The Redskins gave Antwaan Randle El a lot of money with the expectation that he would turn into a impact WR.  The Redskins are still waiting for Randle El to get to that level of play.  He did catch 7 passes for 98 yards (14.0 avg) in the season opener against the Giants and the Redskins hope he can keep up the good work.  Randle El has now played in 112 games in his NFL career and he has caught 305 passes for 3,782 yards (12.4 avg) with 15 TD grabs.  He has also carried the ball 78 times for 436 yards (5.6 ypc) in his career.  The Redskins should bring back trick plays in which Randle El throws the football as he is stunningly effective on those kind of plays.  Randle El has completed 20 of 25 passes (80%) for 281 yards with 4 TD passes and 0 INTs (153.1 QB Rating) in his career.

The offense was the reason the Redskins last yesterday.  Jason Campbell completed 19 of 26 passes for 211 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 interception.  He also carried the ball 1 time for 16 yards.  Clinton Portis carried the ball 16 times for 62 yards (3.9 ypc) yesterday.  Punter Hunter Smith got 1 carry for 8 yards which went for a TD with 21 seconds to go before halftime.  It was a fake field goal and it was a beautiful play as Smith was untouched on his journey to the end zone.  Antwaan Randle El (98 yards) and TE Chris Cooley (68 yards, TD) each caught 7 passes apiece in this game.  The Redskins only had possession of the ball for 23:52 of this game finishing with 272 total yards on offense (85 rushing, 187 passing).

The defense appeared to get tired in this game as they were on the field far too long.  Linebacker London Fletcher led the way for the Skins with 18 tackles in this game.  CB DeAngelo Hall pitched in with 7 tackles and a interception.  The Giants finished up with 351 total yards in this game (103 rushing, 248 passing).

The Giants pushed the Redskins around last season sweeping them and outscoring them 37-14!  The physical playing style of the Giants had a lot to do with that and that’s a big reason why the Redskins laid out the jack for Albert Haynesworth.  The Giants won’t change however as Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw will be pounding away at the interior of the Redskins’ D.  If the Giants establish the running game the Redskins will be in trouble as Eli Manning is a master at play action.  The Redskins have three legit corners (DeAngelo Hall, Carlos Rogers and Fred Smoot) and they match up very well with the Giants’ WRs.  With that in mind look for Kevin Boss to get a lot of action in the short passing game.

The Redskins should open up the offense in this game and let Jason Campbell throw the ball downfield.  Big plays will be there for Antwaan Randle El and Santana Moss if Campbell can get them the football.  Chris Cooley will also likely have a solid game for the Skins tomorrow.  Clinton Portis and Ladell Betts will also get a lot of work in on Sunday in New Jersey.

PREDICTION:  NEW YORK GIANTS 21, WASHINGTON REDSKINS 20

The Jaguars took this game very seriously and it showed on the scoreboard.  Jason Campbell made a quick exit after completing 4 of 6 passes for 33 yards.  Chase Daniel was next up and he completed 8 of 16 passes for 85 yards with 1 TD pass and 0 INTs.  He also carried the ball 3 times for 17 yards (5.7 ypc) but lost a fumble.  Colt Brennan finally looked sharp completing 10 of 14 passes for 83 yards before leaving the game with a injury.  Dominique Dorsey led the way on the ground for the Redskins in this game with 4 carries for 18 yards (4.5 ypc) with 1 TD run.  WR Marko Mitchell led the way in the passing game with 6 grabs for 52 yards (8.7 avg) with 1 TD catch.  The Redskins finished up with 254 total yards in this game (57 rushing, 197 passing).

Linebacker Robert Henson led the way for the Redskins’ D in this game with 7 tackles.  The Jaguars finished up with 343 total yards in this game (79 rushing 264 passing).  The Redskins finished the pre-season with a 1-3 record.