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Quarterback Still Top Topic for Redskins Beck, Grossman have their say over last week’s switch J^[ H[Zia_di It happened again Wednesday at Redskins Park. One quarterback talked about winning the starting job. The other talked about losing it. This time it was Rex Grossman getting the special treatment, holding a news conference upstairs in the old Redskins media room. At the same time, John Beck was downstairs standing in front
of his locker, dealing with another demotion. “Well, this isn’t the first rodeo that I’ve been through in my life,” Beck said. “I’ve gone through adversity, or being in a situation where, for whatever reason, things just aren’t working.” It’s actually been a week since Beck and Grossman starting splitting first-team snaps in practice, portending the switch back from Beck to Grossman as the Redskins (3-6) search for their first victory since Oct. 2. Coach Mike Shanahan kept the change a secret until just before kickoff of the Grossman-led 20-9
;_j^[h MWo" ?jÊi 8WZ One could argue that it doesn’t matter who has the Redskins’ starting QB job. The quarterback rating for Aaron Rodgers of the undefeated Green Bay Packers is 130.7. The rating for w (72.1) plus the rating for Rex Grossman (65.3), left, adds up to 137.4. Beck went 0-3 as a starter, leading one touchdown drive in his last two games. Grossman is tied for fourth in the NFL in interceptions with 11 . (AP)
loss to the Miami Dolphins, and Wednesday was the first chance to hear how Beck has dealt with the news. “I do believe that I can get better and that I will,” Beck said. “I don’t
feel like where I’m at right now is where I’m going to be stuck at. I definitely know that I can improve, and that’s my goal.” Shanahan says Grossman will remain the starter for now.
Grossman threw two picks against the Dolphins — his 5.6 interception percentage is easily the worst in the NFL — but one came when receiver Leonard Hankerson slipped. The other was a classic Grossman turnover — straight to a linebacker to ruin a promising drive deep in the opponent’s territory — but on Wednesday he suggested receiver error also contributed to that one. “You know, it’s a play that not everything worked out the way it should have,” he said. “And that’s all I’ll say about that.” JOSEPH WHITE (AP)
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