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roster moves

December 10, 2016



REDSKINS MAKE ROSTER MOVES



LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. – The Washington Redskins announced today that they have made the following roster moves:


The Redskins activated the following player from their Reserve/Injured (Designated for Return) list:

C Kory Lichtensteiger


The Redskins waived the following player:

DL A.J. Francis

 

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monday presser

December 12, 2016


Head Coach Jay Gruden



On the injury report:

“[Will] Compton has a PCL sprain; he’ll be no surgery. He’ll be week-to-week, day-to-day. [Su’a] Cravens has a moderate elbow flexor, he’ll be day-to-day, week-to-week. It’s a brachialis strain, actually, whatever that means. And then [Mack] Brown is in the concussion protocol.”



On if he can ‘shed any light’ on if the injured players will play Monday night:

“No, I can’t. Wish I could.”



On if any of the players will be placed on the Reserve/Injured list:

“No.”



On the defensive performance:

“I think they played good when it mattered and that’s important. You know, there’s big-time plays in that game and we made some. We had a coverage FUBAR on the touchdown to [Darren] Sproles but for the most part I think our guys were sound in what they did. Eagles did some good things offensively. [Zach] Ertz had a big game. Carson Wentz is a good, young football player who made some great throws. But overall our defense hung in there, stuck with the plan and made plays when they had to.”



On if he will have a variety of players assume Cravens’ role if he is out Monday:

“Yeah, mainly Mason [Foster] took over, played a lot of that role there and he did a great job. Mason played a lot of snaps yesterday and didn’t wear down. I was happy for his performance. We still have obviously [Terence] Garvin on our roster, hasn’t gotten much play but that could increase here [in] the next couple of weeks. We’ll have to get him ready to go.”



On Cravens’ injury:

“I got elbow flexor in parentheses right here, yeah… You can Google that one.”



On if he was relieved that Cravens’ injury wasn’t as severe as perhaps initially expected:

“Yeah, yeah. Initially with the lack of mobility that he had after the game, we were very concerned but we got basically good news on the MRI. Now it’s just a matter of him getting his strength and movement back and I don’t know how long that could take. It could be a couple of days, could be a couple of weeks. We’re not sure yet.”



On what role LB Martrell Spaight could potentially fill given LB Will Compton’s injury:

“Yeah, he could be our starting middle linebacker. He did do well when he came in for Compton. He made a couple big-time plays. The screen that they caught on third-down-and-15, we tackled them for a gain of 12 or 13 – he got cut on the play, got up and made a heck-of-a play that was a touchdown-saving tackle, quite frankly. He did some good things, and I think once he got comfortable back in the role, he did well.”



On if Spaight would potentially share the Mike linebacker role with Mason Foster:

“No, I think he would be fine at middle linebacker making the calls.”



On how he sees members of the secondary being used in the coming weeks:

“I think I like using them all, really. I think [Quinton] Dunbar had the pass interference play, which was unfortunate, just a little too early. But for the most part, he did some good things coverage-wise. [Greg] Toler, when he came in there, he did what he was asked to do and did well. And then [Bashaud] Breeland playing the nickel, did some good things last week/yesterday. I think those guys are all very multiple and can do a lot of different things – Breeland especially. He’s actually played some safety for us, he’s played nickel, he’s played corner – [it’s] just a matter of who we play and how we decide to use them.”



On G Arie Kouandjio’s performance:

“He did good, he did good. I think in pass protection he was solid. We didn’t have many opportunities, really. We only had the ball for like, 43 plays. But for the most part he was solid in there and competed and did well.”



On if there is an injury update for G Shawn Lauvao:

“Same. He’ll be day-to-day with his groin.”



On S Deshazor Everett’s enthusiasm:

“He had the two penalties – the first one I really didn’t think was a penalty, but the second one obviously was a penalty. He just mistimed it. He wasn’t trying to injure Darren [Sproles], and that’s an unfortunate deal. He was apologetic about it. But I love his energy. He plays hard, he plays fast. Special teams, he has made his mark. He got an opportunity to play at safety and cover the tight end and made a big interception for us. Hopefully that role will continue to expand a little bit because he is fast and he can hit and he’s showed that he can cover.”



