The Redskins have released 29-year old punter Glenn Pakulak with Hunter Smith ready to return to action.  Pakulak punted in 2 games for the Redskins this season.  He punted the ball 13 times for 498 yards (38.3 avg) with only 1 touchback (7.7%) and he pinned the opposition inside the 20-yard line 4 times (30.8%).  The Redskins will likely look for someone else to punt if Hunter Smith gets hurt again.  The Redskins have re-signed veteran DE Renaldo Wynn to replace Pakulak on the active roster.

The Redskins have signed 30-year old OT Levi Jones.  Jones is a big guy at 6′5″, 307 pounds and he has a lot of experience so if he is healthy he will likely earn a starting job soon for the Redskins.  Jones played in 10 games (all starts) for the Bengals last season.  He has now played in 94 games (89 starts) in his 7-year NFL career.  This was a good signing for the Redskins.

The Redskins have signed running back Quinton Ganther.  The 25-year old Ganther played in 13 games for the Titans last season and he carried the ball 9 times for 61 yards (6.8 ypc) and he also caught 6 passes for 43 yards (7.2 avg).  Ganther will help the Redskins on special teams and he will provide depth in the offensive backfield.  This was a good signing for the Redskins.

The Washington Redskins (2-4) looked awful on Sunday, losing to a win-less Kansas City Chiefs (1-5) squad.  The Redskins failed to score a touchdown and only got two field goals from Shaun Suisham in the third quarter.  Jason Campbell looked bad again and after only getting 89 yards on 9/16 and an interception in the first half, he was benched in the second half.  Todd Collins came in and wasn’t much better.  Collins went 6/14 for 75 yards and failed to reach the end-zone.  Head coach Jim Zorn has to take a lot of the blame and it looks like he is probably on his way out as it was announced today that Zorn has lost his play-calling authority.  Sherman Lewis is taking over the play-calling duties and is apparently a west-coast offensive guru.

The Redskins defense did a pretty solid job in this game, keeping the Chiefs out of the end-zone and limiting them to four field goals.  They got nothing out of their offense though, so there was not much they could do other than try and force some turnovers, which they failed to do.  They held Matt Cassel to 186 passing yards on 17/32 attempts.  They also limited running back Larry Johnson to only 83 yards on 23 carries.  Chiefs’ receiver Dwayne Bowe did too much damage though, going for 109 yards on only six catches (18.2 avg).  Clinton Portis was the only bright spot for the Redskins offense, rushing for 109 yards on 15 carries (7.2 avg) including a 78 yard run.  The Redskins look like they get worse week by week, and hopefully Sherman Lewis can revamp their offense.  Zorn still gets to decide who his starting quarterback will be though, and will decide sometime this week.  They will look to turn things around against the Philadelphia Eagles next week.

 The Washington Redskins (2-3) are at home against the Kansas City Chiefs (0-5) Sunday.  This will be the six game in a row that the Redskins are taking on a win-less team (including week one against 0-0 NY Giants).  They have not fared well against those teams, as the Detroit Lions ended a 19-game losing streak and the win-less Carolina Panthers beat them last week.  The Redskins do a terrible job of keeping a lead, proving that last week when they blew a 17-2 lead in their loss to the Panthers.  They are facing a Chiefs team that is improving and almost beat the Dallas Cowboys last week, falling in overtime 26-20.  They did have a late game comeback with 2:16 left in the 4th quarter to send the game into overtime, so this is going to be a tough game for the Redskins.

Quarterback Jason Campbell needs to step it up and play more consistently.  The Skins running game has been effective, with Clinton Portis having 338 yards on 91 carries (3.7 avg) and a touchdown.  Campbell has been very inconsistent and seems to be afraid to throw the ball down field.  He has a high completion percentage (67%) because he dumps it down almost every pass and struggles to get passed 200 passing yards.  The Redskins are going to need Campbell to have a good game, and he should since the Cheifs are giving up over 270 passing yards per game.  I think the Chiefs are improving a lot though, and the Redskins seem to be taking a step back each week as they either lose or barely beat win-less teams.  With the schedule they have had so far, they should be 4-1.  I think the Chiefs are going to upset the Redskins in this one, with Matt Cassel leading the way.  Cassel is a good quarterback when he is healthy, and has thrown seven touchdowns on 711 yards and only two interceptions with a 59 % completion rate.  The Redskins are going to fall again to a win-less team in a close game.

FINAL SCORE PREDICTION:  Kansas City Chiefs 23, Washington Redskins 21