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Saturday Slop: Barring a Setback, Garçon Will Play; Morris Rewriting Record Books, Expectations

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Barring a setback, Garçon will play Sunday | CSN Washington
Pierre Garçon said if he emerges from Saturday’s walkthrough unscathed, he intends to suit up 24 hours later against the Eagles. It would be the first game action for the Redskins’ top wide out since Oct. 7. “I feel all right,” he said after Friday’s practice at Redskins Park. “I should be good to go on Sunday. I’ll see how I feel [Saturday], and I should be out there giving it all I got [against the Eagles].”

 

Washington Redskins 5 Keys to the Game: Week 11 | Fanspeak Washington Redskins Blog
1. Run The Football: I know they will be tempted to pass the football on the Eagles and their disappointing passing defense, but it is a mistake to try to rely on the passing game. It looks tempting given that the Eagles pass rush hasn’t been potent, and their safeties have been a huge liability.

 

Meriweather excited about possibly playing Sunday | CSN Washington
“I would be ecstatic,” he said after practice. “I got guys that have been here working hard, trying to keep the ship to together. And it would be great to be out there with them guys.” Meriweather stopped short of guaranteeing that he’ll line up at strong safety against the Michael Vick-less Eagles. But the 28-year-old acknowledged that he feels as good as he did prior to spraining his knee for the first time in the preseason.

 

Morris isn’t sweating Eagles’ wide-9 | CSN Washington
“They do pose a threat with the four D linemen, a lot of penetration, a good front four…so with that mindset, I gotta go out there on the fly and adjust, adapt as I always do. You know all the defenses are pretty much different, even if it’s the same scheme, you know the players in that scheme are going to be different so it’s going to be a challenge and I look forward to it.”

 

Eagles-Redskins Q&A with Kevin Ewoldt from Hogs Haven – Blogging the bEast
I think that people are generally familiar with RG3’s body of work so far this season, but what about Alfred Morris?  RG3 is of course the golden child and the face/future of the franchise, but has Morris actually been more important to the success of the offense, and what makes him so effective? Morris means SO much to this offense. I knew he was something special when one of his first carries of pre-season he trucked Lance Briggs. No one does that to Briggs. With the running options between Morris and Alfred…LBs have to hold. Have to. With RGIII’s accuracy, that leaves holes. Losing Fred Davis has meant so much though. He was the leading Redskins WR in targets.

 

Redskins Final Thoughts: Week 11 | WashingtonExaminer.com
I do like Alfred Morris to have a good game. The Eagles have not allowed a 100-yard rusher, but let’s not throw confetti and call them a great run-stopping defense. They allow 4.2 yards per carry and a number of backs have had strong games vs. them – six have gained at least 60 yards and in each case they’ve averaged at least 4.4 yards per carry. The reason no back has rushed for more than 100 yards is that only one back, Atlanta’s Michael Turner, has carried more than 19 times against them.

 

Eagles officially name Foles to start at QB against Redskins
The Philadelphia Eagles named rookie Nick Foles their starter at quarterback for Sunday’s game against theWashington Redskins at FedEx Field. The Eagles ruled quarterback Michael Vick out of Sunday’s game because of the concussion that he suffered during last weekend’s loss to the Dallas Cowboys.

 

Jammal Brown misses another practice with hip injury
“Same thing as yesterday,” Redskins coach Mike Shanahan said. “Still sore. We’ll evaluate that next week. … The hip was sore – both the left and right side. There was a little bit of a setback. We’ve got another week to get a chance to look at him. Hopefully, he gets better.”
Despite being the 13th running back selected, Morris has started every game this season and is the No. 2 overall rookie for rushing yards, trailing only the Buccaneers’ Doug Martin (862). “We knew Alfred had a chance to be good,” offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan noted recently.  “But if we thought he was as good as he’s been playing, then we probably would have drafted him before the sixth round.

 

Shanahan Gives Final Word Before Eagles
On tackle Trent Williams’ ankle injury: “I don’t know when it happened to be honest with you. He’s just sore and you could see it on Monday and Wednesday. It’s better right now, so that’s why we have him listed as probable.”

 

Might not see Michael Vick for a while – NFC East Blog – ESPN
Burkholder, whose work in this particular area helped form the basis for the NFL’s concussion-recovery protocol, used the terms “foggy,” “not very alert,” and “heavy-eyed” to describe Vick and said he’s “not even close” to returning. Rookie Nick Foles will start at quarterback in Vick’s place Sunday against the Washington Redskins, and it sounds as though the Eagles will need Foles to start more than just this one game.

 

Need to Know: ‘The right way’ needs to start Sunday – Rich Tandler’s Real Redskins
Mike Shanahan has repeatedly said that he is rebuilding the Redskins “the right way” as opposed to doing a quick fix. But at some point, the rebuilding need to bear some fruit in the form of wins. That point has arrived. The Redskins do not need to go on a run and make the playoffs. But they can’t lose to an Eagles team that is in disarray. They need to be competitive in Dallas on Thanksgiving. They can’t let a team like the Browns start feeling better at their expense. The Giants and Ravens at least need to be pushed to the limits by the Redskins.