On if he has heard anything about potential disciplinary action for Everett:

“I have not heard anything from the league. I imagine he’ll get fined, but I don’t know. I can’t even guess what’s going to happen. But it was not intentional by any stretch and hopefully not a suspension.”



On coping with close, high-stress games:

“Well, we’re used to them now. It’s kind of what we expect. It wouldn’t be right if it was a blowout. I think with the parity in the NFL the way it is, it’s just what we expect. We keep grinding it out, we make some plays, we give up some plays, but we know come fourth quarter is when you have to make the plays. Defensively, we’ve made some big-time plays getting off the field and getting the ball back for our offense. Obviously, offensively we did some good things other than the pick-six. We just have got to stick with the plan, stay poised, and our guys really understand that it is truly a four-quarter game in this league.”



On if the lack of possessions affected the offense:

“The offense? Well, yeah. If you’re not on the field, you can’t do much. A little bit, I think we weren’t as good on third down as we have been in the past, and I think that hurt us a little bit as far as possession time. But obviously with them controlling the clock for the most part, it hurt our ability to make some plays. Maybe we were stressing a little bit more once we got out there, but it’s just the way it played out.”



On the consistency of WR Pierre Garçon:

“Yeah, I think he is our most consistent player, quite frankly. The way he practices also, he practices exactly like he plays and it’s great for the young guys to see that, a veteran-type guy like that with a talent that he has work as hard as he does on the practice field. And it carries over to the game because all the routes are the same and Kirk [Cousins] is very comfortable to throw to him because he knows how he’s going run them because he runs them every day the same. But, you know, the fourth-and-two play was huge, getting the separation that he got and the tight throw by Kirk and the great catch, strong hands. The touchdown reception was big. But he’s getting a lot of different route cuts and he’s taking advantage of them.”



On the touchdown run by RB Chris Thompson and if he should have done anything differently:

“After looking at it… A couple ways of looking at it – you could have gone down there, taken a knee at the one, taken a knee, taken a knee and then try to run it in on third down and if not kick a field goal to win it, but like I said, we were at the 25-yard line and we were behind and I think we didn’t anticipate that hole being that big. But I’m happy with the decision that he made to score. I’m happy with the fact that we relied on our defense to win the game and they did.”



On if there was a defensive miscommunication on the Eagles’ first touchdown:

“The one to [Darren] Sproles? Yeah, yeah. Preston [Smith] didn’t get out there on the No. 2 guy so he saw that he was uncovered… It was actually pretty good heads-up play by [Bashaud] Breeland to see the guy was uncovered. He tried to pick up the slack for him and [Carson] Wentz did a great job of seeing him and throwing it to Sproles behind him.”



On the play of CB Bashaud Breeland:

“I thought he played with good energy, man. He made some good, physical tackles and did good in coverage. He lost coverage a couple times, gave up some catches but for the most part he did good. I think there are some things we can clean up, especially with his hands, but I like the way he can adapt to a new position with ease. We’ve asked him to play safety, we’ve asked him to play corner, flipsides and now we’re asking him to play nickel and he’s a very valuable player for this football team because of his flexibility.”



On how the team will take advantage of the extra rest day before Monday Night Football:

“Well, give them another day off, you know, get some rest. It’s this time of year where we are banged up. You saw our injury report last week and it’ll probably be similar this week. We’ve got a lot of guys banged up, so an extra day of healing will be great and just try to get ready. It is a huge game for us again. Carolina is the defending NFC Champions with obviously Cam Newton, awesome players, so we got a lot of work to do. It’s going to be a great challenge for us but hopefully we’ll get our guys healthy, No. 1, and then No. 2, get a good week of preparation.”



