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Redskins OG Pete Kendall
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 Redskins sources marvel at the job that OLG Pete Kendall is doing. The Redskins have become a left-handed running team, often sending Clinton Portis right over Kendall’s backside. And Kendall is getting it done, muscling bigger, stronger defensive tackles and cleaning out linebackers even at age 35 with ailing knees. He’s a big reason why the Redskins have been so strong up front.
Cowboys ORT Marc Colombo quietly is setting himself up for a nice payday this offseason. Though he’s not considered the most athletic tackle in the game, Colombo has shown he can get into space and play with power, and he has cut down on his penalties. He could rate as the top free-agent tackle available in next year’s crop.
The Giants’ defensive ends tend to get most of the credit, but DT Fred Robbins is having a terrific start to his season. He is getting off the snap in a flash and already is threatening his career high for sacks, which is 5½ (he has four now). Robbins sees a lot of single blocking, but he has been an underrated force on the Giants’ front.
Eagles WR DeSean Jackson still needs refinement as a receiver. Despite his nice start, Jackson, team sources say, has a tendency to run sloppy routes and round off his patterns too much in an offense that expects him to be more precise. Though his production has been better to date than any other rookie receiver under coach Andy Reid, Jackson must continue to get better at the finer points, because he’s costing his team first downs when QB Donovan McNabb can’t find an open receiver.
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