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Old 08-27-2004, 05:14 PM   #1
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After right tackle Jon Jansen suffered a torn Achilles tendon to end his season in the first exhibition game, one option was moving left guard Derrick Dockery to Jansen's spot.

It would have forced de facto offensive line coach Joe Bugel to alter his line, plugging in reserve Cory Raymer to start at center, and moving Lennie Friedman to Dockery's spot. However, the Redskins didn't want to disrupt the left side of the offensive line – Dockery and left tackle Chris Samuels – which has flourished in the preseason. So Bugel inserted Kenyatta Jones at right tackle, next to right guard Randy Thomas.

Jones had been slated to play reserve left guard, pushing Dockery, before the switch. Thomas, one of the league's best right guards, had worked well with Jansen since joining the Redskins before the 2003 season. Now, Thomas must develop a chemistry with Jones. In their first game together against Carolina Aug. 14, Panthers defensive end Julius Peppers collected one sack. Although it was portrayed as being given up by Jones, the sack was largely because of miscommunication by Thomas. The duo have their third game together Friday against the St. Louis Rams. And Thomas believes that they are improving with each snap.

"He's been pretty consistent," Thomas said of Jones. "He did a very good job. He's improving every day, every week. That's a transition he has to get to because he's been playing guard for a while.

"I'm not worried about it. It's coming along. It's not going to take much time. We have no choice but to come together. I see positive signs every day."

How can he judge that?

"Just on footsteps," Thomas responded. "Some sets; getting in the same rhythm, reacting to double teams."

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