On if they are already preparing for the Chicago Bears for the upcoming short week:

“No, no. We’re going to focus on Carolina. Chicago doesn’t matter right now. We’ve got to put all of our eggs in Carolina’s basket right now and do the best we can.”



On looking at the playoff race:

“We understand that we’re right in the mix. We do know that, but we also know that one slip up and you’ll be a game-and-a-half, possibly, back. It’s just up to us to take care of what we can take care of – that’s Carolina right now. We’ll let the chips fall where they may.”

 

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Report: Redskins sign LB Nick Moody to 53-man roster

skins sign moody lb to active roster

 

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Excerpt

And as a pass rusher, a few offsides are just the cost of doing business. Five yards? That’s a trade-off I’ll take. If I have the QB worried about executing hard counts, I’ve already got an edge, because now he’s not fully concentrating on his pre-snap reads.

We’re just scratching the surface, but I hope that gives you a better understanding of my position. Because it’s not just me vs. the tackle. There are a lot of variables. So with that said, I’m not just going to do the five toughest tackles I’ve faced. I’m going to show some love to a few positions.

Let’s start with the Animal.




Toughest Offensive Tackle: Trent Williams
The four-time Pro Bowler. The classic Beast. Trent has all the physical tools. But what separates him is that he’s also the most mentally tough guy I’ve ever seen. He has that swag about him that makes him almost more like a defensive player. He loves talking to you. Usually it’s just the defensive guys talking — “I’m on your ass all day, bruh!” But Trent has that defensive mentality on the other side of the ball. Some tackles, they just want to not get beat, but Trent is always in attack mode.

The battle at the line of scrimmage is like a 12-round boxing fight. He’s going to get some punches in, and I’m going to get some punches in. What makes a great offensive lineman is the ability to take a shot on the chin and get right back up and not be rattled. If Trent gets beat, he knows it’s part of the game. He doesn’t get passive — he’s right back on your ass the next play. His mind-set is like, “You beat me? Alright, you got lucky on that play. Let’s go.” That’s the confidence you need to be great over four quarters. He’s the toughest guy on the field every single play.

 

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roster moves

December 13, 2016



REDSKINS MAKE ROSTER MOVES



LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. – The Washington Redskins announced today that they have made the following roster moves:


The Redskins signed the following free agent:

LB Nick Moody


The Redskins placed the following player on their Reserve/Injured list:

DE Anthony Lanier II


The Redskins signed the following players to their practice squad:

DL A.J. Francis

DB Shak Randolph


The Redskins released the following players from their practice squad:

DL Trevon Coley

DB Lee Hightower

 

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roster moves

REDSKINS MAKE ROSTER MOVES



LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. – The Washington Redskins announced today that they have made the following roster moves:


The Redskins claimed the following player off waivers:

LB Zach Vigil


The Redskins placed the following player on their Reserve/Injured list:

LB Houston Bates

REDSKINS MAKE ROSTER MOVES



LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. – The Washington Redskins announced today that they have made the following roster moves:


The Redskins signed the following practice squad player to their active roster:

CB Dashaun Phillips


The Redskins waived the following player:

WR Rashad Ross


The Redskins signed the following player to their practice squad:

LB Lynden Trail

 

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Ross going should end him replacing DJax nonsense

 

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roster moves

December 23, 2016



REDSKINS MAKE ROSTER MOVES



LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. – The Washington Redskins announced today that they have made the following roster moves:


The Redskins signed the following practice squad player to their active roster:

LB Lynden Trail


The Redskins waived the following player:

LB Nick Moody

 

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Good write up on Bree, his history and childhood.

 

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I completely agree with this take from Keim...



ASHBURN, Va. -- The Washington Redskins' playoff formula, finally, is simple. Win and they’re in -- barring an unlikely finish in another game. For some franchises, back-to-back playoff seasons after only nine wins might not be reason to celebrate. For the Redskins, it would be an accomplishment.

