Players Washington Redskins Must Shut Down in Week 7

October 23, 2015   ·   James Dudko   ·   Jump to comments

With the rest of their season turning into Kirk Cousins watch, the Washington Redskins better not forget there are more ways for them to lose a game than mistakes from the man under center.
It's a lesson the burgundy and gold and their inconsistent defense may learn the hard way in Week 7 when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers come to town. Coordinator Joe Barry is going to have to pick his poison to find the best way to choke off a Bucs offense with enough talent to be prolific on its day.
Tampa's fifth-ranked rushing attack is naturally going to concern a man who has seen his unit gashed on the ground in each of the last two weeks. Chris Ivory's 146 yards helped the New York Jets amass 221 against the Redskins in Week 6; the prior week, Devonta Freeman rushed for 153 yards to help the Atlanta Falcons see off rebuilding Washington.
Now Barry's group faces Doug Martin. Correction. The Redskins face a rarely healthy and thoroughly revitalized Martin. That's a "Muscle Hamster"...

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