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I said it before and I'll say it again:

“I have been really excited about Tristan [Davis]. That was really like the second day practice, because he had some injuries. He is a little behind the eight-ball in that he missed the first week of camp. But, like Helu, Tristan is fast ... So, you always want those guys out there. Tristan is just more getting experience with carries and stuff, so when he doesn’t have those looks he’s still getting those four yards, five yards not just zero yards.”

chiefhog44 wrote:Wonder what's up with Jarvis Jenkins. In the reports, it sounds as if he isn't as explosive. Just takes some time to fully recover I hope.

Defensive coordinator Jim Haslett on:

Jarvis Jenkins: “He is healthy. He has no problem learning. I thought that all throughout OTA’s he struggled from the standpoint of staying on his feet. He was on the ground too much. I thought that at the start of camp he kind of started that way and then maybe last week he came out of it. To me, the last three days he has looked like himself last year. He really sprung off the ball. He is pushing off his leg and he is athletic. When you miss a year it is hard but I think he has worked through that. He has worked hard in the weight room and he has worked hard on the field. The last three days have been outstanding.”

At the very least, it’s ambitious at this point to assume Jenkins is going to be the force this season that he was last summer. It’s not a sure thing. Haslett and Burney expressed confidence that he’ll get there, but this is worth monitoring closely. The preseason games, starting with tonight against Buffalo, will be an interesting measure.

Rich_Tandler OL coach Foerster told me he is not taken the year 1 to year 2 jump expected. RT @stedman27: has Willie Smith Regressed from last year?!

—Trent Williams (bruised foot) and Jarvis Jenkins (flu) were not present. Morgan Trent (shoulder, knee) and Maurice Hurt (inflamed knee tendon) were riding the stationary bikes at the start of practice and observers for the rest of it.

—With previous injuries forcing other changes along the line, the first-team offensive line was, from left to right, Jordan Black, Josh LeRibeus, Will Montgomery, Adam Gettis, and Tyler Polumbus. Three of those players, Black and rookies LeRibeus and Gettis, had a combined zero games on NFL rosters in 2011.

—Alfred Morris had a good game on Thursday. Today he took a handoff, disappeared into a crowd and then popped into the open on the other side. He must have found a tunnel through there or something. He’ll probably keep the coaches awake at night trying to figure out a way to keep him on the roster.

—Dez Briscoe played on Thursday night but didn’t get targeted for a pass. But he continues to make a case for himself in practice. In a red zone drill he got to the back of a crowded end zone and caught a TD pass from Kirk Cousins. A good job by Cousins, too, who was able to find his receiver in the back of the crowd.

No full practice report Saturday because the practice wasn’t much of one. They worked for nearly two hours, but in shells and at less intensity than normal – not a lot, but enough.

It was a big day for some of the unheralded players on offense, as receivers Dezmon Briscoe, Joshua Morgan, Aldrick Robinson, Samuel Kirkland and Niles Paul each made impressive catches.

“You can see he’s got good running skills and he’s got that forward lean,” Shanahan said after Saturday’s practice. “He’s got good instincts. It’s going to be fun to see him over the next three games, see if he still plays at a hard level.”

“I anticipate he will,” the coach added.

Last week, Sports Illustrated’s Peter King posted a potentially telling comment on his Twitter account the same day he visited with team brass at Redskins Park.

“Florida Atl rkie Alfred Morris solid darkhorse for RB job,” King’s tweet read.

Red_One43 wrote:What are will going to do with Alfred Morris now that the league has film on him?

“You can see he’s got good running skills and he’s got that forward lean,” Shanahan said after Saturday’s practice. “He’s got good instincts. It’s going to be fun to see him over the next three games, see if he still plays at a hard level.”

“I anticipate he will,” the coach added.

Last week, Sports Illustrated’s Peter King posted a potentially telling comment on his Twitter account the same day he visited with team brass at Redskins Park.

“Florida Atl rkie Alfred Morris solid darkhorse for RB job,” King’s tweet read.

It's gonna be tough to stash this guy on the PS.

1niksder wrote:

Red_One43 wrote:What are will going to do with Alfred Morris now that the league has film on him?

“You can see he’s got good running skills and he’s got that forward lean,” Shanahan said after Saturday’s practice. “He’s got good instincts. It’s going to be fun to see him over the next three games, see if he still plays at a hard level.”

“I anticipate he will,” the coach added.

Last week, Sports Illustrated’s Peter King posted a potentially telling comment on his Twitter account the same day he visited with team brass at Redskins Park.

“Florida Atl rkie Alfred Morris solid darkhorse for RB job,” King’s tweet read.

It's gonna be tough to stash this guy on the PS.

If you ask me he'll be Hightower's replacement.

SouthLondonRedskin wrote:That would give us a VERY inexperienced corps of RBs....

@Redskins
#Redskins K's being tested today: Gano good from 51, 52, missed 57. Rackers perfect 51, 52 and 57

@TarikElBashir
Unofficially, I've got Rackers at 25 for 28 in camp. Gano is 21 for 28.

—Logan Paulsen is something of an underdog in the tight end table but he made some plays today. He got loose down the middle and caught a bomb from Rex Grossman for a touchdown. And a few plays later he made a good adjustment to make the catch on a ball that was tipped at the line. Paulsen did drop a pass a while later but all in all, a good day.

—I’m very interested to see what Dez Briscoe does when he gets into a game. He reaches up and plucks the ball out of the air with a very natural and fluid motion. Briscoe doesn’t get many reps with even the second team and he’ll have to take advantage of whatever chances he gets. So far, in practice, he has done so.

The spotlight shined on the kicking competition today, as coaches thrust Graham Gano and Neil Rackers into practice and live scenarios.

It was a mixed bag for Gano, today, as he hit field goals from 37, 43, 51 and 52 yards. Rackers was perfect on the day, drilling kicks from 51, 52, 57 and 58 yards.

His kick from 58 yards came in a game situation late in practice, as he lined up beyond the 50-yard line.

His kick had enough power and direction to be good from several yards longer. The franchise long for field goals is 59 yards, set last year by Gano against the 49ers.

The top play of the day occurred late in practice, when quarterbacks were put in a situation with five seconds on the clock, ball at mid-field, trailing by two. The goal is to run one play to gain yardage without expiring the game clock.

On the second round, Griffin III threw the ball away and had three seconds on the clock. On the next play, Griffin III moved around in the pocket to avoid pressure and wait for his receivers to get open.

Griffin III threw the ball about 50 yards to the end zone, and receiver Leonard Hankerson made a leaping catch for the game-winning touchdown.

Red_One43 wrote:

It was a mixed bag for Gano, today, as he hit field goals from 37, 43, 51 and 52 yards. Rackers was perfect on the day, drilling kicks from 51, 52, 57 and 58 yards.

''It's is a phenomenon that he's come in and not been a rookie,'' Cooley said Monday. ''No one looks at him as a rookie. You don't see young players come in and say 'This is my team.'

''I thought I could play, but I came as a rookie with big eyes, and maybe the only guy I've seen do that, what he's kind of done and say, 'I'm not going to be a rookie on this team' is Sean Taylor. Maybe the only guy that came here and said, 'I don't care where I am, I don't care who I'm playing against - I'm going to be the best on the field.' He's had that confidence as a quarterback.