The lowly Washington Redskins lost to the Miami Dolphins yesterday 20-9, in a game that saw the reemergence of the turnover-prone Rex Grossman. Grossman, on cue, threw two interceptions including one in the redzone.
This is the second time in three games that the Redskins have not found the endzone, an obvious conspiracy between Papa John's and the Redskins' play-callers. I just want my free toppings!
The Redskins' defense looked solid again, albeit against a below-average Dolphins offense: allowing just over 300 yards of total offense, as well as forcing two turnovers.
Ryan Torain stunk it up on the ground for the Redskins, gaining 20 yards on 10 attempts, while Roy Helu made better of his six carries, gaining a total of 41 yards.
That's all the time I want to devote to the Redskins' "performance" in Miami. Instead I offer you a wide-sweeping, Redskins-related, grab-bag of sorts to take your mind off of the 'Skins most recent loss.
Ex-Redskins making an immediate impact
1. Carlos Rogers: playing for the biggest surprise team in the league this season, the 8-1 San Francisco 49ers, Rogers has made an instant impact for their secondary. Through nine games, Rogers has five interceptions including one he returned for a touchdown.
In his six seasons for the Redskins, Rogers never had more than two picks in one season, often made fun of for his lack of ball skills.
Who's laughing now?
2. Andre Carter: Hands down one of the most-fit defensive linemen in the league, Andre Carter is providing the New England Patriots with a pass-rush they desperately need.
This past Sunday against the New York Jets, Carter went berserk with 4.5 sacks as the Patriots won in a rout.
Carter now has nine sacks on the season, as well as 38 total tackles.
2012 Draft Need? A Quarterback
In hopes of optimistically looking to potential success next season, I offer a short list of college quarterbacks who I think have ability to succeed in the Redskins offense.
Luckily for the Redskins, the 2012 draft class is proving to be relatively deep in terms of quarterbacks. With the Redskins out of the Andrew Luck sweepstakes, having won three games already, fans should brace for someone else being selected as our quarterback of the future.
a. Matt Barkley: the USC-product is having a great season for the 8-2 Trojans. The junior has thrown for 29 touchdowns this season, his third season as the starter in Southern Cal.
In one of the best games of year this season, an overtime loss to Stanford, Barkley went toe-to-toe with Andrew Luck, matching Luck's three touchdown passes, and keeping the Trojans in the game.
Barkley has progressed in each of his three seasons: increasing yardage, quarterback rating, as well as touchdowns, while decreasing interceptions and sacks-taken.
b. Kellen Moore: yes, he plays in Idaho on a team that analysts say is consistently overrated. But, what you can't argue is that Moore is 44-3 in his career (started all four years) at Boise State, throwing 130 touchdowns, an average of over 30 per season.
Until Moore arrived at Boise State, teams that didn't play in the big conferences like the SEC or ACC, really had no argument in terms of the right to play in the National Championship game; Moore's success, as well as that of Boise State, has opened up that argument.
c. Landry Jones: it's tough to follow the career Sam Bradford had at Oklahoma, but Landry Jones has held his own as quarterback for the Sooners. In his career under center at Oklahoma, Jones has led his team to a 28-8 record, including a 2-0 record in bowl games.
Unlike both Barkley and Moore, Jones is prone to the interception: averaging one per game over his career. Fortunately though, the 6'4" Jones has progressed in each of his three seasons statistically, while improving Oklahoma's record (8-1 this season) in each season as well.
The future is bright for the Redskins in terms of a quarterback, let's just hope we can get one of these three quarterbacks. If we do, the position will immediately be upgraded and we can scratch off one "need" on our list of needs (wide receiver, offensive linemen, cornerback).
(Photo-Courtesy of Sports Illustrated and the Zimbio)
(Jonathan Wigginton is the Chat Sports Senior Writer for the Washington Redskins)
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