This Week 15 2002 edition of The 5th Quarter takes a look at the performance of Washington’s units in the Redskins vs Eagles game this past weekend. Each unit is given a rating, with five quarters being the top grade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When Stephen Davis had 24 yards on his first 2 carries, it looked as though the Rdskins were going to employ a steady dose of running. Then, Davis fumbled the ball on his third carry and separated his shoulder on the same play. After that, Washington only ran the ball 23 more times. Ladell Betts had 49 yards on 16 carries to lead the team. Betts also had a fumble on a botched handoff (which was charged as a fumble to Ramsey). Kenny Watson had just 9 yards on 4 attempts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2 Quarters<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rookie Patrick Ramsey didn’t get a win but he played a good game against the Eagles. Though his numbers weren’t spectacular (23 of 35 for 213 yards). he did manage to throw 3 touchdowns against a tough Eagles’ secondary. Ramsey showed that he definitely has an NFL arm and drew the praise of Coach Spurrier. “Patrick played very well for a rookie, and against one of the best defenses in the league.” Derrius Thompson led all Washington receivers with 7 catches for 70 yards,. That included a 21 yard TD grab. He continues to be one of the few bright spots of the 2002 offense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3 Quarters<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jeremiah Trotter and Dan Wilkinson looked like they were sorely missed in the first half. Duce Staley ran all over Washington in the first two quarters with a lot of yardaage coming right up the middle. Daryl Gardener buckled down, and again played a strong game inside as the Skins stopped the bleeding and limited the Eagles to just 11 yards on 12 carries in the second half. Unfortunately, the Eagles offensive line kept the Redskins’ pass rush at bay all day and rookie AJ Feeley was able to stand in the pocket and make plays. The only sack of the day went to Lavar Arrington (his 10th )on a broken play that was more of a tackle for a loss than a sack. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
3 Quarters<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Same old, same old. Champ Bailey continues his campaign to never touch the football again unless he intercepts a pass. He dropped another punt deep in Redskin territory, leading to an Eagles field goal. After the game Spurrier said that they would find a new solution at punt returner. Not helping Champ is the fact that the coverage on both kick and punt returns seems to get worse and worse with each passing week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
1 Quarter<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Boss Hog<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Edit: This blog was archived in May of 2016 from our original articles database.It was originally posted by Mark Solway<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"