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Washington struggle in 33-31 loss to Chicago
The skills that led the Redskins to select Robert Griffin III with the second overall pick in the NFL draft, especially his deft ballhandling and mobility, were clearly on display Saturday night, but it was just as clear that it's going to take considerably more to revive a Washington franchise which has had only two winning seasons in the last dozen years.
It took a 57-yard field goal from Robbie Gould with 31 seconds remaining for the Bears to beat the Redskins 33-31, but it was close only because of another Washington rookie, fourth-round pick Kirk Cousins, who with discount cheap nfl jerseys threw three fourth-quarter touchdown passes.Griffin gave a thumbs-up to the deep reserves who played the second half after both he and coach Mike Shanahan talked about how difficult it was for him to get into rhythm against Chicago's tough defense.
Griffin was sacked three times in the first quarter while throwing only two passes, and the Redskins produced just a field goal and five first downs in his six offensive possessions."We had minor mistakes throughout the first half that got us out of rhythm," Griffin said. "It was one guy here or there; it was different things to find them,then give the google jerseys for them."Fortunately for Washington, Griffin's legs prevented even more damage, although he acknowledged an important lesson he still is to learn: when to slide and when to get out of bounds rather than try for a couple extra yards on a scramble.
The offensive line wasn't the Redskins' only problem. While regulars were in the game, Washington's pass rush and tackling also were inadequate. The Bears, who had been embarrassed 31-3 by Denver in their first exhibition game, had 262 yards by halftime and led 30-10 after the third quarter.Shanahan had mostly praise for Griffin, saying, "I just like the way he handled himself. We have to protect better, obviously,all fans like the cheap Nike nfl jerseys . We've got to be more cohesive than we were."
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The skills that led the Redskins to select Robert Griffin III with the second overall pick in the NFL draft, especially his deft ballhandling and mobility, were clearly on display Saturday night, but it was just as clear that it's going to take considerably more to revive a Washington franchise which has had only two winning seasons in the last dozen years.
It took a 57-yard field goal from Robbie Gould with 31 seconds remaining for the Bears to beat the Redskins 33-31, but it was close only because of another Washington rookie, fourth-round pick Kirk Cousins, who with discount cheap nfl jerseys threw three fourth-quarter touchdown passes.Griffin gave a thumbs-up to the deep reserves who played the second half after both he and coach Mike Shanahan talked about how difficult it was for him to get into rhythm against Chicago's tough defense.
Griffin was sacked three times in the first quarter while throwing only two passes, and the Redskins produced just a field goal and five first downs in his six offensive possessions."We had minor mistakes throughout the first half that got us out of rhythm," Griffin said. "It was one guy here or there; it was different things to find them,then give the google jerseys for them."Fortunately for Washington, Griffin's legs prevented even more damage, although he acknowledged an important lesson he still is to learn: when to slide and when to get out of bounds rather than try for a couple extra yards on a scramble.
The offensive line wasn't the Redskins' only problem. While regulars were in the game, Washington's pass rush and tackling also were inadequate. The Bears, who had been embarrassed 31-3 by Denver in their first exhibition game, had 262 yards by halftime and led 30-10 after the third quarter.Shanahan had mostly praise for Griffin, saying, "I just like the way he handled himself. We have to protect better, obviously,all fans like the cheap Nike nfl jerseys . We've got to be more cohesive than we were."
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