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Horton had a game, but did anyone see him in coverage much? only play I remember was when the colts' brody dropped an easy td behind him.

Horton looks like he could be the second coming of sam shade, great hitter and physical ss but not good at all in coverage. Hope I'm wrong. Anyway, for a 7th round pick he showed something & can play special teams.

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[U]Good play:[/U]
[B]Jason Campbell[/B] Looked razor sharp technically.
[B]Brennan[/B] 2TDs. He's lethal working outside the pocket.
[B]Rob Jackson[/B] Looks to be a lot more well rounded than scouts predicted or is recieving his coaching well.
[B]Richardson[/B] Showed great awarness with INT and score to show for it.
[B]Torrence[/B] Big 3rd down solo-stop against bigger IND TE.
[B]Rinehart[/B] Solid blocking and finished off a DB (pancake) on a run play.
[B]Davis[/B] Great catch and run ability. Practically begged Brennan to throw to him in the redzone.
[B]Horton[/B] What hasn't been said already?
[B]Yoder [/B]I thought we were fine at TE with Yoder on the roster and should've drafted for another position when we selected Davis.
[B]Mann[/B] Mix and Kelly beware.
[B]Brooks[/B] Whoa! Hang time and distance...
[B]Geisinger[/B] Gaping holes up the middle and no botched snaps make me feel good about depth here. I got to look this guy up...

[U]Marginal play:[/U]
[B]Suisham [/B]No more missed FGs Shazaam!
[B]Gatewood[/B] The LBs looked like bumbling fools late in the game. The DL had some to do with it.
[B]Tryon[/B] I agree with 'skinsnut' and 'that guy'. For a 4th rounder and big talker it took a few blown coverages for him to settle down.
[B]Huntley[/B] Great size but, he has no clue what to do with it.
[B]Boschetti[/B] Had no business playing DE but, being thin at the position and maybe a gauge to look at LB play; we lost containment on the outside way too much.
[B]Westbrook[/B] Likely to be cut today

[U]Free pass:[/U]
[B]Jansen [/B]Rusty sack?
[B]Doughty[/B] Tackled well early but seemed to lose confidence after Clark faked him out near the sideline on the IND FG.
[B]Schweigert[/B] Working in what seemed to be a cover-2 zone, he looked slow to react to a flooded assignment and gave up the TD.
[B]Heyer[/B] I'm not sold that he's a solid backup.

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[quote=crlesh;461406]I was impressed by our rookie Head Coach. He remained composed throughout the game, and as someone else mentioned, there did not appear to be the confusion on the field that we've gotten used to over the last decade or so - hope that sticks. Zorn seems to have a clear plan, and the players are executing, whether they're 1st string or 3rd string. What else can you expect from a head coach? I'm excited to see more![/quote]Agreed. We could've taken a quicker TO working in 2-minute offense before the half (Collins) but, there was no panic.

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I thought Brooks had good distance and hang time. Would be interesting on the return for a touchdown that was called back, if he out kicked coverage or if the coverage broke down.

My concern for Brooks is holding for FG's and EP's. Heard somewhere today that missed FG was result of a poor hold. If this is the case, he could lose to
Frost on holding.

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I want to see Brooks make a tackle too. One thing ive always thought Frost was real good at, for a kicker, is being the last line of defense on returns. He's a pretty decent tackler and has even had a few memorable hits over the years. It seems like Forst even gets a little excited sometimes and beats a fair amount of other players to the tackle.


Maybe Brooks hang time is better than Frost’s, to the point where less punts will be returned, but Ive always had a level of comfort with Frost ready to make a save.

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There were several rookies that looked like they'll make the team, even though it was just an exhibition game. I thought Brennan would be cut early, but obviously I wasn't thinking right, and I had never seen him play anyway. But he looked good last night. So did several other rookies.

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[quote=Daseal;461398]The fact is, our backups are far better than the Colts backups. That is something important to me. Also, we're seeing rookies play, we're not expecting these guys to make our team. But preseason football counts. We played very clean and solid football, especially offensively and we got to see tons of players. [B]The score and stats don't matter in preseason, but if we see flags flying constantly, or just pure confusion all over the field, we're in trouble. We didn't see much of that at all which is a great site.[/B]

I was impressed, like everyone else, with Horton, Colt, Rob Jackson, etc. As usual, Marcus Mason had another great game in the preseason. I wouldn't be surprised if a team thin at RB stole him off our PS this year. Tryon made some mistakes, but I still hope he makes the team. And he had a few good plays, though he had far more bad ones. Maybe it's me, but I was not impressed with Gatewood at all, he seemed kinda... scared to me.[/quote]

I agree totally there. Thats exactly what I wanted to see from our 1st teams on both sides of the ball. No confusion, just line up and run the play. We were crisp and sharp on offense when Collins wasn't in imo.

