Redskins Ashburn Practices Day 1: Jay Gruden Presser

Bashaud Breeland's marijuana citation:

Gruden said he will keep his conversation with Breeland private. "Hopefully he learned he's made a terrible mistake."

— Zac Boyer (@ZacBoyer) August 14, 2014

Gruden: addresses incident w Breeland and says the rookie knows what he has to do and hopes he learns from it.

— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) August 14, 2014

Gruden let Breeland practice but says that doesn't mean he hasn't or won't be disciplined.

— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) August 14, 2014

Gruden said they will talk about how they will discipline Breeland in house.

— George Wallace (@GWallaceWTOP) August 14, 2014

Today's practice:

Gruden on the competition level with practices back at #Redskins Park: Said the defense came out with a chip on its shoulder today.

— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) August 14, 2014

Preseason games:

Starters will get a few more reps against the Browns. Treated like a 2nd preseason game. #Redskins

— Dianna Marie Russini (@NBCdianna) August 14, 2014

Jay Gruden says compressed preseason schedule is an issue. Says he'll treat preseason Game 3 the same, though. Most reps for the starters

— Brian McNally (@bmcnally14) August 14, 2014

Gruden said they will prepare for 3rd preseason game like a regular game even though it's a short week. Game planning , etc. #Redskins

— George Wallace (@GWallaceWTOP) August 14, 2014

Pierre Garcon and DeSean Jackson playing in preseason:

Gruden on looking forward to having @PierreGarcon, @DeseanJackson11 back: "It's important for them to try to get some kind of continuity."

— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) August 14, 2014

Gruden planning on playing starters a little more Monday. Looking fwd to seeing how Garcon and Jackson do w Griffin in 1st game reps.

— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) August 14, 2014

Brandon Meriweather:

Gruden said Meriweather sat out today because "he had a little blood under his toenail." Should be fine.

— Zac Boyer (@ZacBoyer) August 14, 2014

Ryan Grant Hype of the Day:

Gruden says Ryan Grant has proven he can play on game days. Thinks he and Aldrick Robinson give team two good rotational WRs.

— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) August 14, 2014

Ryan Grant and Aldrick Robinson camp stars according to Gruden. So...what do they do with Hankerson and Moss? We'll see!

— Dianna Marie Russini (@NBCdianna) August 14, 2014

Alfred Morris:

Gruden on Alfred Morris (@Trey_Deuces): He's "Steady Eddie. ... He's just an impressive kid. Just everything about him is impressive to me."

— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) August 14, 2014

Adam Hayward:

Gruden said Hayward "didn't have a big name in free agency, but he made a big splash with us." Likes the LB's special teams prowess.

— Zac Boyer (@ZacBoyer) August 14, 2014

Phillip Thomas:

Gruden on S Phillip Thomas' return to practice: "I noticed he was on the field, which was good." Said he didn't have any recurring injuries.

— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) August 14, 2014

Gruden on P. Thomas: looked like he was moving fine. No setbacks.

— Tarik El-Bashir (@TarikCSN) August 14, 2014

RB pass protection:

Gruden said he feels most confident with Helu on third down.

— Zac Boyer (@ZacBoyer) August 14, 2014

Gruden said he expects to see several blitz looks from the Browns on Monday; is getting the RBs ready for extra pass protection efforts.

— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) August 14, 2014

Jarvis Jenkins:

Gruden on DE @Jarvis99jenkins: "Jarvis has done well." Said he challenged Jenkins earlier, and has "really taken it personally."

— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) August 14, 2014

Gruden acknowledged that Jarvis Jenkins has had some ups and downs in camp. Struggled w/ conditioning. Has been much better lately, though.

— Tarik El-Bashir (@TarikCSN) August 14, 2014

Lessons learned from first preseason game:

Gruden says he needs to have better awareness on game day. Said he was flipping through plays while preseason game was going on.

— Todd Dybas (@Todd_Dybas) August 14, 2014

Gruden learned a lot about himself in Game 1. Will make some changes to pregame warmup. Will be more aware of what's happening on defense.

— Tarik El-Bashir (@TarikCSN) August 14, 2014

Gruden said he needs to improve his own in game awareness.

— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) August 14, 2014

Leonard Hankerson:

Gruden said he doesn't know when Hankerson will be cleared by the doctors. Possible he starts Week 1 on the PUP list.

— Zac Boyer (@ZacBoyer) August 14, 2014

Jay Gruden says an option could be to put Hankerson on PUP and keep Santana Moss for first few weeks. He says they have to see. #redskins

— Dianna Marie Russini (@NBCdianna) August 14, 2014

Robert Griffin III:

Gruden says Griffin is calling plays faster, handling snap counts better, making play changes better.

— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) August 14, 2014

Gruden: Griffin has a better grasp on snap counts and adjusting protection. "He's starting to understand the whole picture of the game."

— Zac Boyer (@ZacBoyer) August 14, 2014