The Washington Redskins have the day off Monday, but will resume workouts Tuesday. They’ll take Wednesday off and practice Thursday through Saturday. Here are three areas of interest:
The Redskins need to add two more players to their roster after cutting linebacker Gabe Miller and nose tackle Robert Thomas. The latter cut was not a surprise, considering he had just been promoted off the practice squad. But the long time between games should give the defensive line enough time to get healthy. Therefore, Thomas wasn’t as needed. For Miller, his special-teams performance was not good enough, so the Redskins likely will find someone who can help there. Miller had a good training camp.
Had a chance to watch the Sean Taylor "A Football Life" over the weekend, so I’ll post some thoughts on that later Monday morning. It was a well-done story, showing the good and bad of his life. It’s hard to believe it’s been nearly seven years since he died. Clearly, the emotions of many interviewed remain somewhat raw.
After taking much of the weekend off, I’ll get back to some film watching Monday and want to focus on the defense. The Redskins have young corners and that will lead to growing pains – that’s a favorite phrase of mine this season. But it’s a necessary word. I want to see what’s going on when they play in press and why the rush wasn’t getting home.
