The Redskins weren’t exactly impressive in their 2009
preseason debut tonight.
were unbeatable in August last season, and the 1991 Super Bowl Champion
Washington Redskins posted a 1-3 mark in preseason that year.
But, still.
The mantra on this blog all season is going to be that it
all starts up front, and the Redskins offensive line was mediocre on its best
plays tonight. Guard Randy Thomas didn’t suit up and Stephon Heyer is getting
the early nod at right tackle, but no one looked terribly good. QB Jason
Campbell got decent time from the starting unit while he was in, though there
was a bad breakdown up the middle. The problem is, and has been, with the
depth;
second and third teamers had it all over the Redskins backups all night; so
much so that the Skins barely crossed mid-field.
Backup QB Todd Collins didn’t look terribly good either,
nearly getting intercepted on a floater into the flats on his first play.
Collins needs to step up his game, lest he be beaten out by second-year signal
caller Colt Brennan, who showed some good development tonight.
Most of the bright spots came on the defensive side of the
ball, not as a team beyond the first unit, but some good individual
performances. Rookies Brian Orakpo and Jeremy Jarmon showed good stuff tonight,
both finding themselves in the Raven backfield a fair percentage of the time.
Phillip Daniels looked good after recovering from knee surgery and DeAngelo Hall
began earning that huge contract he got in the offseason.
Note to any agent representing a veteran free agent
offensive lineman: expect a call from Vinny Cerato tomorrow morning.
