. The Central Florida product was originally signed by the New York Giants in 2009 as a college free agent and spentmost of that season on their practice squad before the Giants signed him to their active roster on Dec. 30, 2009.He was released by the Giants on Sept. 9. The Redskins also were hurt-


ingonthe defensive line.Golston, whohas elbow and groin injuries, was the third lineman added to injured reserve in the past week, joining Phillip Daniels and Ma’ake Kemoeatu. “Well, I have a pretty signifi-


cant injury,” Golston said Friday in a phone interview. “It’s a down- er, because you only get 16 of these.” Golston, who started 13


REDSKINS’RESULTSANDSCHEDULE


SEPT. 12 Redskins 13, Cowboys 7


6.52 out of 10


SEPT. 19 Texans 30, Redskins 27


6.14 out of 10


SEPT. 26 Rams 30, Redskins 16


2.11 out of 10


OCT. 3 Redskins 17, Eagles 12


6.31 out of 10


OCT. 10 Redskins 16, Packers 13


6.40 out of 10


OCT. 17 Colts 27, Redskins 24


6.04 out of 10


OCT. 24 Redskins 17 Bears 14


5.47 out of 10


OCT. 31 Lions 37, Redskins 25


2.57 out of 10 FANAPPROVALRATING:Howdo you think the teamis doing? Cast your vote atwashingtonpost.com/redskinsinsider.


NOV. 15 Eagles 59, Redskins 28


1.43 out of 10


NOV. 21 Redskins 19, Titans 16


6.67 out of 10


NOV. 28 Vikings 17, Redskins 13


3.21 out of 10


DEC. 5 Giants31, Redskins7


1.57 out of 10


DEC. 12 Bucs 17, Redskins 16


2.81 out of 10


DEC. 19 Cowboys 33, Redskins 30


5.17 out of 10


SUNDAY at Jacksonville 1 p.m.


FOX


JAN. 2 N.Y.Giants 1 p.m.


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games, finishes the season with 57 tackles, including 32 unassisted. “I want to be out there and


finish the year with my team- mates, so that part’s hard,” Gol- ston said. “This isn’t the way you wanttoendthe year, but Ican’tdo anything about it.” Clarkhadsigned with the Red-


skins on Dec. 15, and was inactive for one game before being re- leased.He’s replaced by Joseph, a University of Miami product who’s listed as6feet 2, 315pounds and signed with the Redskins’ practice squad on Dec. 15. Joseph is a rookie who origi-


nally signed with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent. The Titans released him after training camp. He spent two weeks on the Giants’ practice


squad before New York released him on Dec. 14.


Rapid rise for LB Jackson Less than a week after being


elevated from the practice squad to the active 53-man roster, line- backerRobJackson will find him- self in the starting lineup Sunday. Jackson, a third-year pro tak-


en by the Redskins in the seventh round of the 2008 draft, had been on the practice squad all season, but he was told by Coach Mike Shanahan on Monday that he would get his first NFL start in Jacksonville this weekend. “But a lot can change from


Monday to Sunday,” Jackson said with a smile after Friday’s prac- tice. “ It was good knowing that I


lasted the week in that spot.” The 6-foot-4, 255-pound Jack-


son has played in eight NFL games, recording a single tackle in each of the 2008 and 2009 seasons. Drafted as a defensive lineman, he has been converted to linebacker in defensive coordi- nator Jim Haslett’s 3-4 scheme, just like the man he is replacing. Asked to compare himself to Bri- an Orakpo, who will not play on Sunday, Jackson said he is less of apowerrusher, instead relyingon his hands and working the edges. “Everyone knows this game is


about opportunities, and if you get your opportunity and you don’t take advantage of it, you may not get another opportunity,” the 25-year old said. “So I feel like this ismy opportunity, and it can


make or break me.” Chris Wilson has backed up


Orakpo much of the year, and when the Pro Bowler sustained hamstring and groin injuries last week in Dallas, Andre Carter picked up many of his snaps. But Jackson said he wasn’t surprised to learn he was going from the practice squad to the starting lineup as the front office contin- ues to evaluate its roster with two games remaining. “I mean, I’ve seen this year


how Shanahan works and how he works his team,” Jackson said Friday. “So I was always going into it as anything can happen at any given time, just take it week- by-week.”


