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      Redskins’ offense gets in sync, pulls off upset over Saints

      September 14, 2008 /

      Jason CampbellJason Campbell threw for 321 yards and a touchdown as the Washington Redskins beat the New Orleans Saints 29-24 in their home opener Sunday.

      • Santana Moss finished with 164 receiving yards, his second most yards in a single game and the most in a home game in his NFL career.
      • Jason Campbell passed for 321 yards, his most in a home game in his career and the second most overall.
      • Reggie Bush recorded his second career punt return for a touchdown and led the Saints in receiving with seven catches and 63 yards.

      The West Coast Offense generally takes two to three years to learn, but reports out of Washington in preseason suggested that Campbell was ahead of the curve. He didn’t look good last week against the Giants, but he looked in rhythm Sunday. It also helped that Clinton Portis rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns to help keep the offense balanced.

      The Saints still look like they have the same issues on defense, although it didn’t help that the offense turned the ball over three times. Still, Washington gashed New Orleans for 455 total yards, including 306 through the air. The Saints were banged up, but with both teams played Sunday, Carolina might be the class of the NFC South this year.

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      Redskins turn in brutal first half

      September 4, 2008 /

      I don’t know what’s worse, my prediction that the Redskins would keep their game tonight with the Giants close, or Washington’s first half performance.

      At the half, the Giants lead the Skins 16-7 and the only reason the game is that close is because Washington got a big kickoff return right before half and Jason Campbell was able to find Santana Moss for a touchdown on a drag route.

      You figured it would take Campbell and the offense time before they learned Jim Zorn’s West Coast Offense, but they didn’t even complete their first pass tonight until 28 minutes and 50 seconds into the game. That’s ridiculous.

      Eli Manning has picked up right where he left off in last year’s postseason while Plaxico Burress is abusing Washington’s secondary. The G-Men’s running game also looks outstanding and the defense has shown no ill-effects of losing both Michael Strahan and Osi Umenyiora, although a lot of that has to do with how bad the Skins’ offense looked outside of the final two minutes of the half.

      Hopefully the second half will be tighter and fans will get a better opening game to the season. Either way, football is back on my television and that feels damn good.

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      Redskins at Giants Game Preview, Prediction

      September 4, 2008 /

      The 2008 NFL Season kicks off Thursday night as the Washington Redskins travel to New York to take on the defending Super Bowl champion Giants.

      Game Time: 7:00pm ET on NBC
      Spread: Giants –4.5

      Eli ManningGame Preview:
      The Giants that host the Redskins tonight will look quite different from the team that beat the Patriots in the Super Bowl this January. Gone are defensive end Michael Strahan (retired), tight end Jeremy Shockey (trade/Saints) and safety Gibril Wilson (free agent/Raiders). The team also suffered a huge blow when it lost defensive end Osi Umenyiora to a season ending knee injury during preseason. But the offense remains largely intact led by quarterback Eli Manning and a power running game featuring Brandon Jacobs. Even though he complained about his contract much of the offseason, Plaxico Burress also returns to give Manning a deep threat in the passing game.

      The Redskins meanwhile, are in a transition phase as head coach Jim Zorn takes over for Joe Gibbs. Zorn will usher in the West Coast Offense and while quarterback Jason Campbell is expected to struggle while learning the nuances of the new system, word out of Washington is that his development has been good up to this point. Campbell will be joined by running back Clinton Portis in the backfield, as well as receiver Santana Moss and tight end Chris Cooley in the passing game. The defense received a much-needed boost in the pass rush department when the team traded for former Dolphins’ defensive end Jason Taylor.

      Jason CampbellOutlook:
      Assuming Taylor can play (he’s listed as questionable), the Redskins will need him and the rest of the front seven to get pressure on Manning. If the Skins can disrupt Manning and the rest of the Giants’ offense, they should be in good shape. The Giants love to use play action fakes to suck opposing safeties to the line and then go over top to Burress and his fellow receivers. As for the Skins offensively, expect Zorn to keep things simple by running Portis and working the short to intermediate passing game so Campbell doesn’t have to win the game on his own. It’ll be interesting to see how effective the Giants’ defense can be without Strahan and Umenyiora on the line. Justin Tuck is an emerging star so he should still be able to get pressure on Campbell, but Mathias Kiwanuka has to make the transition from linebacker back to defensive end and it might take time before he can be disruptive.

      Prediction: Giants 17, Redskins 13. Something tells me this will be a low scoring game seeing as how it’s the opener and it’s a division rivalry.

      Be sure to check back during the game for discussion and analysis.

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