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[QUOTE=e16bball]Actually, he spent the entire preseason with Chicago. They cut him in late August, then the Cowboys claimed him for a couple days, but eventually released him. From what I heard, he very nearly outplayed Brien with the Bears.[/QUOTE]

Hmm, maybe i was wrong. I heard it from a cowboys fan i know, maybe he was wrong. either way, i know he did play a bit for the cowboys, but whatever.

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[QUOTE=jbcjr14]Holy Shit....the statement has been made folks. Clearly the tone is set at Redskin Park this Tuesday the 13th of September. There will be ZERO tolerance for turnovers. Protect the ball or your ass is out. LOVE IT!

Hail all might JOE![/QUOTE]

Yeah, unless your Mark Brunell.... you can score 7 points for the other team every week and keep your job.

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[QUOTE=Gmanc711]Yeah, unless your Mark Brunell.... you can score 7 points for the other team every week and keep your job.[/QUOTE]
:lol:

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[QUOTE=Gmanc711]Yeah, unless your Mark Brunell.... you can score 7 points for the other team every week and keep your job.[/QUOTE]

The only way you lose your job is if you generate game losing, devastating turnovers consistently over your brief NFL career and then defecate your drawers in suprise when you get benched. Self entitlement is the only sure way to the bench.

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[QUOTE=Hijinx]This make Moss our returner?[/QUOTE]

Probably Thrash. I trust Thrash.

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Can't Taylor Jacobs return punts as well?

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I spoke earlier on another thread that Gibbs would change Brown sooner than later. When Brown fumbled the ball, he didn't exhibit any disgust with himself. Maybe he had a lecture with Danny before the game. Maybe he knew his ass was a goner.

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returners are thrash, betts, moss and parsons (PS)... betts more for kickoffs, thrash can do either and its as important to the O as moss or betts, moss is best with punts...

gotta give gibbs some credit for having balls... he's decided he has to walk the walk to prove his point.

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This is business and thank god Gibbs means business.
I hoped Brown would eventually make up for that horrible fumble at the Dallas game last season. But he really never did. Dropped passes in preseason and fumbled the first KO of the 2nd half in our home opener. Gone. Wish him the best, but he should be gone.
Is Farris on the practice squad?
I think we need a WR in the next week or so.

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It's all clear now. Think about it, in the same week Ramsey is benched we get rid of our fastest return man...Ramsey is going to return punts! Why didn't I think of this before. Blazing speed, ability to elude tacklers, sure hands. Brilliant move.

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I wonder who we will bring in once our kicker thing is resolved. Bring back Farris? Bring back Brown? It will be interesting.

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I bet we get Betts to return kicks, he's pretty good at finding a seam and getting some yards. Brown never made the moves necessary to make the first guy miss. I kinda wish we still had Morton around, he got positive yardage every play.

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Novak is the bandaid that will cover Hall until that quad is either healed, or surgically replaced ala 6 Million Dollar Man (complete with sound effects). He's a great kicker, and if he doesn't stay here in DC, hopefully this audition will have him catch on somewhere.

Brown didn't stand a chance. He had a lousy preseason with returns, and the fumble was the straw that broke the camel's back. They are banking with the bye week coming up that Hall is ready for Week 4, they release Novak and pick up a receiver, whether it's Parson or someone on the waiver wires.

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[QUOTE=Daseal]I bet we get Betts to return kicks, he's pretty good at finding a seam and getting some yards. Brown never made the moves necessary to make the first guy miss. I kinda wish we still had Morton around, he got positive yardage every play.[/QUOTE]

I just wish he didn't fair catch 90% of the time :( our STs weren't that good under SS though.

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Can't say our special teams are all that good right now. They did steadily improve last season, finishing with some strong performances in the final few games, but there were too many mindless penalties from those units this preseason. It's a real pity that Hall got hurt; he did a solid job splitting the uprights last week.

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Our coverage unit has played great though!

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hmm, maybe the reason brown was released tied in to signing another kicker. they needed to release one player to make room for john hall's replacement until he's ready, brown fumbled a kick return, so they got rid of him. maybe hall's injury tied into him being released, not just the fumble.

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[QUOTE=TheMalcolmConnection]Our coverage unit has played great though![/QUOTE]

which wasn't true for quite a while last year.

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[QUOTE=That Guy]which wasn't true for quite a while last year.[/QUOTE]

it wasn't. we would've shut out new york the second time we played them if it wasn't for the kick return for a td. we might've had a better shot of winning the baltimore if we hadn't let them return a punt for a td. so yes, there is room to improve.

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[QUOTE=That Guy]which wasn't true for quite a while last year.[/QUOTE]

Exactly. Hall might be hurt, but as far as coverage, we improved by leaps and bounds.

Returning may be taking a turn for the better since Brown is gone. I hate saying that but I start to think about his ACTUAL games and not preseason ones. Betts has always been a good return man and Thrash doesn't do so bad himself.

I'd love to see Moss back there one or two punts against the Cowboys though.

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i think moss is too valuable for us to risk him as a returner. keep him on offense and just that. i do believe betts and thrash are good though.

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I'm not saying permanently. Just give Dallas some different looks like they do us every year.

Parcells blows the playbook WIDE OPEN when he plays us, I don't see why we shouldn't return the favor this year?

Maybe another CP touchdown pass this year? ;)

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i think that would be kinda unoriginal, considering richie what's his name threw one against us last year. but i would like it, or perhaps a reverse running play, or a flea flicker, or perhaps a fake field goal when we're near their goal line. i would just like to see some different things too.

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Seems like Gibbs has left the door open for a possible A. Brown return. From today's Washington Post:

"Gibbs said the decision to release struggling return specialist Antonio Brown was difficult, and did not rule out re-signing the player should the need to do so arise and the Redskins' have a roster spot available. Gibbs said: "I would do anything for him personally. . . . Certainly, he'd be under consideration [to return]."