Skins News of the Day - Thurs 11/12

[Caliskinsfan]

Maybe we can get lucky and stay healthier down the stretch

 

[Caliskinsfan]

DJax and Cousins getting more reps and timing together can only be positive for our O and the elusive down the field pass.



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“We’re getting there,” Cousins said of his timing with Jackson. “Last year when I was first playing, I had very little experience with him. So, it's great to have all those reps banked from this past year. I'm excited to have him out there. It's just a matter of making the read, making the throw and enabling him to go make the plays."

With the run game struggling, the Redskins have not been able to use a lot of deep play-action on early downs as they wanted to do quite a bit this season. The result: Washington’s receivers have just one pass play for 40-plus yards, lowest in the NFL. Last season, the Redskins’ wideouts had an NFL-best 17 such plays -- five more than any other team. Jackson accounted for 13 of those plays.

There’s a reason why the Redskins averaged 6.24 yards per play with Jackson on the field last season -- and 4.39 without him. Cousins said it comes down to he and Jackson, who declined to comment, making sure they communicate during the week to speed their development.

“We’re getting it down. It doesn’t take forever,” Cousins said. “We’ll be ready to go. You practice, you go out there, you discuss routes after you have them and talk about what he saw in the coverage and what I saw and when I should be letting it go and where he wants the football thrown, all that. He looks really sharp, so I’m excited about it."

 

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We all know that our running game has been bad. Whelp...it's been historically bad . Let's hope we start turning that around.

 

[Caliskinsfan]

Kyshoen gets a lot of excellent practice going up against Crowder all the time...

 

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[Sportster 72]

Kyshoen gets a lot of excellent practice going up against Crowder all the time...

Crowder has very sweet feet.

 

[Caliskinsfan]

Crowder has very sweet feet.

Was reading the other day how important it is for smaller guys to excel at that since they get dinged on their height. Amazes me what a trickster he is at creating space.

 

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[Caliskinsfan]

Refreshing

 

[Caliskinsfan]

So Jay has mentioned that we'll likely see more of Kyshoen in the safety position now that we might be getting some of our CBs back. I'd like to see him get a few go's at free with Jeron at strong myself. See how that combo works.

 

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[Caliskinsfan]

Jones, Scherff, Keenan, Kerrigan and Garçon

 

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[Caliskinsfan]

Paul going heavy on the sarcasm, lulz

 

[Caliskinsfan]

FWIW

 

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[Caliskinsfan]

Sure be nice to see an actual 'running' game

 

[Caliskinsfan]

Perfunctory DY comment as normal. I'll believe that when I see it...