After all, they haven’t made the playoffs in consecutive years since 1991-92, back when they were coming off a third Super Bowl victory under then-coach Joe Gibbs. From 2004 to 2014, they finished last eight times before winning the NFC East last season. They were knocked for winning a bad division last season; if they squeak in now, they deserve credit for earning a playoff berth in arguably the best division this season.

Here’s how it looks for this weekend thanks to Dallas' win against Detroit on Monday night: If the Redskins beat the Giants they will make the playoffs as long as the Green Bay-Detroit game does not end in a tie. If it did, then there would be a three-way tie with the Packers, Lions and Redskins. The Packers win the division because they'd be 1-0-1 vs. Detroit; the Lions would top the Redskins for the wild card spot based on beating them in October.

But, for those bracing for the unlikely, know this: There have only been six ties in the past 10 seasons combined (with two already occurring this season, including the Redskins' tie vs. Cincinnati).

"We obviously wouldn’t think of it as a successful season unless we get in the playoffs, that’s for sure," Redskins coach Jay Gruden said. "That’s our goal coming into the season. We went to the playoffs a year ago, and had every intention of trying to win the division and go back to the playoffs."

I’ve received tweets from some fans saying they don’t deserve a playoff spot, seemingly based on playing poorly against Carolina or because the defense isn't good. Look around the NFL: outside of a couple teams every playoff participant has that kind of a game. Welcome to the NFL, ya dig?

Making the playoffs also won’t delude them into believing certain aspects of their team are further along than they thought. Do you really think general manager Scot McCloughan, who lives this every minute of every day, can’t see what everyone else does -- that the defense just hasn’t played well and needs a lot of offseason attention? Come on.

But what it does show is that they have a lot to build on and are establishing a culture where winning matters. And where they can win despite some major flaws. The Redskins have plenty of them; so do the Lions, Packers and Tampa Bay -- all of whom remain alive for a berth. So do the Giants, whose offense continues to sputter.

Yes, the Redskins are fortunate that New York doesn’t need to win Sunday, making their road a lot easier. That’s not a guarantee, of course, but it certainly helps. But it also wouldn’t be a guarantee that they would lose if the Giants played all their starters -- they won the first meeting and New York didn’t exactly look great during its loss in Philadelphia last week.

"Anytime you don’t make the playoffs -- regardless of your record -- it’s a little bit of a disappointment," Gruden said. "We have a good team, we have good players, and we feel like we should be in there. But we still have work to do and it’s not over yet."

That’s true for this season and for what the Redskins are trying to build. They’re not close to a finished product and must reach a point where hosannas are reserved for postseason success. It’s ultimately how careers are measured, for a franchise, a coach and a quarterback. If they make the playoffs and win a game? The view of this season will take a different turn. This season is a step, not a destination -- if it becomes the latter, jobs won't be so secure in the future.

But there has been a shift at Redskins Park the past two years.

"It’s been fun coaching these guys," Gruden said. "We’ve had our ups and downs, for sure. We’ve handled adversity. We’ve played really well at times, and not played well at times. It’s kind of been like our own mini roller-coaster ride, to be honest with you. But, I like where we are. We have a chance in the final game of the season -- that’s something to be said in a positive way. We have a lot to play for [and] guys are competing and playing until the end. That’s what I like.

 

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Monday presser

December 26, 2016


Head Coach Jay Gruden



On the injury report:

“After the game, we have got [Donte] Whitner with a quad strain. Spencer Long has an ankle sprain. Those guys will be day-to-day. [Quinton] Dunbar will still be in [concussion] protocol. [Jordan] Reed will be day-to-day with his shoulder. DeSean [Jackson], jaw, day-to-day. Rob Kelley had an MRI on his knee to get it checked out; he should be day-to-day. [Trent] Murphy, foot, day-to-day; and [Su’a] Cravens hopefully will get a little more work in, but we’ll see how he does.”



