Daily Slop: Bowen out 6 Months After Surgery; Orakpo Says his Preference Remains to Re-Sign with Redskins

Need to Know: Trent Williams says ‘I feel fine’, expects to play | Rich Tandler's Real Redskins
Here is what you need to know on this Thursday, December 5, three days before the Washington Redskins host the Kansas City Chiefs. Nickel coverage Five notes from around Redskins Park: 1.

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A look at the reasons why Bill Cowher would be a great fit as the next head coach of the Washington Redskins and why he should top the Redskins short list.

Redskins' RG3: 'We are not a fragmented team' | Comcast SportsNet Washington
Griffin was asked what the biggest misconception about the team is among fans and the media. "Just the fragmented team. We’re not," he said. "We’re not a fragmented team. We’re all sticking together. Everybody understands what we’ve got to do these next four games and that’s the bottom line. You know, just all the false stories that keep coming out. It’s just one thing after another, day after day. Guys still have to continue to change the channel and not listen to any of that stuff and block it out."

Redskins DL Bowen out 6 months after surgery | Comcast SportsNet Washington

RGIII is a Derrick Johnson Fan " CBS DC
"He’s a play maker," Griffin said in comments distributed by the Chiefs. "He’s been a play maker for a long time. He’s the guy that I heard about when I was coming through the ranks as well. By no means has his level of play decreased at all. He’s a baller."

Santana Moss Hates Hearing Opposing Teams’ Fans More " CBS DC
Santana Moss hates hearing opposing team's fans more at home, he told 106.7 The Fan's Lavar & Dukes on Tuesday; something that he's had to deal with since arriving in Washington in 2005, and he's learned to accept.

Cooley: Redskins should ditch read-option

Jordan Reed in the ‘same place as last week’
"Same place as last week," Reed said. "I’m just gonna go through the week and see how my symptoms are and go through the protocol."

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Santana Moss, Barry Cofield say coaching staff should return
"Grass ain’t always greener," Moss said. "I’ve always lived by that. I learned it from my father. So at the end of the day, this is RG’s second year. And it wasn’t the second year that none of us hoped for. He had to deal with an offseason of just rehabbing and getting himself back. So you’ve almost got to automatically feel that you have to give him another chance to really show that this offense could be ran the way it should be ran under him and under these coaches. And that’s just how I look at things. Other than that, it’s not in my control. I can’t control things that happen. So I do what I can control and that’s go out there and try to be the best I can be for this team."

Kirk Cousins says he understands that Robert Griffin III needs to play
"Robert’s a young player too," Cousins said at Redskins Park. "He’s getting better and he’s learning and it doesn’t happen overnight. So to take him off the field so I can develop, then he’s not developing and obviously it’s a much bigger deal for him to get those reps than for me, being that he’s the starting quarterback. So it sounds nice to say that. But I think you’ve got to understand what that means for Robert. So I’ll roll with whatever they decide. But you’ve got to see it from both angles."

Redskins injury report: Trent Williams, three others miss practice

Brian Orakpo says his preference remains to re-sign with Redskins
"Absolutely," Orakpo said at Redskins Park. "Right now this is home. So I would love to continue to finish my career as a Redskin. Obviously we’re 3-9 so it’s a disappointing season. But that doesn’t take away from what I know we’re capable of. If we get our core guys back, add a few people here and there with all the money that we’re receiving back from all the salary cap issues that we had, I think we’ll be up for running at another title shot again the following year. But like I said, we’ve got to finish this last quarter and then everything else will take care of itself with the contracts and with who’s here, who’s not, stuff like that."

Santana Moss calls this season’s NFL officiating ‘the worst that I’ve ever seen’
"I understand [there are] so many things being changed. But at the end of the day, some of that stuff is crap. So hopefully somebody who’s in a higher position that can really watch this season alone and see some of the stuff that’s being called and hasn’t been called, they can go and try to critique that because it’s been the worst by far since I’ve been in the league."

How the Giants limited Alfred Morris and the Redskins’ running game
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Washington Redskins Can Delay Kansas City Chiefs Playoff Plans | Football News Now
The Washington Redskins have lost four straight games while the Kansas City Chiefs have lost their last three after beginning the season by rattling off nine straight wins.

Playing in final four games of little importance to Kirk Cousins - Washington Times
Even though the Redskins were eliminated from playoff contention on Sunday, coach Mike Shanahan said he will not bench Robert Griffin III to allow Cousins, his backup, a chance to play.

Mike Shanahan hopes for 'perfect world' resolution to his job status - ESPN
ASHBURN, Va. -- Washington Redskins coach Mike Shanahan knows the benefit of continuity at coach and quarterback. It’s something the Redskins ha

Redskins Film Review: RG III - NFC East Blog - ESPN
Thoughts and observations on Robert Griffin III's outing versus the New York Giants after rewatching the game: 1. I’m sure over the next four w

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RG3's relationship with Shanahans a work in progress - Washington Times
Mike Shanahan, Kyle Shanahan and Robert Griffin III continue to field questions about their commitment and trust in each other. It has been a theme that has dogged the Redskins since late last season when Griffin first injured his right knee.

Concussions prove worrisome for Redskins' Doughty, Reed - Washington Times
In all, five Redskins players have sustained a concussion this season: tight end Jordan Reed, safeties Reed Doughty, Brandon Meriweather and Jordan Pugh, and cornerback David Amerson. Eight players sustained one last season, with only right tackle Tyler Polumbus missing the following game because symptoms persisted.

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