The Washington Redskins had another dud game last Thursday Night against the Jaguars.  Jason Campbell did not play well in his brief appearance completing 1 of 4 passes for 3 yards with 1 interception.  Colt Brennan was better but not great completing 13 of 18 passes for 119 yards.  He also carried the ball 2 times for 11 yards (5.5 ypc).  Marcus Mason led the Redskins in rushing again in this game with 64 yards on 17 carries (3.8 ypc) and he also caught 3 passes for 27 yards (9.0 avg).  WRs Maurice Mann (39 yards) and Billy McMullen (30 yards) each caught 4 passes apiece in this game.  The Redskins finished up this game with 75 yards rushing on 20 carries (3.8 ypc) and they also completed 14 of 22 passes for 101 yards.  The Redskins only had possession of the football for 23:17 of this game and it’s hard to win that way.

Linebacker Alfred Fincher led a so-so effort by the Redskins’ defense with 8 tackles.  Safety Justin Hamilton (7 tackles) and CB Justin Tryon (6 tackles) each pitched in with a sack apiece.   The Jaguars finished up with 106 yards rushing on 29 carries (3.7 ypc) and they also completed 21 of 31 passes for 233 yards.  The Redskins finished up the preseason with a 3-2 record.

The Washington Redskins are damn glad that last Saturday was only a preseason game as they got totally destroyed by the Panthers.  Jason Campbell had a night to forget completing 6 of 10 passes for 39 yards and losing a fumble.  Todd Collins was the most effective passer for the Redskins in this football game and that’s not saying much as he completed 9 of 15 passes for 79 yards.  Colt Brennan finished up the game completing 6 of 12 passes for 53 yards.  Clinton Portis led the Redskins in rushing in this game with 32 yards on 8 carries (4.0 ypc).  WR Billy McMullen kept his strong preseason rolling as he caught 6 passes for 55 yards (9.2 avg).  The Redskins only finished up with 79 yards rushing on 22 carries (3.6 ypc) and they also completed 21 of 37 passes for 129 yards.

The defense was absolutely pathetic for the Redskins in this game as the Panthers had two runners rush for over 100 yards each in this game.  Linebacker Khary Campball led the Redskins’ defense with 7 tackles.  Safety Reed Doughty also was busy with 5 tackles and 1/2 a sack.  The Panthers finished up with 228 yards rushing on 32 carries (7.1 ypc) and they also completed 13 of 24 passes for 174 yards.  Thank God this football game didn’t count.

The Washington Redskins improved to 3-0 with a win in New Jersey over the Jets last night.  Despite only scoring 13 points last night the Redskins were impressive on offense rolling up 359 total yards.  Jason Campbell had his first sub par performance of the preseason completing 4 of 10 passes for 28 yards.  Todd Collins was much more effective than Campbell was last night as he completed 11 of 15 passes for 72 yards.  Rookie QB Colt Brennan was the star of the show again as he completed 4 of 5 passes for 79 yards including the 33-yard game winning TD to TE Jason Goode with only 1:09 left in the game.  Derek Devine didn’t do much last night completing 2 of 4 passes for 22 yards with a INT.  Rock Cartwright led the Redskins in rushing last night with 90 yards on only 6 carries (15.0 ypc).  Marcus Mason continued his outstanding preseason with 55 yards rushing on 9 carries (6.1 ypc) last night.  LaDell Betts pitched in with 34 yards rushing on only 6 carries (5.7 ypc) last night.  WR Billy McMullen led all receivers last night for the Redskins with 53 yards on 3 grabs (17.7 avg).  TE Jason Goode pitched in with 39 yards receiving only 2 catches (19.5 avg) against the Jets.  The Redskins finished up last night with 181 yards rushing on 22 carries (8.2 ypc) and they completed 21 of 34 passes for 178 yards.

Linebacker Alfred Fincher, CB Matterral Richardson and S Chris Horton led the way for the Redskins’ defense last night with 6 tackles apiece.  The Redskins run defense was outstanding against the Jets last night holding them to only 69 yards rushing on 25 carries (2.8 ypc).  But the Redskins gave up 248 yards passing as the Jets completed 23 of 37 passes.  The Redskins did a great job of tightening up the defense whenever the Jets got close to scoring and that was impressive.  I know it’s just the preseason but it’s good to win often to get some momentum for September when the games count.

The Redskins traditionally don’t like to work the running backs too hard who are likely to make the final roster so Clinton Portis and LaDell Betts probably won’t play much in the preseason .  So Marcus Mason is making the most of his chance to make the Redskins this year.  He leads the Redskins with a very impressive 178 yards rushing on 34 carries (5.2 ypc) and he has also caught 3 passes for 21 yards (7.0 avg) with a TD grab.  Mason also has been working hard on special teams as he has returned 2 kickoffs for 54 yards (27.0 avg).  The Redskins should really consider carrying a 4th running back this season behind Clinton Portis, LaDell Betts and Rock Cartwright because they won’t be able to hide Mason on the practice squad with the way he has been playing this preseason.

It helps when QBs know that the head coach really knows what he’s talking about when showing them things and Jim Zorn certainly does.  After all, he was a starting QB in the NFL for a few seasons so he knows first hand about what his QBs are going through on the field.  Young Jason Campbell has been excellent so far this pre-season as he has completed 12 of 15 passes (80%) for 132 yards with 1 TD pass and 0 interceptions (125.6 QB Rating).  Veteran Todd Collins has also been very solid completing 13 of 17 passes (76.5%) for 109 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 interception (87.6 QB Rating).  Rookie Colt Brennan has also looked really good so far this preseason completing 13 of 18 passes (72.2%) for 160 yards with 2 TD passes and 0 interceptions (136.3 QB Rating).  The most impressive thing about the Redskins’ offense so far this preseason has been the balance as they have averaged 155.5 yards rushing per game and 192.5 yards passing per game.