Found November 08, 2009 on Redskins Blog:
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The good news first this time: the Redskins actually found a recipe for some success, a combination of quick passes and slashing runs, and also showed some actual heart and determination to make this into a real ballgame. Ladell Betts was finding holes that Clinton Portis has been slow to get to, and Jason Campbell looked sharp again finishing off a second long scoring drive with a pass to Todd Yoder in the back of the end zone.It felt, for the first time in a long time, like the Redskins were a cohesive football team and a legitimate threat to move the ball as needed. Unfortunately it all fell apart for an all-to-familiar reason: missed tackles by the defense, notably LaRon Landry going low on a 58 yard touchdown run by Michael Turner. One other thing that impressed me from this quarter was Campbell's determination. It would've been very easy for him to stay on the sidelines with his ankle injury -- his second injury of a day that was not the finest this offensive line has eve...
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