—Rick Maese, Jason Reid and Dan Steinberg


The excellent blocking, especially the right tackle’s block of the left defensive end, facilitates the call to send the halfback to the weak side. That seal block sends the halfback up the chute, and the guard’s block of the weak-side linebacker sends the running back up the second level before three defenders finally catch up to


him. At the same time, the three-wideout look sends the free safety into deep coverage, which forces the defense to play catch up with its downfield tackling.


on washingtonpost.com


MORE ONLINE: View an animated version of the breakdown, and see other entries in the playbook. washingtonpost.com/shanahanplaybook


TE 1


In this case, the offense goes with three wide receivers, and the defense counters with a 4-3 front offset to the weak side and a nickel personnel package. The play is made by the tight end staying inside to block, leaving the two guards to head upfield and block the two linebackers.


THESHANAHANPLAYBOOKBYDOUGFARRAR Proper protection leads to production


When quarterback problems become obvious, opposing defenses start to tee off on the running game. It becomes more important to find ways to throw off those defenses. Forcing a defense to drop a linebacker for a fifth defensive back is one of the easiest and most effective ways to gain advantage on the ground. We’ve talked all season about combining protection and production, and here’s a textbook example.


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REDSKINS INSIDER: Use our experimental tool, Redskins Game Center, to break down


every game this season. Go to washingtonpost.com/gamecenter


Time: 1 p.m. Site: EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Fla. Records: Redskins 5-9, Jaguars 8-6. TV: WTTG-5, WBFF-45. Radio: WWXT (92.7 FM), WWXX (94.3 FM), WTEM (980 AM). Line: Jaguars by 7. Smarter Stats: The Jaguars like to lead with the “ground-and-pound” style of running back Maurice Jones-Drew, but when quarterback David Garrard is allowed to open things up, Jacksonville’s offense may be even more dangerous. Among qualifying quarterbacks, Garrard leads the NFL in quarterback rating (109.6) in formations with four wide receivers.


REDSKINSROSTER 1 Paulescu, Sam 4 Gano, Graham


3 Beck, John


5 McNabb, Donovan 8 Grossman, Rex


13 Armstrong, Anthony 16 Banks, Brandon 18 Austin, Terrence 20 Harris, Macho 22 Rogers, Carlos 23 Hall, DeAngelo 24 Davis, James 25 Barnes, Kevin


31 Buchanon, Phillip 34 Westbrook, Byron 35 Williams, Keiland 36 Young, Darrel 37 Doughty, Reed 38 Rashad, Sha’reff 40 Brown, Andre 41 Moore, Kareem 45 Sellers, Mike 46 Torain, Ryan 47 Cooley, Chris 50 Jackson, Rob


