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Tuesday, November 09, 2004
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Griffin Pickup Paying Off
The Washington Redskins' defensive coaches were looking for specific attributes
when pursuing
free agents in the off-season, identifying players they believed would flourish
under the aggressive
system designed by Gregg Williams, assistant head coach-defense. At the
season's midpoint,
there is no denying that lineman Cornelius Griffin was a wise choice.
"If somebody is playing better in the league that he is, then I don't know who
it would be,"
Coach Joe Gibbs said of Griffin.
The Redskins paid heavily for Griffin, who spent four years with the New York
Giants, giving
him a seven-year deal with $31 million, including an $8.3 million signing
bonus, and he has
responded with a Pro Bowl caliber season. Griffin leads the team with four
sacks, including
two Sunday in Detroit, and registered six more tackles and deflected two passes
in that game.
He has been stellar against the run and consistently put pressure on the
quarterback as well,
helping improve what was a weak defensive line last season into a point of
strength on the
top rated defense in the NFL.
"I'm just trying to be consistent and try to make plays and help this team
win," Griffin said.
"That's my job. That's what I get paid to do. I like the system and I think I
fit well in the
system. It allows me to use what God gave me, which is my ability to make plays
and use my
speed and quickness."
Griffin believes Williams has found a perfect scheme for him, while Greg
Blache, the defensive
coordinator and defensive line coach, has helped refine the details in his
game, particularly
his foot and hand technique. Griffin has never registered more than five sacks
in a season
but should easily surpass that this season, and says he is no longer getting by
on his ability
alone. Teams have been unable to run against the Redskins well this season,
particularly on
the inside, and Washington is allowing just 84 yards rushing per game.
-- Jason La Canfora
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GAME 6: REDSKINS 17, LIONS 10
Portis Is Best Option -
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The Washington Redskins, bolstered by a stingy defense, energized special teams
play and the
legs and throwing arm of tailback Clinton Portis, grinded out a hard-fought
victory over the
Detroit Lions at Ford Field on Sunday, improving their record to 3-5 halfway
through the season.
Thrash Burns Lions on Special Teams -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/WART0470B59402949E17F3F657DB90
Redskins Notebook -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/WART0470B56432949E17F3F657DB90
Best & Worst - http://letters.washingtonpost.com/WART0470B57422949E17F3F657DB90
Game Stats - http://letters.washingtonpost.com/WART0470B554D2949E17F3F657DB90
PHOTO GALLERY
Redskins Tame Lions -
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Portis racked up 147 yards rushing and James Thrash helped force the Lions to
start drives
from inside the 3-yard line three times.
Play of the Game -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/WART0470B534F2949E17F3F657DB90
Discuss the Game -
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Grade the Team -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/WART0470B50492949E17F3F657DB90
Postgame Quiz: How Closely Did You Watch? -
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Redskins Rewarded -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/WART0470B574B2949E17F3F657DB90
Redskins Park was unusually quiet Monday, with Coach Joe Gibbs giving his team
its first day
off this season as a reward for Sunday's hard-fought victory over the Lions.
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Notebook
Daniels Out Again -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/WART0470B584A2949E17F3F657DB90
Defensive end Phillip Daniels says he did not re-tear his groin muscle, as he
feared after
Sunday's victory in Detroit, but he likely will miss several weeks because of
the problem.
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