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Norman, secondary hope for big plays in new scheme

ASHBURN — The Redskins may have inadvertently come up with a good rule of thumb for NFL defenses: if at least one of your position groups can’t feel the breath of the guys they’re lined up against, get closer.

Wouldn’t newly-appointed defensive coordinator Greg Manusky love that one? He’s essentially said as much.

“From our defensive line, it’s like they’re right here,” Manusky said on May 15 at Ryan Kerrigan’s charity golf tournament. He pulled his face in very close.

“It makes you feel uncomfortable, you know?” he joked. “Don’t punch me.