I liked what I saw overall and it quelled my nerves a little bit on how ready and prepared we are.

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[quote=riggins44;461525]I thought Brooks had good distance and hang time. Would be interesting on the return for a touchdown that was called back, if he out kicked coverage or if the coverage broke down.

My concern for Brooks is holding for FG's and EP's. Heard somewhere today that missed FG was result of a poor hold. If this is the case, he could lose to
Frost on holding.[/quote]

Brooks not at fualt:

[URL="http://www.redskins.com/news/newsDetail.jsp?id=37450"]Draft Picks Shine In Debut[/URL]

Brooks also served as holder on field goal attempts. The Redskins had just one field goal opportunity, a 39-yarder by Shaun Suisham. The kick sailed wide right.
Zorn said the fault on the play did not lie with Brooks. Still, Zorn said he hoped to give Brooks more of an opportunity to establish himself as a holder for Suisham.

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I was impressed with Rob Jackson and further ipressed that Jason Taylor has been impressed with him during practice and thinks this kid has potential to be a very good DE.

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[QUOTE=mlmpetert;461570]Brooks not at fualt:

[URL="http://www.redskins.com/news/newsDetail.jsp?id=37450"]Draft Picks Shine In Debut[/URL]

Brooks also served as holder on field goal attempts. The Redskins had just one field goal opportunity, a 39-yarder by Shaun Suisham. The kick sailed wide right.
Zorn said the fault on the play did not lie with Brooks. Still, Zorn said he hoped to give Brooks more of an opportunity to establish himself as a holder for Suisham.[/QUOTE]


That is good news. I like Brooks. Pulling for this kid to win the job.

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I really like this kid Jason Goode (TE) out of Maryland. He didnt see much time in the game (1 catch?) but I watched him at camp- he made LaRon look bad on a few plays. I know he wont make the team this year, but hopefully we can keep him around.

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[quote=ChillWill;461649]I was impressed with Rob Jackson and further ipressed that Jason Taylor has been impressed with him during practice and thinks this kid has potential to be a very good DE.[/quote]

If there's 1 dude that has a golden opportunity on the team it's Jackson. We're short at de & have needed some youth there for years. He got a bunch of snaps the other night & will get plenty more this preseason. I thought he did ok. If he makes the team that's enough.

What's up w/Boschetti playing so much at de? they must've been really short of players. He did a good job but I can't imagine they'd keep him at DE.

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I think Jackson is fighting with wilson for the last DE spot.

Projected DE: Taylor, Carter, Evans, Jackson. this year I think Wilson makes Practice Squad.

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Redskins Insider and/or Zorn apparently think Mason has a chance to make the roster this year:

"The Skins have a load of running backs, but Zorn continues to rave about [Mason] and thinks there could be a roster spot for the youngster who spent last year on the practice squad."

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[QUOTE=GhettoDogAllStars;461769]Redskins Insider and/or Zorn apparently think Mason has a chance to make the roster this year:

"The Skins have a load of running backs, but Zorn continues to rave about [Mason] and thinks there could be a roster spot for the youngster who spent last year on the practice squad."[/QUOTE]

They have to find a roster spot for him, if they don't they'll regret it. This kid is the real deal.

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Yeah isn't it amazing what you can do when we keep our picks rather then trading them.

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[quote=vallin21;461767]I think Jackson is fighting with wilson for the last DE spot.

Projected DE: Taylor, Carter, Evans, Jackson. this year I think Wilson makes Practice Squad.[/quote]
Wilson and Jackson will make the roster. We'll need the bulk on special teams and Evans will still swing inside because we have little depth there.

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[quote=SFREDSKIN;461771]They have to find a roster spot for him (Mason), if they don't they'll regret it. This kid is the real deal.[/quote]If he doesn't start returning punts and/or kickoffs, he won't make the active roster for this team...

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I thought the offensive line was the most improved unit over last year. The rookies look great all around, and the play calling was super.

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[quote=JLee9718;463568]I thought the offensive line was the most improved unit over last year. The rookies look great all around, and the play calling was super.[/quote]

One things or sure. They're doing a great job with the run blocking, but at the same time some of them seem to struggle during pass protection. Nothing to bad and the good news is that it's taking place later in the game.

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I hate to speculate too much but Chris Horton might have some issues with this colon infection that he has. I guess lets hope its just somthing that he can get over completly and not somthing thats going to limit him this season.

Also excellent verb choice by Zorn: "grated on him"

-- HORTON BACK
Chris Horton developed a colon infection last week and he missed Saturday's preseason game against the Bills. Horton returned to practice on Monday, but remained limited in work.