 

Why are the Eagles struggling? – Washington Times
“Everybody has great talent. Obviously some have a little bit better than others, and you would think that team the way it’s built would be maybe first or second in the division right not, battling for a position,” Redskins special teams captainLorenzo Alexander said. “It comes down to execution and when you have a lot of turnovers like they have, that can put you on the losing end of the stick a lot of times.”

 

Washington Redskins vs. Philadelphia Eagles Preview with Grant Paulsen | 4th & Pain with Adam Carriker and Chuck Carroll
It’s amazing what a bye week can do for a team’s fortunes. Adam Carriker recently said of the Washington Redskins season: ‘It ain’t over, folks.’ And how right he is. The week off has done wonders for Washington as the New York Giantsare falling back to the NFC East pack.

 

Kai Forbath’s kicking shoe is three sizes smaller than his regular shoe
“I go through a little process with it,” he explained. “We have this shoe oven. I think it’s initially made for hockey skates. You put the shoe in the oven for about 10 minutes, take it out, put it on real quick while it’s still burning hot. And I have to jam my foot in and wear it around for about 10 minutes. I do it again the next day. And then I kick in it for about 10 minutes a day for two weeks until it’s finally somewhat comfortable. So it’s about a two week process to break in each shoe.”

 

HTTR 24-7 – Defensive Dysfunction: How Mike Shanahan Can Fix His Achillies Heel
Bobby Turner is still the running back’s whisperer, a guy who can seemingly coach anybody. Ike Hilliard doesn’t have much of a track record, but considering he lost his best receiver, he’s done a solid job of developing the talent he has to work with. Chris Foerester hasn’t gotten enough credit for developing Trent Williams into an emerging elite talent, and he’s helped shaped Will Montgomery and Chris Chester (two guys who were largely liabilities in 2011) into top performing offensive lineman.

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Mike Vick Likely to Miss Sunday’s Game Against the Redskins

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ScreenShot2012 11 11at2.55.37PM crop exact Mike Vick Likely to Miss Sundays Game Against the Redskins Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid said Monday that his star quarterback Mike Vick, has a “significant” concussion and is likely to miss Sunday’s game against the Washington Redskins. Vick has been somewhat injury prone for the last couple of seasons and it’s widely thought that perhaps this is more of a case of a collection of head injuries that have finally took there toll on the Eagle signal caller.

It’s no secret that the Eagles have a horrible offensive line and have had major issues protecting Vick this season.If in fact Vick cannot play, rookie Nick Foles (a 3rd round draft pick last year) will take over for Philly at quarterback.

Redskins vs Eagles Preview (Week 11)

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vickvsrg3 Redskins vs Eagles Preview (Week 11)

This weekend when the Washington Redskins play host to the Philadelphia Eagles, it will mark the 155th time the two teams have squared off. It will also mark the first meeting between Robert Griffin II and Mike Vick, well if he can play that is. Vick suffered a concussion last week in the Cowboys vs Eagles match-up and will have to undergo a series of tests this week to even get cleared to play.

The Redskins come into this game after much needed bye week, they have lost their last three games, the Eagles themselves are in the midst of a five game losing streak and have a veteran coach in Andy Reid who is struggling to hold onto his job at the moment. SportsBetting.ag has the Redskins as a slight 1 and a half point favorite which reflects exactly what it should about this match-up, which should be a close game. It’s no secret that both of these teams have not played well this season even with the improvement of the Redskins offense, they still find themselves in last place.

The Redskins must follow the trend set by pretty much every other team the Eagles have played this year, put pressure on the Eagles week offensive line and contain Vick while putting hits on him as much as possible. There is a chance that Vick will not play in this game, if that happens look for rookie Nick Foles to take over the quarterback position. Foles looked good in preseason, but had a rocky start to his career last weekend against Dallas.

The Redskins defense needs to find a way to step things up in this game and contain not only Vick, but LeSean McCoy and DeSean Jackson as well. The Eagles have weapons, they just seem to be having issues using them. Almost certainly the Eagles will focus the majority of their attention on Redskins rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III. Griffin has the ability to take games over and no one knows mobile quarterbacks better than Andy Reid, although Reid has never faced or coached a player quite like RGIII who can throw like a top tier qb, as well as run like wide receiver.

Brandon Meriweather is expected to make his regular season, Redskins debut. Meriweather may not single handily change things, but at this point the Redskins will take any help he can give to the porous secondary.

With the current state of the NFC East having the Giants (who have lost 2 straight and have a tough schedule left) at 6-4, the Cowboys at 4-5 and the Eagles and Skins at 3-6, no one is out of contention quite yet. Although the losing team from this game can almost certainly start thinking about next year.

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Saturday Slop: RG3, ‘Skins Receivers Hold Passing Camp in Waco, Texas; Hankerson Will Excel With RG3 and Redskins

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With camp just a few weeks away we are in the dead time for news, but here is a collection of current articles on the Redskins from around the net!

Leonard Hankerson will excel with RG3, Redskins – NFL.com
You may not know who Leonard Hankerson is yet, but the receiver will soon make a name for himself with RG3 and the Redskins.

