Published 9/2/2008
by Jason La Canfora
at Redskins Insider
The Redskins are expecting the Giants to try to spread them Thursday, and as always the corners will carry a heavy burden with the Skins favoring press-man coverage. Players are bracing for a lot of Cover-1, and the Giants countering that with four-man sets. "Our players are prepared to handle that match-up," defensive coordinator Greg Blache said of the four-wide packages, with receivers Plaxico Burress and Amani Toomer sparkplugs for the Super Bowl champs....Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.
(link)
Tags:
Related Content
Giants will meet new-look Redskins on Thursday
newsday.com 9/2/2008 — The Giants open defense of their Super Bowl title
against a division rival, a familiar foe. That would seem to make things a little easier for them in terms of knowing what to expect.
‘SKINS-GIANTS RELEASE INITIAL INJURY REPORT
profootballtalk.com 9/2/2008 — Although the first injury report of the week usually comes on a Wednesday, the fact that the Redskins and the Giants are squaring off on Thursday night has pushed the process up a couple of days for them.
The first report came out on Monday.
For the ...
Jansen Loses Job, Heyer to Start
theredskinreport.com 9/2/2008 — The longest tenured Redskin, Jon Jansen, has been benched in favor of 2nd year man Stephan Heyer for the season opener against the Giants on Thursday. At one point Jansen was one of the top right tackles in the game but he’s suffered a series ...
Season opener just 3 days away; Redskins to visit Giants Stadium
mvn.com 9/2/2008 —
The G-Men are still favored over the Redskins by a measly 3 1/2 points. We spoke our piece on the point spread a few weeks ago. We still don’t get it. We have no idea how the Washington defense will slow down the New York offense or how ...
Don't Sleep On Demetric Evans —
Redskins Insider 9/2/2008
I've been very high on Demetric Evans all camp, and it's looking more and more like he will get a chance to play a whole lot Thursday night. With Jason Taylor not able to practice thus far, Evans is getting his snaps with the starters at left end, and ...
James Hopes to Contribute Thursday —
Redskins Insider 9/2/2008
Defensive end Erasmus James has been through enough knee injuries to know when he feels absolutely 100 percent. He's not there quite yet, but believes he is getting close. James played in the final two preseason games in a limited role and is ready to ...