"It has been a prolonged [ailment] and it has really grated on him," Jim Zorn said.

The team is expected to work him back into the lineup and he could be available to play in this Saturday's preseason game.

[URL="http://www.redskins.com/news/newsDetail.jsp?id=37659"]Thomas Full-Go At Practice[/URL]
[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diverticulitis"]Diverticulitis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/URL]

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I can't wait until Saturday's game with the Jets! I hope all the rookies keep playing as well as they have in the first two games. I want to see Horton again, as well as the second string offensive line. I'm kind of surprised that Brennan will be the fourth quarterback in for the Redskins.

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I thought Tryon played his worse game of the season. I am suprised that there were'nt more people bashing him. I tried to overlook last week, but he was bad this week, on many plays. I think Richardson will move ahead of him on the depth chart.

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[quote=T.O.Killa;465022]I thought Tryon played his worse game of the season. I am suprised that there were'nt more people bashing him. I tried to overlook last week, but he was bad this week, on many plays. I think Richardson will move ahead of him on the depth chart.[/quote]

I won't hold back. Tryon was a bad pick at $4 round. He has sucked in game 1, 2 and 3. Richardson should make the roster over Tryon easily,

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Andrew Crummey and Justin Goode will be tough to cut....I hope we can keep them somehow. As far as Tryon goes, he has been disappointing. I'm not counting him out though, he has two games left to show what he's got.

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[quote=Warren85Ellard;465030]Andrew Crummey and Justin Goode will be tough to cut....I hope we can keep them somehow. As far as Tryon goes, he has been disappointing. I'm not counting him out though, he has two games left to show what he's got.[/quote]
My assumption is, both will earn PS squad. Problem Goode has is Cooley, Davis, and Yoder facing him.

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I live in Ocean Pines MD and the Preseason games are blacked out because my cable company is to cheap to pay the Redskins to broadcast them. I watched the game at the local sports bar and could not see well or hear well, but it looked like on the last drive they threw at Tryon almost every play. Was I mistaken?

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[quote=T.O.Killa;465022]I thought Tryon played his worse game of the season. I am suprised that there were'nt more people bashing him. I tried to overlook last week, but he was bad this week, on many plays. I think Richardson will move ahead of him on the depth chart.[/quote]
Richardson clearly has outplayed Justin Tryon in all 3 preseason games thusfar. IMO Richardson is already ahead of Tryon on the depth chart, and if he isn't he should be, and I really think Richardson is going to make the team and Tryon is going to be placed on the practice squad. Tryon looked really bad this year. I thought he was a huge reach in the 4th round and so far he has proven me right.

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On the brite side, I think that Devin Clark had another great game.

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I am watching the replay and realizing that Westbrook played a great game.

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goode will definitely be cut, and it won't be hard at all. tryon should probably be cut too. westbrook had a much better game, but that's after some real stinkers.

not a rookie, but mcmullen was pretty hot and cold tonight. making good plays, but penalties and dropped passes too.

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[QUOTE=crlesh;461406]I was impressed by our rookie Head Coach. He remained composed throughout the game, and as someone else mentioned, there did not appear to be the confusion on the field that we've gotten used to over the last decade or so - hope that sticks. Zorn seems to have a clear plan, and the players are executing, whether they're 1st string or 3rd string. What else can you expect from a head coach? I'm excited to see more![/QUOTE] I am as well. Coach Z has a plan and it is to teach the X's and O's of the game and put players in places they can have a impacted! Not only is he telling them what he wants but also why! He is stressing that on ever play all 11 players on the field have a job to do and any break down can kill the play! I really believe as the season goes on this team will keep getting better!

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[QUOTE=Warren85Ellard;465030]Andrew Crummey and Justin Goode will be tough to cut....I hope we can keep them somehow. As far as Tryon goes, he has been disappointing. I'm not counting him out though, he has two games left to show what he's got.[/QUOTE]

I heard a couple of good comments about Crummey during the game. I think at worst, he makes the Practice Squad. I think Jason Goode will have the toughest time making the team or even the Practice Squad. We are pretty set at TE with Cooley, Davis, and Yoder. Plus, I think Goode is hurt, so that's going to affect his chances.

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The Carolina game brought me back down to earth. I hope the offensive line is better than it looked.

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Tryon is probably gonna be a practice squad man this year. For me the most impressive rookie outside of The colt, is Rhinehardt, he looks like he could be a key player in the future for us.

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Rinehart gets my vote for the most misspelled new guy on the team. I've seen so many variations on his name it's hilarious.

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How about Fred davis also? I must admit with all the bad press i questioned his work ethic..hes looked solid tho. If only we can get our other 2nd rounders to that level