Five Redskins Who Helped Themselves

The Washington Redskins 14-6 win over the Tennessee Titans wasn't exactly pretty, but when you didn't win a pre-season game the previous year - a win is a win. There were some individual performances that stood out; here is a look at five players that helped their cause last Saturday night: Marcus Mason With Clinton Portis out with tendinitis, and Ladell Betts being limited to just four carries after returning from an injury himself, the Redskins were going to get a chance to take a longer look at some of the running backs deeper on the depth chart. Mason only ran the ball five times; one was for a nifty 13-yard gain after he improvised and cut back against the grain of play, and one of the others was a one-yard touchdown run. Mason might be playing for a practice squad slot at best, but he probably showed enough to get more than five carries this week against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Todd Collins It came late, it came against third and fourth string players, but...