Redskins Head Coach Jim Zorn
On the reason Chris Horton missed practice:
“He has a stomach virus, and we are giving him a
day of rest. He is on antibiotics and will play in the game. We are
just trying to get him rested.”
On the injuries to Stephon Heyer and Todd Wade:
“It hurts and helps. It hurts in that they can’t
get reps and we can’t create unity amongst the second group. It helps
because we can put other guys in those positions, which allows them to
realize the toughness needed to really play this game. The guys that
are taking their spots do not usually get more than just a few reps
per day.”
On his impressions of Antwaan Randle El:
“He has been outstanding and for a guy that has just come off
surgery, he has a real hop in his step. He is very lively and
competitive. What I like about our veteran receivers is that
they think about how to be receivers in the assignment of the play.
It creates a great rhythm to the play because they are in-and-out of
breaks. He is doing an outstanding job of leading the way.
On whether more starters will receive playing
time in the upcoming game:
“We are going to give a few more starters some
reps. I don’t imagine I will give Jason Campbell more than possibly
an additional series. It will just be that a few more players will
get playing time, in part because we have more guys healthy.”
On whether Marcus Mason’s vision contributed
to his strong performance in the Hall of Fame Game:
“He has good vision, but what made him illusive
in the game was his quick first step. What I liked about what he did
is when he saw no cut; he was fast through the hole. When it was shut
down and there was a wall, he was able to move, change directions, and
start again. It is his ability to start and stop and his desire that
showed up this past weekend.”
On what the college scouts were saying about
Chris Horton leading up to drafting him:
“We liked his size and we thought he was a
sleeper. It was probably his speed that caused him to fall in the
draft. A player’s on the field speed could be different than his
40-yard dash. When you get a ball player, you become very excited.”
On his feelings leading up to coaching his
first game in FedEx Field:
“I am very excited about having a home game,
although I felt like we had a home game in Canton. There are no
expectations other than having great fans and a great atmosphere.
What I expect of myself is that I am very prepared and having the
players very prepared.”
Redskins Defensive Coordinator Greg
Blache
On defensive end Rob Jackson:
“Rob Jackson had a couple of good plays. He had a
couple of bad plays. When you do the math at the end of the day, he
had a five yard sack and he had a five yard offsides penalty that cost
us three points. They got outside of him one time and cost us a
touchdown. At the end of the day, you guys see the one play, I see
the 40 that he played and I have to grade all 40. He had a couple
[good plays] out of 40. I’m not totally impressed right now. He has
to learn to play the game. The game is 60 minutes long. He has to
learn to play the game more than just one or two plays, but all the
plays because they all count. Usually, just like the touchdown that
we ended up giving up, when they got outside to contain on us, usually
those plays beat you. He is very raw. That is why we were able to
get him in the late rounds that we did.”
Redskins Quarterback Jason Campbell
On the Hall of Fame game:
“We made some plays offensively and defensively
and moved the ball, but at the same time there are still a lot of
things when you go back and watch film that we all need to improve on
fundamentally and make things more sound. That is how you continue to
grow and that is how you continue to get better each week. You don’t
get complacent about what we have done. We still have to tune up for
this preseason game and start tuning up for the regular season.”
On how much he will play this weekend:
“They haven’t said how long we will play. The
one thing we have to do is just continue to stay focused. It doesn’t
matter if we are in there a series, two series, a quarter, we have to
approach it like it like it is a regular season game because the
regular season is fast approaching. For us to continue to build
together with him [Head Coach Zorn], get used to him calling plays and
get use to the verbiage on the sidelines the one thing we have to do
is approach it like a real game.”
On which young receivers have impressed him:
“There are a lot of guys out there competing.
Billy McMullen is making some plays. Anthony Mix made some plays
yesterday coming back from the injury. There are just different guys
that stand out sometimes. Everyone is working hard and everyone is
working to compete. We understand there are a lot of players at that
position so there are a lot of guys fighting to stay here.”