 

Robert Griffin III, Washington Redskins receivers hold passing camp in Waco, Texas – The Insider – The Washington Post
Rookie quarterback convinces his receivers to come to Texas for an informal passing camp.

 

The Redskins Blog | RGIII Face-To-Face With Slingin’ Sammy
“Everybody says (with) the success ladder, you have to make sure you’re not reaching too high on your success ladder,” Griffin III told Darlington after his tour of the Hall of Fame. “But I think everybody’s goal should be to get to the Hall of Fame, because if that is truly your goal, you’ll work to get there. All the guys that have given us testimony have told us how hard you have to work to get to that point, so if you’re willing to say, ‘Hey, that’s my goal. I want to be a Hall-Of-Fame player,” then you’re going to go through every day and make sure you seize the most out of that day.”

 

Fred Davis accused of throwing juice on a woman his body guard claims is a pimp – DC Sports Bog – The Washington Post
Tight end is involved in a lawsuit that features restraining orders, accusations of escorts and juice throwing.

 

Redskins on list of both best and worst contracts
On one list of the best and worst contracts in the NFL, the Redskins have representation in both categories.

 

Why Tim Hightower could be in line for a significant role in 2012 | Fanspeak Washington Redskins Blog
Personally I’m excited to see how the Redskins rushing attack can succeed behind 2nd year guys, Roy Helu and Evan Royster, but it is sounding very much like Tim Hightower may be the top back in DC. This is a bit surprising considering, he averaged just 3.8 yards per carry last year, and is coming off an ACL injury he suffered mid-last season.

 

The 53: QB appears to be set in stone – Rich Tandler’s Real Redskins
There are four QB’s on the roster, the Redskins will keep three. In: Robert Griffin III, Rex Grossman, Kirk Cousins Out: Jonathan Crompton

 

My impression of Robert Griffin III continues to grow – Hard Hits – The Washington Post
LaVar Arrington thinks highly of Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III after meeting him for the first time.

 

NFL Videos: Robert Griffin III beat-boxes at commercial shoot
Washington Redskins rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III breaks into a beat-boxing rap while shooting a Subway commercial in Dallas.

 

Robert Griffin III: “It sucks” watching Olympic track trials | ProFootballTalk
Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III is happy spending his summer preparing for his rookie season in the NFL, but there’s a small part of him that wishes he were spending his summer in London and competing in the Olympics.

 

How Many Are You Keeping – Offensive Line – Hogs Haven
How Many Are You Keeping – Offensive Line. We poll our readers to see how many offensive lineman they would keep on the final 53 man roster.

 

 

Washington Redskins Depth Chart | Fanspeak Washington Redskins Blog
Redskins Current 53 Man Roster Projection:

 

Brian Orakpo Says Vick is the Quarterback he Enjoys Hitting the Most
Redskins linebacker Brian Orakpo was on the Rich Eisen Podcast on Tuesday and when asked which quarterback he enjoyed hitting the most he replied….

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Brian Orakpo Says Vick is the Quarterback he Enjoys Hitting the Most

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rakposlider 150x150 Brian Orakpo Says Vick is the Quarterback he Enjoys Hitting the Most Redskins linebacker Brian Orakpo has been doing the rounds on NFL Network this week, he was on the Rich Eisen Podcast on Tuesday and did a pretty good thirty-four minute sit in.

One of the questions Rich asked was “which quarterback do you enjoy hitting the most in the NFL”, after pausing for a second, Orakpo replied:

“It was relieving to get to Vick finally to be honest with you. It was relieving man, Vick knows that I can’t stand chasing this man around for four quarters.  Then he’s in our division and you gotta seem him twice (a year).”

“The guy is just a great player as far as his speed and ability to make us miss, and his ability to throw it down the field, the guy is dual threat guy. He’s got a big arm, just chasing the guy around, we hate it, we just try to make sure we corral him.” -Brian Orakpo

It’s understandable that Vick is frustrating to an NFL defensive player, the way he moves around and keeps defenses missing him has left many players as well as coaches scratching their heads.It’s nice to know that the Redskins defense, which has been horrible against running quarterbacks the last few years, will now see a mobile quarterback in practice everyday. Hopefully that will lead to being able to match-up better than in the past.

When asked about the Shanahan’s, mainly being asked if the offense isn’t running right, how can the father go to the son and threaten him (meaning threaten his job versus doing better), Orakpo responded with:

“That’s a phenomenal question, but it’s one I can’t answer. You gotta ask Bruce Allen on that one, that’s a hard question. From what I see, they are offense minded coaches and work hand and hand together with each other. Sometimes I see them not really getting on each other, but more like picking each others brains, I guess.”

“As far as your question of getting on Kyle, there has been a little back in forth but it’s always like that on a football team. I really feel like a father and son relationship will benefit them in the long run” -Brian Orakpo

Can’t blame him for being politically correct on that one. Orakpo also spoke about how he believes London Fletcher is not slowing down at all, how he believes RG3 is going to be one of the great ones, Albert Haynesworth and more. Check out the full interview below.