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Another week, another challenge for Redskins left tackle Trent [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]. Having already faced DeMarcus Ware, [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] and Dwight Freeney, he gets a shot at stopping Chicago’s Julius Peppers Sunday.
“I looked at the schedule before the season and saw it coming,” [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] said. “[Peppers] is 6-foot-7, fast, strong and really long arms, and that’s a really big asset to have.”
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And now comes Peppers, who signed a six-year, $91.5 million contract ($42 million guaranteed) in the opening days of free agency.
“I think he’s handled each week very good,” quarterback Donovan McNabb said of [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]. “He works extremely hard knowing what he’s going to face on Sunday. You’re talking about [facing a] Pro Bowl player and not just every other week.”
Peppers has two sacks, nine quarterback hurries and 20 tackles.
“He’s been outstanding,” Bears coach Lovie Smith said. “We’ve gotten special play from him. Offenses have to take notice of him on all plays.”
Said Redskins center Casey Rabach: “He opens up things for players around him. You saw [Israel Idonije] have a big game a couple weeks ago and their linebackers have always been big play-makers.”
Wary Of Hester
The last time Mike Shanahan faced Devin Hester, he scored on a 75-yard punt return and an 88-yard kickoff return in a 37-34 Chicago win.
This year, Hester has scored on two punt returns (he has nine in his career, tied for second-most in NFL history with Brian Mitchell and one behind Eric Metcalf) and his 17.0-yard average is third in the league.
“We’ve got our hands full,” Shanahan said.
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“Those great ones, though, they’re going to make plays,” Shanahan said. “You take the number of returns and number of touchdowns, you just shake your head and don’t think it’s possible.”
Said punter Hunter Smith: “Everybody has a different approach to a guy like this. The main thing is to pick a direction and go with it. I would say he’s arguably the most dynamic guy outside of our guy here [Brandon Banks].”
The Redskins rank 24th in punt coverage (10.8-yard average).
Smith said he likes, “just the intensity and seriousness in which they approach special teams. A lot of people think that people play special teams are the ‘also-played’ people. But here, if you’re on a special teams, you’re a starter on this team.”
Haynesworth Will Play
Shanahan and defensive coordinator Jim Haslett confirmed that defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth will be active against the Bears.
“He had a good workout Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday,” Shanahan said. “He had good conditioning, worked extra and obviously he’s had a good couple of days here.”
Said Haslett: “He’s done a good job in practice. Hopefully he can pick up where he left off in Philadelphia. If we can try to expand his role here and we’ll see where he’s at.”
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Edwin [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the District native who played at Maryland and was with the Redskins until getting cut Aug. 31, is expected to make his third straight start for the Bears at right guard.
Chicago claimed [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] off waivers and signed him to the practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster in Week 3.
“Didn’t know much about him initially,” Smith said. “He came in, went to work and started on the practice squad. He’s very bright and you notice that right away. We put him on the field and he started going against our [starting] defense and we noticed him just about every day and he earned the right to move up and after we started playing him, we liked some of the things he’s been able to do. We see a good future for him.”
The maligned Bears offensive line has had four [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] different starting combinations in six games and eight players have started at least one game. Quarterback Jay Cutler has been sacked an NFL-high 27 times.
“We want to be able to keep the same group [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] together for awhile and hopefully we’ll be able to do that this week,” Smith said. “We do have some young players and now it’s just continuing to put them into situations [to get experience]. We’re seeing progress being made but we’re not where we need to be. Hopefully we’ll see a big jump this week.”
Quick Kicks
*Shanahan had praise for Lorenzo Alexander’s play on special teams this year. “You don’t find many guys like Lorenzo,” he said. “From top to bottom, he’s the best special teams player that I’ve been around. … He can run, he’s a big guy, he’s got a great attitude, he wants to make every play and he doesn’t want to come out. If he’s not in the Pro Bowl on special teams, I don’t know who would be.”
*Offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan on running back Keiland [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]’ extensive fourth-quarter playing time last week: “Keiland’s solid – a good pass protector. That’s really why he was on the field a lot when we were down a couple scores in the fourth quarter and we were in more three-receiver sets throwing the ball.”
*Defensive lineman Vonnie Holliday was as surprised as anybody that he played 36 of 78 snaps against the Colts. “I was definitely surprised,” he said. “I definitely missed Albert being out there but Kedric [Golston] came in and played some. The Colts had a good plan and they caught us in our sub personnel.”
Redskins Notes: Peppers, Hester Pose Issues