By John Pappas
Skinscast Editor
The Washington Redskins marched into the New Meadowlands Stadium with something to prove. After all, they were there to play one of the best defenses in football in the Jets. Plus, they were coming off a less than stellar showing last week against Baltimore.
The game against the Ravens exposed portions of the Redskins’ game. Baltimore was able to wreak havoc with defensive pressure; sacking Washington’s quarterbacks, stuffing the run, and keeping them almost completely off the score board. And the Ravens offense was able to hang 23 points on the defense, 13 against the first team. Following the paltry three-point effort, the Redskins were keen to improve against a Jets team that appeared in the AFC Championship game last year.
Washington responded by gutting-out a well-earned 16-11 victory. The defense was magnificent in creating four turnovers. The offense was able to move the ball against one of the best defenses in the league.
Woven throughout was the reality that first cuts occur this Tuesday and for some players, Friday’s game would be their last chance to make a statement.
DeAngelo Hall – Hot
Hall’s interception has our vote for defensive play of the preseason. It was a play not a lot of cornerbacks can make because it required three things in equal measure; the vision to see where the quarterback was going to throw, the presence to know where help was, and the stones to make the split-second decision to try and intercept.
