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Tuesday, November 16, 2004
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Offense Remains in Question
The Redskins defense finally had a letdown -
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in a 17-0 loss Sunday to the Cincinnati Bengals. But Washington's defense
dropped only one
notch in its league ranking to no. 2 behind the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Redskins defense figured to be due for a lackluster effort after playing
well for several
games despite missing key players. Unfortunately for Washington, its offense
wasn't able to
have its first big game to make up for the defense's inevitable stinker. Even
in the loss,
the Redskins shut out Cincinnati after allowing 17 points in the first half,
succumbing to
a ball-control approach by second-year quarterback Carson Palmer -
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, who didn't play a snap as a rookie.
Washington's defensive efforts make the season especially frustrating because
of what could
have been if the Redskins offense played anywhere near expected.
When Coach Joe Gibbs announced his return, the team's question marks concerned
a defensive
unit that was ranked 25th in the NFL last year. The Redskins underwent their
most active offseason
in franchise history, spending more than $110 million almost equally on defense
and offense.
However, Washington's offense already had one of the league's deepest wideout
corps, led by
Laveranues Coles. The Redskins envisioned an offensive juggernaut after
acquiring Clinton Portis,
one of the league's best tailbacks, and Mark Brunell, who had been the
11th-highest rated quarterback
in NFL history. Even Brunell's detractors couldn't have predicted he would have
the worst statistics
of any starter this season.
Before the season, the Redskins were so confident about their offense behind an
offensive wizard
like Gibbs that the organization was torn between using its No. 5 pick on
safety Sean Taylor
or tight end Kellen Winslow. Without Champ Bailey, who was traded for Portis,
the Redskins
desired extra help for the defense. Could Winslow, who missed most of this
season with an injury,
have bolstered Washington's offense? Or did the unit have so many issues that a
rookie, albeit
supremely talented, wouldn't have made much of a difference?
The questions remain on the team, but now they envelop the offense instead of
the surprisingly
sturdy defense.
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- By Nunyo Demasio
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Gibbs Tabs Ramsey -
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Joe Gibbs names Patrick Ramsey the starting quarterback for Sunday's game in
Philadelphia and
says he expects to stick with him indefinitely.
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NOTEBOOK
Griffin Gets Good News -
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Th Redskins' defense receives good news on Cornelius Griffin's MRI exam of a
hip injury, and
the defensive tackle might play Sunday against the Eagles.
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GAME 9: BENGALS 17, REDSKINS 10
Change, No Change -
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Patrick Ramsey replaces the ineffective Mark Brunell but the Redskins continue
to struggle,
losing to the Bengals, 17-10.
Redskins' Defense Gets Picked Apart -
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Bengals' Palmer Is Served Well By Seasoning -
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Redskins Notebook -
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Best & Worst - http://letters.washingtonpost.com/WART04751256F2949E17F3F1E84050
Game Stats - http://letters.washingtonpost.com/WART04751266E2949E17F3F1E84050
PHOTO GALLERY
Ramsey fails to Lift Redskins -
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Play of the Game -
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Discuss the Game -
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Grade the Team -
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Postgame Quotes -
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MARK MASKE'S NFL INSIDER
Bills Still Giving Bledsoe the Nod Over Losman -
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A day after sending in rookie J.P. Losman, the 22nd overall selection in the
draft in April
out of Tulane, to make his NFL debut in mop-up duty in Sunday's 29-6 loss to
the New England
Patriots, Mularkey said he is sticking with veteran Drew Bledsoe as his starter
this week.
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