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Locked in a 7-7 tie against the Dallas Cowboys Khari Willis Jersey , the Washington Redskins took the second-half kickoff and drove to first-and-goal at the 9.On first down, Alex Smith had tight end Jeremy Sprinkle open in the end zone, but they were not on the same page and the throw was incomplete. On third down from the 1, Adrian Peterson took a handoff and ran into teammate Vernon Davis, resulting in a 2-yard loss.Washington settled for a field goal. Smith and Co. earned another first-and-goal at the 9 in the fourth quarter — and again wound up with just a field goal.“We’re obviously struggling when it comes to scoring touchdowns,” coach Jay Gruden said after practice Wednesday as the Redskins prepare to face the New York Giants. “We do have to get better on offense punching the ball in.”The problems in the red zone last Sunday did not wind up hurting the Redskins. They beat the Cowboys 20-17 to improve to 4-2 and extend their lead atop the NFC East.But it is a recurring theme, particularly in the third and fourth quarters.Gruden’s offense has managed only a single second-half TD all season — and that lone such score was entirely meaningless, reducing Washington’s deficit to 43-19 in a blowout loss at the New Orleans Saints in Week 5.“Some of the plays, we’ve missed. We are beating ourselves up over it a little bit. So move on, learn from them and then try to attack the Giants appropriately. Stick with the plan Josh Allen Jersey ,” Gruden said. “Guys are doing good overall, got some wins, but I know we can do a lot better offensively.”His players cite their own execution as the biggest flaw so far.On that first-and-goal play in the third quarter against Dallas, Smith said he thought Sprinkle would flatten out the route and head toward the sideline, but Sprinkle instead “kept running for the corner.”On that ensuing third-and-goal play, which Peterson said should have been “a walk-in touchdown,” he faulted himself for “not being patient and letting Vernon get across. I would have rubbed right off him and walked into the end zone, pretty much. That is what’s hurting us the most.”Smith’s numbers have dropped off from last season, when he led the NFL with a career-best 104.7 passer rating, averaged 8 yards per attempt and completed 67.5 percent of his throws for the Chiefs http://www.jaguarsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-jawaan-taylor-jersey , who traded him to the Redskins. With Washington, his rating is 91.9, his yards per attempt are down to 7.1, and his completion percentage is 63.3.“There’s a lot of room improvement for us out there, especially offensively as a unit. We’ve left some plays out there, for sure,” Smith said.Putting some blame on work he still needs to do to jell with new teammates, even though the season is more than a third over, Smith said: “Without a doubt, you’re going to go through some things for a first time out there. You’d love to avoid that Josh Oliver Jersey , but sometimes it’s unavoidable.”Notes: WR Jamison Crowder (ankle), Peterson (shoulder), CB Quinton Dunbar (shin), LG Shawn Lauvao (calf) and LB Zach Brown (illness) missed practice. WR Paul Richardson (knee, shoulder) and RB Chris Thompson (rib, knee) were limited participants. … Thompson, who missed the game against Dallas, said he thinks he will be active at New York. “As long as I keep feeling good throughout the week, then I plan on playing Sunday.” In March, free agent running back Darren Sproles said he would decide in May whether to play this season or retire. May is almost over http://www.jaguarsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-quincy-williams-ii-jersey , and no decision seems to be imminent.Instead, it appears that Sproles will take his time and see whether the right offer comes from the right team, even if that offer doesn’t come until June, July or August. Adam Schefter said on 97.5 The Fanatic that Sproles would ideally play somewhere he’s played before.“I think he’d like to go back to one of the teams he’s played for in the past, the Eagles, the Saints, or the Chargers,” Schefter said. “I think at the appropriate time when a team comes calling, he will be willing to listen to what they have to say. Right now, it’s not like he thinks Ryquell Armstead Jersey , ‘I got to be at OTAs in Philadelphia or OTAs in New Orleans’ . . . if somebody wants him at the appropriate time, I think he’ll be enticed to wind up playing.”Sproles will turn 36 on June 20 and will be the second-oldest running back in the NFL this year, behind only Frank Gore, if he plays. Sproles hasn’t stayed as healthy as Gore, managing to play in just nine games over the last two seasons. But there will still be teams interested in his services, if he decides he wants to come back.

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