52 McIntosh, Rocky 54 Blades, H.B. 56 Riley, Perry


57 Sundberg, Nick 58 Cook, Erik


59 Fletcher, London 61 Rabach, Casey 63 Montgomery,Will 66 Dockery, Derrick 71 Williams, Trent 73 Joseph, Joe


TE WR WR HB G G WR


74 Heyer, Stephon 75 Hicks, Artis


76 Bryant, Anthony 77 Brown, Jammal


78 Lichtensteiger, Kory 82 Paulsen, Logan 86 Davis, Fred


87 Williams, Roydell 89 Moss, Santana 90 Jarmon, Jeremy 91 Holliday, Vonnie 94 Carriker, Adam 95 Wilson, Chris


97 Alexander, Lorenzo 98 Orakpo, Brian 99 Carter, Andre


JAGUARSROSTER 3 Podlesh, Adam


4 Bouman, Todd 5 Edwards, Trent 9 Garrard, David 10 Scobee, Josh


11 Sims-Walker, Mike 17 Matthews, John


19 Underwood, Tiquan 21 Cox, Derek 22 Carey, Don


23 Jennings, Rashad 24 Owens, Montell 25 Hamlin, Michael 27 Mathis, Rashean 29 Middleton,William 31 Jones, David


32 Jones-Drew, Maurice 33 Jones, Greg 35 Karim, Deji


36 Greene, Courtney 37 Considine, Sean


G HB G WR


41 Brackenridge, Tyron 44 Bolen, Brock 48 Cain, Jeremy 50 Allen, Russell 52 Smith, Daryl 53 Norris, Slade 55 Morrison, Kirk 56 Durant, Justin 59 Hart, Larry


63 Meester, Brad 66 Smiley, Justin 67 Manuwai, Vince 68 Whimper, Guy 69 Douzable, Leger 75 Monroe, Eugene 76 Baldridge, Daniel 77 Nwaneri, Uche 78 Black, Jordan 80 Thomas, Mike 81 Osgood, Kassim 83 Hill, Jason 86 Miller, Zach 88 Potter, Zach


89 Lewis, Marcedes 90 Mosley, C.J.


91 Harvey, Derrick 92 Lane, Austen 93 Alualu, Tyson 94 Mincey, Jeremy


96 Knighton, Terrance 97 Morgan, Aaron 98 Collins, Nate


P 6-0 195 QB 6-2 215 K 6-1 196 QB 6-2 240 QB 6-1 236 WR 5-11 182 WR 5-7 150 WR 5-11 172 S 6-0 200 CB 6-0 189 CB 5-10 192 RB 5-11 218 CB 6-1 185 CB 5-11 186 CB 5-10 204 RB 5-11 223 FB 5-11 245 S 6-1 206 S 6-0 198 RB 6-0 224 S 5-11 217 FB 6-3 268 RB 6-1 212 TE 6-3 250 LB 6-4 247 LB 6-2 239 LB 5-10 242 LB 6-0 238 LS 6-0 246 C/G 6-6 318 LB 5-10 245 C 6-4 288


C/G 6-3 307 G 6-6 325 T 6-5 315 DL 6-2 315 T 6-6 332


G/T 6-4 314 NT 6-3 376 T 6-6 313 G 6-3 290 TE 6-5 264 TE 6-4 255 WR 6-0 178 WR 5-10 209 DE 6-3 286 DL 6-5 285 DE 6-6 311 LB 6-4 247 LB 6-1 272 LB 6-4 255 LB 6-4 257


P 5-11 200 QB 6-2 236 QB 6-4 231 QB 6-1 236 K 6-1 210 WR 6-2 214 WR 6-0 200 WR 6-1 183 CB 6-1 190 DB 5-11 192 RB 6-1 228 FB 5-10 225 S 6-2 213 CB 6-1 193 CB 5-11 194 CB 6-0 197 RB 5-7 208


FB-RB 6-1 254 RB-KR 5-8 209 S 6-0 212 S 6-0 212 DB 5-11 189 FB 6-0 233 LS 6-1 245 LB 6-3 234 LB 6-2 249 LB 6-3 245 LB 6-2 240 LB 6-1 240 DE 6-0 248 C 6-3 302 G 6-3 310 G 6-2 333 T 6-5 302 DT 6-4 284 T 6-5 308 T 6-8 311


G/C 6-3 318 T 6-5 305 WR 5-8 198 WR 6-5 220 WR 6-0 202 TE 6-4 245 TE 6-7 280 TE 6-6 275 DL 6-3 305 DE 6-5 268 DE 6-5 274 DT 6-3 304 DL 6-3 270 DT 6-3 336 DE 6-4 238 DT 6-2 296


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