No one could blame Mike Shanahan for turning green Sunday afternoon when he sees the New Orleans Saints' offense at work in the Washington Redskins' season opener. The Saints ranked first in the NFL last season in yards per game and per play; second in points per game and first in first downs. And they have a record-setting quarterback at the controls.
Mike Shanahan has decided on who will start at running back for the Washington Redskins in their season opener against New Orleans on Sept. 9, but he intends to keep it a secret until gameday.
The Washington Redskins continued the sweeping change at the wide receiver position Friday night in keeping seven on their final roster.
As players filed out of the Washington Redskins locker room Wednesday night after the team's 30-3 victory over Tampa Bay — and into some uncertain futures — the overriding emotion was hope. That was especially true among a group of wide receivers whose position battle was the Redskins' most competitive this summer.
Five questions to keep in mind when Washington hosts Tampa Bay in the fourth and final preseason game.
Five questions to keep in mind when Washington hosts Indianapolis in the third preseason game.
Backup quarterback Kirk Cousins put up fabulous numbers against Chicago on Saturday night: 18 of 23 passing for 264 yards, three touchdowns and a passer rating of 154.1. However, the negative elements of his performance resonate just as strongly in his mind.
Anthony Armstrong on Tuesday morning went to the Redskins' equipment room and exchanged his gold non-contact practice jersey for his normal white No. 13 jersey. The sprained right shoulder he suffered on Aug. 2 has sufficiently healed.
Evan Royster is riding a two-game 100-yard streak. He put up 113 in the Washington Redskins' season finale a year ago. He ran for an impressive 132 the week before that.
