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Jay Gruden Redskins Presser: Jordan Reed and Chris Thompson are in great shape

Jay Gruden gives updates after today's practice

By Scott Jennings@ScottJenningsHH Sep 5, 2018, 3:15pm EDT

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Jay Gruden gave some updates after today's practice including the first injury report of the regular season. Byron Marshall has been placed on IR as expected and the Redskins signed a new LB to fill his spot on the team.

WATCH LIVE: Head Coach Jay Gruden speaks to the media following Wednesday's practice. https://t.co/pfGwIeeb2v
— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) September 5, 2018

Maurice Harris:

Mo Harris did not practice today. (Concussion). #Redskins
— George Wallace (@GWallaceWTOP) September 5, 2018

Byron Marshall to IR:

Byron Marshall has been placed on IR. #Redskins
— George Wallace (@GWallaceWTOP) September 5, 2018

Injury report:

DNP: Maurice Harris (concussion)
Full participation: Zach Brown (oblique), Colt McCoy (thumb)

The Redskins also placed Byron Marshall on IR and signed linebacker Josh Keyes.
— Matthew Paras (@Matthew_Paras) September 5, 2018

Jordan Reed/Chris Thompson/Jamison Crowder:

Gruden says that Thompson, Reed and Crowder are in great physical shape. #Redskins
— George Wallace (@GWallaceWTOP) September 5, 2018

Gruden says the rep count for Jordan Reed could “vary” but the coach expects 86 to play “quite a bit”
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) September 5, 2018

Will Jordan Reed be limited? “We’ll see,” Gruden said. He expects him to play quite a bit, but added they have two capable backups in Vernon Davis and Jeremey Sprinkle.
— Matthew Paras (@Matthew_Paras) September 5, 2018

Chandler Jones:

Gruden on Cardinals pass rusher Chandler Jones: “He’s very unique. ... The big thing is we’ve got to stop third-and-longs.”
— Matthew Paras (@Matthew_Paras) September 5, 2018

Alex Smith:

Gruden says he doesn’t expect perfection from Alex Smith but “we’ll dang sure try for it”
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) September 5, 2018

Adrian Peterson:

Gruden jokes that he would ideally give Peterson “about 40” carries. He says he big thing for them is staying out of 3rd and long, which will involve a healthy amount of carries on 1st and 2nd down.
— Craig Hoffman (@CraigHoffman) September 5, 2018

Simulating game conditions:

Jay Gruden on simulating crowd noise and Cardinals players. #Redskins @SportsJourney pic.twitter.com/s5aqWwsE7O
— Lake Lewis Jr (@LakeLewis) September 5, 2018

Preventing turnovers:

Gruden again talking about turnovers as the cause of losing previous season openers. It’s been bad.
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) September 5, 2018

Playbook:

Gruden said the Redskins have too many plays they like right now and will need to condense the playbook. Will that happen this week?

“I’ll never do it,” he jokes.
— Matthew Paras (@Matthew_Paras) September 5, 2018

Cardinals RB David Johnson:

Jay Gruden: Cardinals RB David Johnson is player that has proven that he can hit you inside and out. #Redskins pic.twitter.com/B5LSWkNsdE
— Lake Lewis Jr (@LakeLewis) September 5, 2018

New Redskins QB Alex Smith also spoke to the media, holding his presser before practice. Will the Redskins be ready for Week 1? How quickly will the offense click with limited or no real game time together. Alex Smith is confident he will be ready.

Alex Smith Presser

WATCH LIVE: Quarterback Alex Smith speaks to the media prior to practice Wednesday. https://t.co/8eYXEXUU28
— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) September 5, 2018

Patrick Peterson:

Alex Smith calls Patrick Peterson one of the premier CBs in the game. Talks about Cards DLine too - “they create a lot of chaos”
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) September 5, 2018

Cardinals defense:

Alex Smith says the Cardinals are very experienced on the backend and adds they create chaos up front. pic.twitter.com/tbARg8EXWi
— Matthew Paras (@Matthew_Paras) September 5, 2018

Alex Smith to the podium in Ashburn before practice. He says the #Redskins are ready they have no choice. He adds that Arizona does a lot up front defensively and has some premiere personnel on that side of the ball.
— Craig Hoffman (@CraigHoffman) September 5, 2018

Ready for Week 1:

Alex Smith said there’s been no choice but to get everything down and be ready to go full speed week 1. #redskins pic.twitter.com/TFrXB1KWjj
— Kareem Copeland (@kareemcopeland) September 5, 2018

Alex Smith if ready to roll: “We have no choice. We’ll find out. But, I feel ready.” #Redskins
— George Wallace (@GWallaceWTOP) September 5, 2018

Redskins Week 1 problems:

Alex Smith on starting fast pic.twitter.com/ZFfH5z2ck4
— Matthew Paras (@Matthew_Paras) September 5, 2018

Alex Smith on #Redskins season opener loss streak-
“These are all new fights. We got to go out and beat Arizona.”
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) September 5, 2018

Nerves:

Smith on if still nerves: “Absolutely. Every year. It’s been a long time since our last game. We’re excited.” #Redskins
— George Wallace (@GWallaceWTOP) September 5, 2018

Getting traded:

Alex Smith on adjusting since being traded: “It’s full steam ahead. ... I haven’t looked back.”
— Matthew Paras (@Matthew_Paras) September 5, 2018

Versatile offense:

Alex Smith is excited about the versatility of the offense and thinks it can give defenses fits. But they have to master the details. #redskins
— Kareem Copeland (@kareemcopeland) September 5, 2018

Not playing with injured starters in preseason:

Smith is confident he’ll be on the same page with Jordan Reed, Chris Thompson and Jamison Crowder, despite the three not playing in the preseason. He says they’ve gotten plenty of reps in practice.
— Matthew Paras (@Matthew_Paras) September 5, 2018