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Friday, August 27, 2004
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'Dirtbags' to Be Tested Tonight
Offensive line coach Joe Bugel
After right tackle Jon Jansen -
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suffered a torn Achilles tendon to end his season in the first exhibition game, one
option
was moving left guard Derrick Dockery to Jansen's spot.
It would have forced de facto offensive line coach Joe Bugel -
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to alter his line, plugging in reserve Cory Raymer to start at center, and moving
Lennie Friedman
to Dockery's spot. However, the Redskins didn't want to disrupt the left side of the
offensive
line - http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W7RT0450FF48C84658B4F3FABF6320
– Dockery and left tackle Chris Samuels – which has flourished in the
preseason.
So Bugel inserted Kenyatta Jones at right tackle, next to right guard Randy Thomas.
Jones had been slated to play reserve left guard, pushing Dockery, before the switch.
Thomas,
one of the league's best right guards, had worked well with Jansen since joining the
Redskins
before the 2003 season. Now, Thomas must develop a chemistry with Jones. In their
first game
together - http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W7RT0450FF18F84658B4F3FABF6320
against Carolina Aug. 14, Panthers defensive end Julius Peppers collected one sack.
Although
it was portrayed as being given up by Jones, the sack was largely because of
miscommunication
by Thomas. The duo have their third game together Friday against the St. Louis Rams.
And Thomas
believes that they are improving with each snap.
"He's been pretty consistent," Thomas said of Jones. "He did a very good job. He's
improving
every day, every week. That's a transition he has to get to because he's been playing
guard
for a while.
"I'm not worried about it. It's coming along. It's not going to take much time. We
have no
choice but to come together. I see positive signs every day."
How can he judge that?
"Just on footsteps," Thomas responded. "Some sets; getting in the same rhythm,
reacting to
double teams."
By Nunyo Demasio
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TONY KORNHEISER
Skip the Hamm, Dig Into the Hogs -
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Enough Olympics, let's talk football. Preseason games are completely meaningless. They
don't
have any relevance to what will happen in the regular season. So let's abolish them.
Like mullets.
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No Mistaking Identity -
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LaVar Arrington, Washington D.C.'s most popular athlete, has endeared himself to the
area with
a hard-hitting style of linebacking and a soft touch with the fans.
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Discuss the Redskins Preseason Play With Other Fans -
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NEWS FROM THE REST OF THE NFC EAST
Dallas - http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W7RT0450FF6B484658B4F3FABF6320
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