Facing the Giants, the Washington had a great opportunity to take advantage of a greatly weakened team that was without its top two pass rushers. The Giants also had suffered injuries in many other positions, forcing a 6th round draft choice to be the starting middle linebacker - the defensive playcaller.
But Skins fans have reason to be optimistic. The team was only 6-10 last season but had lost quite a few close games. The defensive personnel are better suited to the 3-4 compared to the players from last year. Certainly, it's unrealistic to expect such a strong contribution from its rookies all year long (two sacks and an interception for a touchdown) but it feels great in the short term.
On offense, almost the entire line is new and considerably younger than the starting five from last year's opening day. Trent Williams was a rookie last year but is already the most seasoned guy at his position this year. Will Montgomery took over at Center for long-time starter Casey Rabach. The Skins didn't dominate in the running game (only 74 yards) and did give up four sacks, so there is definitely room to improve.
The Skins faithful also are hoping that Rex Grossman is about to go through a Rich Gannon-like revival this side of the 30 year age mark. With 305 yards, 2 touchdowns and no interceptions, so far so good.
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