This is Ben reporting from Curly R worldwide headquarters in Alexandria Virginia.
The weather here and there looks good so hopefully no power outages, no stopped games.
Last preseason game, let's have some football!
Some notes from Brett Haber in the pregame:
Jason: yes
Clinton: no
Marcus Washington, Chris Samuels: back in practice.
Moves (copying from the screen):
Re-signed
RB Dee Brown (why?)
Released
CB Jerametrius Butler
DE Jamaal Green
LB Kevin Jones
WR Jerel Myers
WR Todd Pinkston
DT Bryant Shaw
DT Joe Salave'a
IR
OL Ross Tucker
WR Jason McAddley
RB Derrick Blaylock (missed this one)
Waived
FB/TE Pete Schmitt
Randall Godfrey and Pete Kendall will play.
Mike Patrick is right, there will be some tough cuts on defense: what about safety? Reed Doughty, Vernon Fox, Pierson Prioleau, Omar Stoutmire.
Jerametrius is gone so David Macklin probably number four behind Freddie, Carlos & Shawn with Leigh Torrence and John Eubanks (who also returns kicks) fighting for number 5.
At LB, what about Dallas and HB? Marcus W is the SSLB but he's hurt so where do the others fit in?
Jags win toss, elect to receive, defense is stout forcing Jags into 3rd & long and the Jags punt.
No major Redskins defensive starters in.
John Eubanks has been given every opportunity to shine on ST with returns and can't do it, muffs the punt. Redskins ball.
well i can't see the game from where i'm at, but checking it out on gamecast it looks like it couldn't be more perfect.
jason fires a td then gets out. that is exactly what was needed.
Bring on miami
Redskins ball, all starters in on offense.
Start with a screen to Moss, how original then a false start penalty. Then a shortie to Cooley.
Another pass to Cooley for a 1st.
A carry for the Rock!
Jason throws as he's hit to Sellers who barrels through for a 1st.
Rock is carrying the ball, no Ladell, no Clinton.
A great pass to Antwaan, great catch with a defensive penalty, declined, touchdown. Kick is good, Redskins score on a pretty decent-looking drive.
7:49 left 1st quarter, Redskins 7-0.
Jaguars ball, kickoff retured to the 30.
Jags run goes nowhere. HB Blades in the game.
Garrard complete to Sharon for a 1st, a good play, then he's drilled by Reed Doughty.
That dude Estandia is a monster, he looks like he's about 6-6.
A brutal Redskins blitz (LB + S) by the Redskins and Garrard throws a bad one, 3rd & long.
Then CB David Macklin comes in and lays a brutal blitz-sack. Jags punt.
Touchback, Redskins ball.
Jason is out, b.h is right, that's the right call. Mark Brunell in, play-action to Yoder for 9.
My man Marcus Mason is in the game, squirts through for the 1st.
Mason ahead for good yards on 1st.
A no-gain shortie to Corey Bradford on 2nd.
3rd and a foot. Marcus doesn't get it, Redskins punt. Jaguars ball, 1:15 left 1st quarter.
Garrard goes for a 1st to Sharon on 1st, then a no-gain run on 2nd.
End of 1st quarter, Redskins up 7-0 and look pretty good all round.
Start of 2nd quarter, still Jags ball, 2nd down.
A good 2nd down pass in traffic by Garrard for a 1st.
Then an incomplete, 2nd down Jags.
Draw play goes nowhere, 3rd down.
A great Garrard pass for a 1st.
Redskins swarm
Batted pass almost intercepted, caught for short gain by Jags.
Garrard goes long and Macklin stops it.
Scobee kicks a 51 yard FG.
Redskins 7, Jaguars 3, 11:41 left 2nd quarter. Redskins ball.
Redskins ball, 11:36 left 2nd quarter.
Marcus Mason, my man, rips off a 25 yard cutback. He makes the team.
Marcus for a short gain, keep giving this guy the ball.
Theismann is praising Marcus Mason. He makes the team. Mike Patrick thinks he's a lock for the practice squad if not the roster.
Brian Bell, who? Whoever, he dropped it.
Redskins punt, 9:40 left 2nd quarter.
Jags ball, 1st down run for 5 then a pass for 1st down. Jags have new QB in the game, Quinn Gray.
Then the audio and then the HD video mysteriously go down.
While Gray runs for a short gain then the audio and video come back but are choppy.
That was weird, there was a 10 yard penalty asses but there as no call, then there is a one yard run.
A good pass by Gray, down the middle.
An incomplete and the Jags punt. Eubanks just is not a great return man no matter what Mike Patrick says.
Redskins ball, 6:10 left 2nd quarter.
Redskins ball, 6:10 left 2nd quarter, Marcus Mason in the game, 1st down to Brian Bell (who?) for 9 and 2nd down to Marcus Mason who squirts through for four and the 1st.
Marcus Mason with a stutter step cutback for six. He makes the team.
A 15 yard sideline to Berman from Brunell. Classic Brunell.
A pass interference call on the pass to Berman but that was a bad call. The pass was late and both players were going for the ball.
Two tight ends, Marcus Mason nice cutback for eight. He makes the team.
Another carry to Marcus Mason. He makes the team.
On 3rd and 3 Mark puts it in a corner pattern for Ryan Hoag, touchdown Redskins.
PAT is good, Redskins 14, Jaguars 3, 2:13 left 2nd quarter.
Redskins kick off, 2:13 left 2nd quarter. Jags return to the 27.
Gray 7 yard pass to Alvin Pearman (Wahoowa!). 2 minute warning.
A completion to the big guy Estandia, then an incompletw on coverage by Anthony Trucks.
An incomplete down the middle.
A draw play to Pearman (Wahoowa!).
Alex Buzbee gets a hand on Gray and the pass is almost intercepted.
A complete down the middle, a familiar soft center, 3rd down and 2.
Then a false start penalty and it's 3rd & 7.
A long incomplete and Trucks is in on pass coverage (he's a linebacker).
4th down, Jags go for it, Byron Westbrook misses the tackle, touchdown Reggie Williams.
PAT good, Redskins 14, Jaguars 10, 36 seconds left 2nd quarter.
Scobee kicks it out of the end zone and Marcus Mason lets it go.
Jordan Palmer in the game and runs a draw for no gain. A great play call with under a minute left.
They let time expire, halftime, Redskins 14, Jaguars 10.
It's halftime and Brett Haber is spotlighting the 31 December 1971 NFC Championship against the Cowboys. They won and went on to lose to the Dolphins in the Perfect Season.
That was George Allen's first year and one of the players he acquired in trade that offseason was Jack Pardee. To learn more about that period of Redskins history, see here.
2nd half, Redskins receive. Jordan Palmer out (who'd come out after him?).
Getting ragged. Jordan backed up, stalled, line drive punt big return by Pearman (Wahoowa!).
Oops, Ade Jimoh tries to seal the outside and Toefield (Toejam lol) steps inside, TD. PAT good, Redskins 14 Jaguars 17, 12:15 left 3rd.
Marcus Mason takes the return 26 yards. He makes the team. Redskins ball.
Nice fumble Jordan. Then an overthrown pass.
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Later...
Nice pick-six for Jordan. Uff, bad. Redskins 14 Jagaurs 24, third quarter.
I've lost my appetite for this game, preseason slop at its worst.
John Eubanks carted off? I missed that. A bad time to get hurt. Looks more like David Macklin, Ade Jimoh and...?
Redskins lose 31-14 but came out looking pretty good.
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