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With The Jets On Deck Youth Jamison Crowder Jersey , Whose Stock Is Rising And Who Needs To Bounce Back? In less than a week following the Redskins pre-season opener against the New England Patriots, there has been a significant deal of change since the final whistle. On the field, there were surprise performances for better or worse and even unfortunate injuries that have taken place that resulted in better positioning for other players who may not have been projected as a candidate for the final 53-man roster. Even some players who did not play gave way to other players at the bottom of the depth chart to see significant snaps against New England. The injuries to rookie Derrius Guice and second-year wide receiver Robert Davis have knocked them out for the 2018 season, leaving openings at their position to be filled. Also, the absence of starters in the secondary allowed third and fourth string players to see significant snaps Thursday. Who all had stocks rise and fall heading into the New York Jets match-up?Rising Stock:鈥?Cam Sims – Playmaker mentality can attack the football and thinks “score” when the ball is in his hands. Added value to a receiving group. With Robert Davis down, he may be a serious contender for the final roster.鈥?Tim Settle – Settle played lights out in his debut. Despite admitting that his conditioning is not where it needs to be, he left many with a great impression with his strength and motor at the nose tackle position. 鈥?Colt McCoy – McCoy led the Redskins to 17 first-half points in an efficient manner. He displayed accuracy in the short to intermediate level throws while being able to elude rushers and throw on the run on multiple occasions, solidifying the belief from coaches he is one of the better back-ups in the league.鈥?Kapri Bibbs / Byron Marshall– Both Bibbs and Marshall showed good acceleration and explosiveness at times when touching the football. Bibbs had the longest rush of the night late in the game, and Marshall had the longest receiving touchdown of the night. Marshall showed why he is a viable option in the passing game. Both are worth keeping around when the season comes around. 鈥?Greg Stroman/Shaun Dion Hamilton – Stroman was impressive in coverage and showed his natural punt-return abilities in his debut. Hamilton was all over the field defensively making tackles for his unit. Both being late round draft picks for Washington, and if they can pay off for the Redskins, this would be a significant thing moving forward for the defense.Falling Stock:鈥?Samaje Perine – Outside of Derrius Guice, Perine had the most impressive runs of the night. He displayed the strength and power that many expected him to play with his rookie season. However, it was not all pretty. For Perine, 2017 was all about ball security, as he had fumbling issues throughout the season. He fumbled in his first exhibition game of 2018, and whether or not the whistle was blown dead, this is not the right way to start a season when being evaluated by coaches.鈥?Geron Christian – Yes it was his first game, but Christian did not have an impressive or even adequate performance against New England. To be selected in the third round for Washington, he has a long ways to go.鈥?Brian Quick/Trey Quinn – I firmly believe that either Quick or Quinn will make the roster when it is all said and done. The issue here is that Quick did not play Thursday and Quinn was knocked out of the game early. From the outside looking in, there is no telling if Quick’s absence from week one was because he was favored by coaches or not. However, Quick missing time is not good if younger guys like Maurice Harris and Cam Simms can continue to perform. Trey Quinn’s injury is a reason his stock has dropped in my eyes. Not a significant drop, but without being able to show what he can do in-game it is hard to say he is one-up on any receiver on the team.鈥?Kevin Hogan – It was a tough performance for the DC-local. While he was under center in the second half, the offense went scoreless, produced less than 100 yards, and had a turnover deep in New England territory. If he is a developmental project, he has to improve his play drastically in weeks to come.Who are you looking forward to seeing in their upcoming matchup against the Jets? Discuss who you’re buying or selling in the comments below. The Redskins got consecutive wins for the first time this season with a win against their division rival. The Dallas Cowboys are not a great team by any means, but history is history and Dallas has run through the Redskins the past four match-ups. That losing streak ended along with the five straight home losses to Dallas as well. In a game that was dominated by the Redskins defense, Washington gave many people much to look forward to for the rest of the season on that side of the ball. The duo of Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott was shut down for the first time in this new era of the rivalry Josh Norman Jersey , and Elliott was held to 33 rushing yards on the day. There is much more to be discussed, so here is what we learned from the week seven matchup.Relax, quit the talks; Preston Smith and Ryan Kerrigan have a pulse.Cornerback Josh Norman went through the same thing last week, his play to that point of the season was underwhelming and had cost the Redskins on a few big plays for scores. Norman quieted the noise, proving he was still a playmaker and solid cornerback for the Redskins against the Carolina Panthers. Credit well deserved. This week the credit goes to pass rushers Preston Smith and Ryan Kerrigan for their considerable contributions