LANDOVER — Jay Gruden stood at the podium early Tuesday morning – his eyes glazed and his voice raspy – and tried his best to explain what had gone wrong with his Washington Redskins in their 26-15 Monday night loss to the Carolina Panthers at FedEx Field.
I don’t know pretty much summed it up.
Why couldn’t the offense get going early in the game?
“I don’t know,” Gruden answered.
What was off about quarterback Kirk Cousins?
“I don’t know,” Gruden answered. He had three “I don’t knows” mixed in his answer about what was amiss with Cousins, rubbing his neck a little harder with each “I don’t know.