The Washington Redskins First Quarter Review

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Published: October 11, 2009

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... when it comes to the Washington Redskins. Little of what we've seen has been positive, much has been disappointing.

Some of the stats are misleading. The 'Skins are fourth against the pass, but they haven't been nearly that good. And they have yet to play a good QB after Eli Manning dissected them in Week One.

The offense is ranked 15th in total offense, with 325.2 yards per game, and yet when it comes to scoring points they rank 27th, with just 14 points per game.

The defense only gives up 16.8 first downs per game (only eight teams are better). However, they have surrendered first downs on 43 percent of all third down conversions (eighth worst in the NFL).

The 'Skins are also losing the time of possession battle. They allow opposing offenses to control the ball for an average of about 32 minutes per game.

The time of possession battle is a big one for the Redskins. Their offense needs the ball a ton in order to generate scoring. Without estab...

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