in a significant game for the Redskins. In last week’s post, I mentioned “Any day now, Ryan Kerrigan and Preston Smith will make a difference as a pass rusher,” and it could not have come at a better time. Both Kerrigan and Smith totaled for two quarterback hits each, Kerrigan had two sacks and a forced fumble deep in Cowboys territory that was recovered by none other than Preston Smith for a touchdown. The script could not have been written any better for the two and maybe the starting point for a much better season than what was before week six. Always remember when it comes to Smith and Kerrigan, consistency is key, and impacting a game to this effect cannot be a one-time occurrence.There is no fluke about it; the front seven is legit.Since Greg Manusky has taken over, there was nothing tricky or complicated about what he wanted to do as a defensive coordinator. All Manusky wanted to get accomplished here was to be physical and stop the run. When a defense can stop the run and force a team to become one dimensional, the defense can attack the quarterback. The Cowboys running backs were held to 40 yards on 16 carries Sunday, and Dak Prescott threw 35 passes and was sacked four times. The Redskins “Alabama Wall” as people are starting to refer to defensive lineman Daron Payne and Jonathan Allen, are wrecking offensive game plans up front. The defensive line in general, which has only been a rotation of Payne, Allen, and Matt Ioannidis, has been dominant. With those three being able to crash the quarterback pocket in passing situations and control the line of scrimmage in the run game, it bodes well for the second-line where the linebackers have free lanes to attack the ball carrier or beat a running back on a blitz assignment. There is a growing need of a punt returner, Greg Stroman is struggling. Rookie cornerback Greg Stroman has been on punt return duties for multiple games now and has had hardly any impact as a returner. It is one of two things in my opinion that is keeping him from flourishing, Stroman is scared to make a mistake and does not trust himself, or he does not see the field properly before fielding the ball. There were multiple occasions for Stroman in which he fair caught a punt with plenty of room to gain yards, hurting an already struggling offense that would need the excellent field position. Reluctantly, I am willing to give him a couple more games to see if there is an improvement, but from what I am seeing it is hard to say that will do much for him. Although the play-calling was an issue throughout the game for Jay Gruden, there is no doubt coaching played a significant part in the victory.The big issue of play-calling was a problem in short down and distances for Washington multiple times throughout the game, no doubt about it. Head coach Jay Gruden forgot Adrian Peterson was a Hall of Fame running back who has a high chance of getting a first down three yards and in Youth Chase Roullier Jersey , heading north and south. Instead he continued to run off tackle which is wasted motion. That has been a concern in games, mainly the Dallas and Indianapolis Colts, Gruden has to do a better job at recognizing the better percent chances of converting for first downs. Here is the good, the Cowboys defensive line is one of the best in the league, Alex Smith was only sacked once. The pass protection, for the most part, did a very good job in one-on-ones and handling stunt pickups. Washington on multiple occasions in previous Cowboys matchups, and even this year against the Colts, have struggled against the stunts. Coaching and preparation have proven to be useful for the players, and that is a good sign moving forward against more significant challenges. Josh Doctson is becoming more of an emphasis, but he and Alex Smith still cannot get right.The Redskins coaching staff understands the importance of Josh Doctson to this offense. Regardless of the perception of the fanbase, or even those within the organization, he is a first-round pick who is expected to contribute. Doctson has had at least five targets over the last four games, against the Cowboys he had six, and finished with three catches for a season-high 42 yards. Those aren’t numbers to get excited about; however, Doctson is being looked at more often as well as relied upon schematically. For whatever reason though, Smith and Doctson cannot connect outside of the hashes or downfield consistently to this point. There were a couple of opportunities in which Smith had chances and was just inaccurate in his pass. As the season moves along, expect Doctson to continue to get those chances. Hopefully, he and Smith can get on the same page sooner rather than later. While the defense has proven to be playoff worthy, the offensive production has not, and may prove to be costly. The offense once again has been unable to score a touchdown in the second half and was mainly a non-factor after the first quarter. There is no secret that the Redskins defense won the game for this team, not a problem at all. However, in the long run, if the Redskins offense does not pick up their production in the passing game, it will prove costly. The Redskins were in Dallas territory six times and accumulated just 13 points on those six opportunities. If that does not summarize how terrible the offense has been outside of Adrian Peterson, then something may be wrong with you. The positive going forward is that Alex Smith does protect the football which limits opposing offenses opportunities for extra possessions and opportunities to score. When you face better opponents Smith will have to do much better than just protecting the football.