Smoke Signals: A heart-warming reunion

The benching of Carlos Rogers lasted 3 quarters. He will start on Sunday against the Cowboys. Watch out for those pump fakes, Carlos! Read it. And read more on this. Basically, Secondary Coach Jerry Gray says cornerbacks who look at quarterbacks can’t play in the NFL. Keep your eyes on the receiver. Still more on Rogers, who doesn’t have an interception [again] this year.

In other heart-warming news, Sunday marks a reunion of Albert Haynesworth and Cowboys OL Andre Gurode. In 2006, Haynesworth stomped on Gurode’s helmet-less head for reasons clear only to someone in the midst of a life crisis or a ‘roid rage. Haynesworth was suspended for the outrage and it has dogged his reputation ever since. Read it.

With Chris Cooley, Clinton Portis, Chris Samuels, and Randy Thomas out with injuries, the offense is running on backups and spare parts. And running better, writes, Rick Snider. Redskins-8551964-70390202.html" target="_blank">Read it.

As I wrote yesterday, Portis is “very doubtful” for the Cowboys game and Haynesworth will be a weekend decision. If he can’t play, it’s a  major blow to the defense. Read it.

Head Coach Jim Zorn says the success of Ladell Betts is his willingness and ability to keep the play going with defenders hanging on to him.

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And he gained yards after being hit, which is key for a successful rushing attack, Zorn said. “Some of the 114-yard game he had — I don’t know how many yards were after contact — but he had some after-contact yards,” Zorn said. “That’s a huge issue for him, and he worked it and so did Rock [Cartwright]. They worked extra to get that extra yardage, and that kept those chains moving for us.”

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Redskins DB Byron Westbrook is concerned for the health of his brother Brian Westbrook, a star running back for the Eagles. Brian has suffered a concussion in the last two games he’s played, though he apparently got good news from a concussion specialist in Pittsburgh yesterday. Nevertheless, I think the Eagles are nuts if they play Westbrook again this season. Read it.

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