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NFL Jaguars Jaguars 24, Redskins 3

Jacksonville starters, reserves shine in preseason finale

Joseph White | The Associated Press
August 29, 2008

LANDOVER, Md. - Gregg Williams didn't have to tell his players how motivated he was to show up his old team. All the former Washington Redskins assistant coach had to do was crank up his renowned intensity to get the message across.

"He didn't say anything about it, but we kind of knew," Jacksonville Jaguars middle linebacker Mike Peterson said.

Williams got a measure of revenge against the team that let him go Thursday night, his Jaguars defense stopping cold a Redskins first-string attack that once again looked far from ready for the regular season.

The Jaguars held the Redskins' starters to 14 total yards in three first-quarter drives, and David Garrard, Cleo Lemon and Todd Bouman all threw a touchdown pass in Jacksonville's 24-3 victory.

"It was a preseason game," said Peterson, who intercepted a pass on the Redskins' first play from scrimmage, "but we wanted him coming back to get a win for him."

Seventh-round draft pick Chauncey Washington, making a final bid for a spot on the 53-man roster instead of the practice squad, ran 11 times for 68 yards and caught four passes for 40 yards for Jacksonville in a game that mostly featured backups over the final three quarters.

The game also marked the Jaguars debut of No. 8 overall draft pick Derrick Harvey, who ended his holdout Wednesday and entered the game on the defensive line in the second half.

But the most intriguing matchup pitted the combative Williams against his old team. The Redskins' top defensive guru for four years under Joe Gibbs, Williams was considered the favorite to get the head coaching job when Gibbs retired in January. Instead, Williams was fired by owner Dan Snyder, and Jim Zorn got the job.

On Thursday, Williams vs. Zorn was no contest.

Zorn had decided to play his first-string offense for a series -- perhaps two -- only because he felt the players needed to regain some momentum after last week's 47-3 sack-filled debacle against the Carolina Panthers.

The move backfired.

While the offensive line played better, Jason Campbell's first pass was deflected into Peterson's arms. The Redskins' next possession was a three-and-out, prompting Zorn to send his starters back for a third series -- and another three-and-out.

Copyright © 2008, Orlando Sentinel

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