August 15, 2015
By Justin Nicely
The pass rush did look a lot better even without the best pass rushers on the team in Kerrigan and Galette, but their secondary issues continue.
Kirk Cousins made nice adjustments throughout the game stepping up in the pocket and moving around to extend plays. He made a nice throw to Andre Roberts just as pressure arrived, Roberts made an excellent adjustment and snagged a contested catch for a big gain. Cousins showed his Johnny Manziel impression when he ran a read option and faked the whole defense out for a touchdown run. Rookie kicker Ty Long made the 33 yard extra point.
During a run, Silas Redd Jr. had is leg planted in the ground while two Browns players take him to the ground and his leg twisted the other way gruesomely. Trainers put a big cast on his right leg and was carted off the field. Redd Jr. said “I got my tears out before the team came in. I didn’t want those guys to see me like that. Just got to stay positive. God gives the hardest battles to the strongest soldiers. It’s just another obstacle, and I’ll get through it.” It has been confirmed that he did tear his ACL and MCL and will be out for the season.
UDFA Rookie running back Trey Williams did a nice job planting, finding the hole, and getting a 1-yard touchdown. Ty Long also converted his 2nd extra point attempt.
Rookie 5th-round pick Martrell Spaight was around the ball a lot but missed a few tackles because his positioning was off. Although he did make some good plays on special teams, including stopping a kick return at the 14 yard line. Spright also was the captain of the 2nd and 3rd team defensive and looked comfortable calling the plays.
Preston Smith was a nice surprise as he was not looking like a 2nd-round pick in training camp so far. But Smith led the team with 6 tackles (2 for loss), 1 sack, and a hit on the quarterback. His sack came against Corner Shaw, he showed quickness, explosion, and used excellent hands versus the tackle. After the game he took us through the play, he said “I saw the tackle put his hands up [to get into Smith’s shoulder pads] and I timed it perfectly to swipe his hands down and I looked up and saw the quarterback.”
6th-round pick Safety Kyshoen Jarrett (who was playing in the slot as a cornerback) had a great pass breakup to prevent a 3rd down conversion. Jarrett made it looked like the receiver was open but closed on him right when the ball was thrown.
Rashad Ross showed he improved a lot from last season as his routes are more expanded and more crisp. He totaled 5 catches for 68 yards.
Another example of how well the rookies played: Former wide receiver Quinton Dunbar who switched to corner in wake of injuries had a great pass breakup on 3rd down covering a slant route. He also had tight coverage on a wide receiver who ran a deep route, but the pass was overthrown.
Akeem Davis had good awareness on a tipped pass by the receiver and picked it off and was the game ceiling play. Davis had surgery on his thumb last Tuesday and practiced the next day.
Rookie OLB Houston Bates put a nice move on the left tackle for a sack. Bates recorded back-to-back sacks.
Auden said he liked Matt Jones and Preston Smith’s play but said they both need to work on stamina, said they were both gassed having to play both special teams and offense/defense.
Robert Griffin III: 4-for-8 36 yards on 18 snaps
Kirk Cousins: 12-for-14 154 yards rushing TD
Colt McCoy: 4-for-6 33 yards
Morris: 8 carries 42 yards
Jones: 5 carries 38 yards
Thompson: 5 carries 28 yards
Williams: 7 carries 15 yards TD
Brown: 5 carriers 8 yards
Redd: 2 carriers 2 yards
The Redskins ran 37 times on 66 plays, that's 56% running plays.
Redskins: Browns:
368 total yards 170 total yards
215 pass yards 125 pass yards
153 rush yards 45 rush yards
35:52 time of possession 26:08 time of possession
Stats from CSN and ESPN
By Justin Nicely
The pass rush did look a lot better even without the best pass rushers on the team in Kerrigan and Galette, but their secondary issues continue.
Kirk Cousins made nice adjustments throughout the game stepping up in the pocket and moving around to extend plays. He made a nice throw to Andre Roberts just as pressure arrived, Roberts made an excellent adjustment and snagged a contested catch for a big gain. Cousins showed his Johnny Manziel impression when he ran a read option and faked the whole defense out for a touchdown run. Rookie kicker Ty Long made the 33 yard extra point.
During a run, Silas Redd Jr. had is leg planted in the ground while two Browns players take him to the ground and his leg twisted the other way gruesomely. Trainers put a big cast on his right leg and was carted off the field. Redd Jr. said “I got my tears out before the team came in. I didn’t want those guys to see me like that. Just got to stay positive. God gives the hardest battles to the strongest soldiers. It’s just another obstacle, and I’ll get through it.” It has been confirmed that he did tear his ACL and MCL and will be out for the season.
UDFA Rookie running back Trey Williams did a nice job planting, finding the hole, and getting a 1-yard touchdown. Ty Long also converted his 2nd extra point attempt.
Rookie 5th-round pick Martrell Spaight was around the ball a lot but missed a few tackles because his positioning was off. Although he did make some good plays on special teams, including stopping a kick return at the 14 yard line. Spright also was the captain of the 2nd and 3rd team defensive and looked comfortable calling the plays.
Preston Smith was a nice surprise as he was not looking like a 2nd-round pick in training camp so far. But Smith led the team with 6 tackles (2 for loss), 1 sack, and a hit on the quarterback. His sack came against Corner Shaw, he showed quickness, explosion, and used excellent hands versus the tackle. After the game he took us through the play, he said “I saw the tackle put his hands up [to get into Smith’s shoulder pads] and I timed it perfectly to swipe his hands down and I looked up and saw the quarterback.”
6th-round pick Safety Kyshoen Jarrett (who was playing in the slot as a cornerback) had a great pass breakup to prevent a 3rd down conversion. Jarrett made it looked like the receiver was open but closed on him right when the ball was thrown.
Rashad Ross showed he improved a lot from last season as his routes are more expanded and more crisp. He totaled 5 catches for 68 yards.
Another example of how well the rookies played: Former wide receiver Quinton Dunbar who switched to corner in wake of injuries had a great pass breakup on 3rd down covering a slant route. He also had tight coverage on a wide receiver who ran a deep route, but the pass was overthrown.
Akeem Davis had good awareness on a tipped pass by the receiver and picked it off and was the game ceiling play. Davis had surgery on his thumb last Tuesday and practiced the next day.
Rookie OLB Houston Bates put a nice move on the left tackle for a sack. Bates recorded back-to-back sacks.
Auden said he liked Matt Jones and Preston Smith’s play but said they both need to work on stamina, said they were both gassed having to play both special teams and offense/defense.
Robert Griffin III: 4-for-8 36 yards on 18 snaps
Kirk Cousins: 12-for-14 154 yards rushing TD
Colt McCoy: 4-for-6 33 yards
Morris: 8 carries 42 yards
Jones: 5 carries 38 yards
Thompson: 5 carries 28 yards
Williams: 7 carries 15 yards TD
Brown: 5 carriers 8 yards
Redd: 2 carriers 2 yards
The Redskins ran 37 times on 66 plays, that's 56% running plays.
Redskins: Browns:
368 total yards 170 total yards
215 pass yards 125 pass yards
153 rush yards 45 rush yards
35:52 time of possession 26:08 time of possession
Stats from CSN and ESPN