More injury woes on offense
According to ESPN’s John Keim, the Redskins receiving core could be looking thin against Dallas. Paul Richardson (knee/shoulder) and Jamison Crowder (ankle) are both on the injury report and not practicing today. Jay Gruden says Crowder is “iffy for Sunday.”
WRs Paul Richardson and Jamison Crowder not practicing today. Crowder wasn’t going to work Wed-Thur. Iffy for Sunday, Gruden said. Richardson dealing with knee/shoulder issues.
— John Keim (@john_keim) October 18, 2018
In other injury news, both Adrian Peterson and Chris Thompson went through individual drills. We should expect Peterson to be ready to play against Dallas on Sunday. Thompson could be leaning more towards another game-time-decision. Peterson has been dealing with a shoulder and knee injury, both sustained during the Monday massacre against the Saints. Thompson suffered a rib injury in the same game that kept him out against Carolina.
RBs Adrian Peterson and Chris Thompson are going through individual drills.
— John Keim (@john_keim) October 18, 2018
Expect to see Maurice Harris and Kapri Bibbs to be called upon again should Crowder and Thompson cannot go on Sunday.
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Harris’ performance stood out against Carolina on Sunday. He not only had three receptions for thirteen yards on four targets, but he was getting down field for run blocking assignments. Harris had been gushed over by Gruden throughout camp for being able to play all three receiver positions. However, it might be his willingness to run block that gets him more playing time should Crowder miss more games or Doctson goes down with another heel injury.
The Redskins offense looked to be clicking on just about all cylinders against the Panthers. Adrian Peterson ran for ninety-seven yards, Jordan Reed was targeted a team him nine times, and Alex Smith was able to target four different receivers four times or more. Heading into Sunday, the Redskins are going to be looking to duplicate that efficiency.
