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Injury updates:
“Ty Nsekhe has a groin [injury]. We’ll check him out tomorrow. [Samaje] Perine has a hand contusion. X-rays were negative. He did not break anything. It’s just a bruise.”
Defense:
Gruden calls it "one of the best defensive performances I've seen, by anybody"
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayCSN) September 25, 2017
Gruden: “Our defense gave us so many opportunities.” #Redskins
— George Wallace (@GWallaceWTOP) September 25, 2017
Josh Doctson:
Gruden on Doctson: probably some relief for him. #redskins
— George Wallace (@GWallaceWTOP) September 25, 2017
Gruden on Doctson TD catch: 'I've seen it; players have seen it in practice, but nobody else had. Hopefully we'll get more of that"
— Liz Clarke (@lizclarketweet) September 25, 2017
Team identity:
Redskins sought their identity. Gruden says "this is the goal every week. Play great defense, run the ball, control time of possession."
— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) September 25, 2017
Jamison Crowder:
Gruden on Nicholson: "he is a heck of a player. He looks the part.... but we didn't know... he's got height weight, big time speed."
— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) September 25, 2017
Gruden not shaken by Crowder's second muff of PR this year. Simply Promises there won't be a third.
— Liz Clarke (@lizclarketweet) September 25, 2017
Montae Nicholson:
Gruden on Nicholson: "he is a heck of a player. He looks the part.... but we didn't know... he's got height weight, big time speed."
— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) September 25, 2017
Peston Smith:
"Last year, from a statistical standpoint, he didn’t have as many sacks as we’d like. He was around the
quarterback quite often and he missed a few here and there, but this year I think he’s starting to wrap them up
and get the production everyone’s looking for and waiting for. He’s a big body, works hard, he’s working on
his pass rush moves and a variety of them now, so I think the future’s very bright for Preston [Smith]
obviously, and then you throw Junior [Galette] in there. We can keep them fresh with Ryan Anderson and
[Ryan] Kerrigan so we’ve got a good mix of four guys that can rush, and Chris Carter also, so we keep them
fresh and the rotation sound.”
Deciding how to handle the National Anthem:
“I mean, we want to show unity, we issued a statement already from the organization’s standpoint, I’m going
to refer to that right now, but this is a team sport and we take a lot of pride in the National Anthem and
hopefully we can move forward going on to the next game. But we issued a statement and we're good with it."