On if his plan for the week will change based on the outcome of the Dallas/Detroit game tonight:

“No, it shouldn’t change at all. We still have to worry about what we do. I’ve tried to preach all along that you can only control what you can control, and that’s how we play against the Giants. Hopefully things fall in our favor, but regardless, we have to prepare for the New York Giants.”



On RB Robert Kelley’s injury:

“He should be OK. He’s a little sore. We’ll take it slow and he probably won’t do much this week. Hopefully we’ll get him up-and-running Thursday or Friday.”



On if they have to test TE Jordan Reed in practice this week or if he could just play given the stakes:

“Yeah, that’s a good question. That’s something that we’ll have to determine with our trainers and Jordan to see where he’s at come Wednesday. Tomorrow will just be a walkthrough, anyway. We’re just going to tie up the loose ends from the game on Saturday and then introduce the Giants and then have a walkthrough. Wednesday will be a big day for him.”



On what he makes of this season so far:

“Interesting, that’s for sure. It’s been fun coaching these guys. We’ve had our ups and downs, for sure. We’ve handled adversity. We’ve played really well at times, and not played well at times. It’s kind of been like our own mini roller coaster ride, to be honest with you. But, I like where we are. We have a chance in the final game of the season – that’s something to be said in a positive way. We just have got to keep grinding and try to finish a little bit better than we did last year at 9-6-1 and 4-2 in the division, which would be good. We have a lot to play for [and] guys are competing and playing until the end. That’s what I like.”



On how a postseason berth would change his outlook of the season:

“We obviously wouldn’t think of it as a successful season unless we get in the playoffs, that’s for sure. That’s our goal coming into the season. We went to the playoffs a year ago, and had every intention of trying to win the division and go back to the playoffs. Obviously the Cowboys played very, very good football for 16 games, and they deserve to be where they are, but we’re still trying to get in there. I think anytime you don’t make the playoffs – regardless of your record – it’s a little bit of a disappointment. We have a good team, we have good players, and we feel like we should be in there. But we still have work to do and it’s not over yet.”



On if Su’a Cravens would return as a linebacker or safety this season:

“Well, we’re probably going to put him… Well, depending on [Donte] Whitner – if Whitner is out, then we’ll probably put him at safety when he gets back.”



On if there is something different about this group of players that makes it enjoyable to coach:

“[Laughter] Well, I’m not going to say I don’t enjoy it… I think they come to work every day and they work hard, number one. They’ve stayed together. It’s a tough market here, without a doubt. It would be very easy to have your team drift apart in some tough times that we’ve had with the media after them and some of the negative publicity. But these guys have stayed together. They’ve had each other’s backs – which I really, really like – and they just come to work every day and practice and play hard. There’s not much more I could ask.”



On his confidence in Cravens at safety:

“That’s something we’ll have to wait and see. We have got to get him healthy first – it’s a moot point if he doesn’t get healthy. We have got to wait and see how he’s doing tomorrow, see if he has got more mobility in that arm. We’ll just take it day-by-day and see how he’s doing and then try to see where he is mentally. We know he can play dime linebacker, which is good, so we have a spot for him there. But we would like to see what he can do at safety – see how much he can learn and see where he is from a mental standpoint.”



On WR DeSean Jackson’s injury and his performance prior to it:

“First half, really, I think we found some holes in the zones, and Kirk [Cousins] made some great throws. He made a great catch on a crossing route where he took a hit from the safety, and then he made some good runs after the catch. He caught the crossing route and then broke it for, I think, a 60-yard gain. I think he was beating man and he was beating zone. It was good to see him run around like that. And then his jaw – I think it’s a bruised jaw and hopefully he can go. Maybe it will quiet him down for a week [laughter]. But I think he’ll be OK with a hurt jaw, but we’ll see. I don’t know the severity of it – we’ll see him tomorrow and hopefully he’ll be fine.”



