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Jay Gruden spoke to reporters in a conference call the day after a huge Thanksgiving day loss to the Cowboys. Trent Williams left the stadium in an ambulance last night. He had X-rays done, but they came back negative.
Matt Ioannidis left the game with a calf bruise and he's day to day. He also said Morgan Moses is playing on a bad Achilles. Adrian Peterson aggravated his shoulder, and Quinton Dunbar's nerve issue in his leg got worse as the game went on. Ian Rapoport also reports Cassanova McKinzy tore his pec, this will end his season.
The Redskins will take the weekend off and then return Monday to prepare for next week's MNF game against the Eagles.
Trent Williams:
Jay Gruden on the conference call:
— Craig Hoffman (@CraigHoffman) November 23, 2018
Williams had x-rays on his ribs. Everything checked out. He stayed in Dallas last night.
Ioannidis has a calf bruise. He’ll be day to day.
Jay Gruden via conference call: Trent Williams stayed back in Dallas to have X-Rays on his ribs as a precautionary measure. They came back negative. #Redskins
— Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen) November 23, 2018
Jay Gruden says Trent Williams will be back to work with the team Monday. Says his rib injury isn't as severe as Chris Thompson's. "It's just going to be sore." #Redskins
— Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen) November 23, 2018
Missed helmet to helmet call on Jordan Reed:
Jordan Reed has every right to be furious, clear hit to the helmet and it goes uncalled. Has to be frustrating, especially for a guy with a history of concussions. pic.twitter.com/v6EBmS2qNW
— Mark Bullock (@MarkBullockNFL) November 23, 2018
Gruden says the referees thought the Reed play wasn’t helmet to helmet on the field. Clearly they missed it.
— Craig Hoffman (@CraigHoffman) November 23, 2018
Gruden says Reed came out of the game okay despite that hit.
— Craig Hoffman (@CraigHoffman) November 23, 2018
Schedule for Eagles week:
#Redskins are taking the weekend off. They’ll use Monday as a bonus day to work on their own stuff and get McCoy and Sanchez as many reps as possible.
— Craig Hoffman (@CraigHoffman) November 23, 2018
Quinton Dunbar:
Gruden says Dunbar got worse as the game went. They don’t really to know what to do with that injury because he felt fine and then obviously wasn’t.
— Craig Hoffman (@CraigHoffman) November 23, 2018
Jay Gruden on Quinton Dunbar hobbling through Thursday's game: "I think as the game went on it must have gotten a little worse.. This is a uinque deal when you are talking about the nerves." #Redskins
— Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen) November 23, 2018
Colt McCoy:
“I’ve always thought repetition is king. If you don’t get the repetitions, you’re gonna be behind a little bit.” -Gruden on Colt, who says the extra time and continued reps will help a lot.
— Craig Hoffman (@CraigHoffman) November 23, 2018
Jay Gruden on Colt McCoy getting a week of practice before his next game: "It can make a lot of difference. We have four days of practice where guys are going to run routes against the defense we're going to see." #Redskins
— Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen) November 23, 2018
Run defense:
Gruden on run defense: We need to make sure we tackle better.
— Matthew Paras (@Matthew_Paras) November 23, 2018
Jay Gruden on how to get the running game going again: "We have to play more physical and stay on blocks. We have to be able to run through some tackles every now and then." #Redskins
— Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen) November 23, 2018
Chris Thompson:
Gruden says Chris Thompson has specifically cracked/fractured ribs.
— Kareem Copeland (@kareemcopeland) November 23, 2018
He did not say if Thompson will be back for Philly for sure but Thompson said earlier in week he’s feeling a lot better. Trending right.
— John Keim (@john_keim) November 23, 2018
Adrian Peterson:
Gruden said Peterson wasn’t “quite himself” when running the ball, added they have to create better holes for him.
— Matthew Paras (@Matthew_Paras) November 23, 2018
Jay Gruden on Adrian Peterson: "I don't think he was quite himself." Said that banging up his shoulder early in the game was a problem because as a powerful runner it hindered him after. #Redskins
— Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen) November 23, 2018
Morgan Moses:
Jay Gruden just said Morgan Moses was playing yesterday "on a bad Achilles." #Redskins
— Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen) November 23, 2018
Alex Smith:
Gruden said He’s still operating for now under belief Alex Smith will need 6-8 months to recover.
— John Keim (@john_keim) November 23, 2018
Winning the division:
Jay Gruden says he is certain he has the players to win the division. His biggest hopes for this lie in the eventual returns of Chris Thompson and Jamison Crowder - also in McCoy getting more reps with the first team offense.
— Les Carpenter (@Lescarpenter) November 23, 2018