The winning team did not have the 'feeling' of a victory after a 20 to 17 win over the Cleveland Browns. The Redskins did not play music in the looker room like they normally would after a win as sadness filled the locker room when starting TE Niles Paul and backup RB Silas Redd Jr. suffered gruesome injures earlier in the night. The Redskins suffered a huge loss when Paul went down and will have a hard time filling his role.
During the first drive, Robert Griffin III threw a deep ball to a wide open Pierre Garçon, but Griffin waited a little long to let the ball go and threw to Garçon’s opposite shoulder. Pierre made a tough adjustment but could not come down with the ball as it went through his hands. Griffin said after the game “Pierre would have caught that nine times out of ten, so its good to get that out of his system before the season starts.”
Chris Thompson lined up at running back on the first third down. He picked up the blitz and made an excellent block to let RGIII get out an easy pass to get the first down.
After a questionable pass interference call on Chris Culliver—that lined the Browns up in the redzone that resulted in a touchdown three plays later—it looked like he got fired up and was around the ball a lot and was making very physical and impressive tackles against the run. Exactly what McCloughan wanted in the defense.
In the new defense, players are taught to read QBs eyes. If you watched closely Safety Duke Ihenacho was reading McCown’s eyes but Travis Benjamin slipped free (while Ihenacho was watching McCown) in the back of the end zone for a touchdown. Ihenacho then left the game with a right arm contusion and was questionable to return.
Before Niles Paul went down and before he went down himself, Je’Ron Hamm was working as the 2nd tight end. Hamm later left the game and did not return after leaving with a left eye injury.
On third down and two, after not seeing anything open, RGIII ran up the middle and was tackled at the 1st down marker. Although wide receiver Ryan Grant was breaking free and could have gotten a few more yards.
On the next play, Griffin ran a bootleg to the left but had a hard time getting Grant the ball after having a limp in his run and having three defenders in his face. But Grant made a nice adjustment to make the catch and pick up 22 yards.
During an Alfred Morris run, someone fell on Niles Paul’s left leg and his ankle bent in the other direction. Paul had to have an air cast put on his left leg and was taken off by a cart. Jay Gruden said after the game that Paul is out for the season with a fractured and dislocated ankle. Paul was named the starting tight end this season after he worked very hard this offseason to improve multiple areas of his game, including adding around 27 lbs to improve his blocking. Paul said to his good friend Darrel Young while down on the field “DY this was supposed to be my year…”
Jay Gruden also said that TE Logan Pulsen might also be out for the season if he has to get surgery on his toe, but will be out for a long time either way. With these two injuries, it is a tough blow for the Redskins. Without having capable TEs who can block, the running game might be in trouble.
Brandon Scherff and Pierre Garçon had excellent blocks to open up holes for Alfred Morris that led to a huge gain.
Kai Forbath nailed a 33-yard field goal attempt after the offensive drive stalled. Then later drilled a 52 yarder, which would have been his longest made field goal if it was in a regular season game.
Trent Murphy was impressive when he got off the edge and batted down Johnny Manziel’s pass attempt. Murphy also had two QB pressures and a QB hit.
It looks like Jamison Crowder won the punt return job while not even playing. Andre Roberts was the first to go back to receive the punt but after gaining a few yards, fumble the ball, which later resulted in a Manziel touchdown run with the widest of lanes for him to run through. Chris Thompson also returned punts but did not look comfortable and natural. He muffed his first return attempt but picked it up right as defenders were closing in.
During the first drive, Robert Griffin III threw a deep ball to a wide open Pierre Garçon, but Griffin waited a little long to let the ball go and threw to Garçon’s opposite shoulder. Pierre made a tough adjustment but could not come down with the ball as it went through his hands. Griffin said after the game “Pierre would have caught that nine times out of ten, so its good to get that out of his system before the season starts.”
Chris Thompson lined up at running back on the first third down. He picked up the blitz and made an excellent block to let RGIII get out an easy pass to get the first down.
After a questionable pass interference call on Chris Culliver—that lined the Browns up in the redzone that resulted in a touchdown three plays later—it looked like he got fired up and was around the ball a lot and was making very physical and impressive tackles against the run. Exactly what McCloughan wanted in the defense.
In the new defense, players are taught to read QBs eyes. If you watched closely Safety Duke Ihenacho was reading McCown’s eyes but Travis Benjamin slipped free (while Ihenacho was watching McCown) in the back of the end zone for a touchdown. Ihenacho then left the game with a right arm contusion and was questionable to return.
Before Niles Paul went down and before he went down himself, Je’Ron Hamm was working as the 2nd tight end. Hamm later left the game and did not return after leaving with a left eye injury.
On third down and two, after not seeing anything open, RGIII ran up the middle and was tackled at the 1st down marker. Although wide receiver Ryan Grant was breaking free and could have gotten a few more yards.
On the next play, Griffin ran a bootleg to the left but had a hard time getting Grant the ball after having a limp in his run and having three defenders in his face. But Grant made a nice adjustment to make the catch and pick up 22 yards.
During an Alfred Morris run, someone fell on Niles Paul’s left leg and his ankle bent in the other direction. Paul had to have an air cast put on his left leg and was taken off by a cart. Jay Gruden said after the game that Paul is out for the season with a fractured and dislocated ankle. Paul was named the starting tight end this season after he worked very hard this offseason to improve multiple areas of his game, including adding around 27 lbs to improve his blocking. Paul said to his good friend Darrel Young while down on the field “DY this was supposed to be my year…”
Jay Gruden also said that TE Logan Pulsen might also be out for the season if he has to get surgery on his toe, but will be out for a long time either way. With these two injuries, it is a tough blow for the Redskins. Without having capable TEs who can block, the running game might be in trouble.
Brandon Scherff and Pierre Garçon had excellent blocks to open up holes for Alfred Morris that led to a huge gain.
Kai Forbath nailed a 33-yard field goal attempt after the offensive drive stalled. Then later drilled a 52 yarder, which would have been his longest made field goal if it was in a regular season game.
Trent Murphy was impressive when he got off the edge and batted down Johnny Manziel’s pass attempt. Murphy also had two QB pressures and a QB hit.
It looks like Jamison Crowder won the punt return job while not even playing. Andre Roberts was the first to go back to receive the punt but after gaining a few yards, fumble the ball, which later resulted in a Manziel touchdown run with the widest of lanes for him to run through. Chris Thompson also returned punts but did not look comfortable and natural. He muffed his first return attempt but picked it up right as defenders were closing in.