One of the things that coach Jim Zorn is trying to emphasize is tempo—and the two players most responsible for that are quarterback Jason Campbell and center Casey Rabach. This week, Zorn advised Campbell that when he needs to enforce a tempo, he doesn’t always need to wait for Rabach to instruct the offensive line. By the same token, Rabach enforces tempo in the huddle.

“Casey needs to get his group in the huddle and to the line of scrimmage. You almost have to wait for him to get to the line and make his calls so the QB can start his cadence. I always tell the quarterback, force the issue. That creates the tempo. He has to be watching the clock, but if you have to say something verbally, you just have to do it. The clock doesn’t matter.“

Another item that was noted is that while the Redskins ran a majority of the time in the first eight games, they’ve passed a majority in the last two. Zorn dismissed that, saying that it was because the team trailed in the fourth quarter, which will create an unusually large number of passing situations.

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