On how much he has grown as a head coach:

“I’ve grown a lot. I think every year you get better as a coach when you get to know your players – number one – the people you work with, number two. Very, very important in delegating the responsibilities to guys you trust and watching them perform and watching them get better. The coaches have gotten better, and obviously the players that have been here have gotten better. You add the new draft picks, the young players, the free agents – it’s just been fun to watch them grow within the program. That’s I think what’s going to make us successful for a long time is keeping our young players here in-house, working them in the weight room, developing their mind in the system, and just watching them get better.”



On Kelley’s availability if the game had been closer and the play of RB Mack Brown in his absence:

“I think he could’ve kept going. He wanted to keep going but I wanted to see Mack Brown and I wanted to make sure that he got some touches in case this thing was a significant injury. You know, we don’t know. Robert is a tough guy. He didn’t want to come out at all but you could see he was in some pain, so I wanted to get Mack Brown some touches, see where he was so if we needed to use him in a big way Sunday he would be ready to go. So I think we saw what he can do, the confidence that he has in the line and seeing holes, so we feel good about those two guys and obviously Chris Thompson.”



On the team being able to stick together through adversity:

“I think we have strong leadership, really. You know, it starts with the quarterback, obviously. Kirk [Cousins] has done a great job of leading them, Will Compton on defense, you know, Trent Williams, Ryan Kerrigan, we have strong leadership in the building and that carries over to the young people. So it’s been fun to watch these guys. Offensive line has stuck together. We’ve been fairly healthy there, which helps a lot, but for the most part I think it starts from the top from your strong leadership, leader-type players and it trickles down to the young guys and they all perform and play hard.”



On if players have stepped into leadership roles when other leaders have departed:

“They have, they have. We’ve had a lot of guys step up, young players, too, for that matter, you know? It’s a good group, really, and, like I said, it starts with leaders – big leaders, big-time leaders – but really when you go out and you draft and you bring people in here… Scot [McCloughan] has done an excellent job of bringing the right type of people in here that all work hard, even the veteran guys like you bring in a Donte Whitner early in the season, you know, he’s been an excellent guy to work with and work with and some of the other guys we brought in late… Just overall it’s been a good group.”



On which younger players have stepped into leadership roles:

“Oh, shoot. You know, a lot of them, really. You know, I think Jordan Reed has gotten more and more of a leadership-type guy. I think defensively you look at guys like Trent Murphy and [Bashaud] Breeland and Josh Norman obviously coming in here has been a big-time help, so a lot of these guys that have just come in here and bought into the system and just come in here and prepare and we’ve had some issues here and there, but for the most part, they get worked out before we go onto the practice field and before we play a game.”



On what LB Preston Smith did differently on Saturday:

“You know, he’s shown the ability to do that, take over games. I think it started with the blocked extra point or the blocked field goal. You know, he got through there, got a little bit of pizazz in him and a little bit of energy, I guess, so to speak, and he just felt it, you know? Sometimes the confidence is brewing, he got good jumps on the snap count, was using his hands extremely well, was getting pressure, which is good to see. And that’s what we expect from Preston and he’ll be the first one to tell you – I’ve been on him. Every snap I’ve been on that poor kid [laughter].”



On not knowing which Giants will play this week:

“Well, you only dress 46 guys, right? So they’re going to have to play somebody. And… the reason why they are where they are – they’re [10-5] – is because they not only have good starters, they have good depth. So whoever they put out there, they’re going to have good players out there. They’re going to compete and try to win the game. So we have to obviously get ourselves ready to go. We don’t worry about who’s out there, we’ve just got to worry about what we do and prepare and perform to the best of our capabilities.”



On if he has reached out to Dallas to encourage them to play their starters tonight:

“[Laughter] Yeah, no. It’s hard to root for Dallas [laughter]. But, no, like I said, it’s fun to watch until the bitter end and see what happens. But we’ll see what happens. I know if Dallas ends up slipping tonight against Detroit, then Detroit has to beat Green Bay, so we’d still have a chance. Regardless of what happens, we have got to take care of the Giants and then when the dust settles, we’ll see where we are.”

 

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