1) Rex Grossman is still so-so. He runs the offense well, but completes less than 60% of his passes, and gives the ball to the other team once or twice per game. Sure, the 1st interception wasn't his fault, but the ball he threw directly to a Rams defender at the end of the first half should have been intercepted, so it evens out. And the 2nd interception was his fault.
2) Tim Hightower is the 3rd best rusher on the Skins. I've been writing the past few weeks that Helu looks more explosive and decisive than Hightower running the ball, and today Torrain also looked more explosive and decisive than Hightower. Granted, Hightower is still superb as a pass-blocker and a good receiver out of the backfield.
3) Ryan Kerrigan keeps having amazing games. Today it was a sack, forced fumble, and tackles galore.
4) Barry Cofield had a couple plays getting some nice penetration up the middle, a fumble recovery, and a tipped pass. In recent weeks I've gone out of my way to comment that he's not getting penetration at the NT position so it only seems fair to give credit where it is due.
5) After the Cardinals game I commented on the Redskins Blog that the Skins looked like they deserve to be ranked somewhere between the 13th and 16th best team in the league. After the Cowboys and Rams games I think this is still accurate. The Skins jumped ahead against a good Dallas team, but let them come back to win. The Skins went up big against a bad Rams team, but couldn't put it away and let them back in. In short, they are playing like an average or slightly above-average team.
The good news is that the Skins have many young talented players and have only just begun their second year with new offensive and defensive schemes ... so, optimistically, the Skins should only get better.
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