Washington Redskins: 2013 Week 3 NFL Power Rankings (#21)

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The Redskins aren’t making the playoffs in the loaded NFC after starting 0-2, but this wasn’t unpredictable. It’s going to take Robert Griffin a year or so to get back to where he was, just like it took Tom Brady when he tore his ACL in 2008. Mike Shanahan insists that the Redskins haven’t abandoned the read option and QB runs because of Griffin’s knee, but because of the game situation, as they’ve frequently been trailing and by a lot of points. That’s a very valid point, but it’s still very possible that Griffin isn’t comfortable running like he once did and either way, it’s probably going to remain a probably going forward. This is one of the worst defenses in the NFL so they’re going to have to pass more than maybe they’d like. They’re starting two rookies in the secondary who are playing like it and the rest of the unit, outside of Kerrigan and Orakpo, is not much better.

Week 2 Studs

WR Pierre Garcon

LT Trent Williams

LG Kory Lichtensteiger

RT Tyler Polumbus

Week 2 Duds

RE Stephen Bowen

MLB London Fletcher

CB David Amerson

FS Reed Doughty

SS Bacarri Rambo

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