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Each week, with few exceptions, the faces change around Jason Campbell. Players get hurt or demoted.

Rock Cartwright :A With Clinton Portis out for at least another week and Ladell Betts done for the year, Cartwright is the new starting tailback.

Cowboys cornerback Terence Newman and secondary coach Dave Campo had a brief physical confrontation on the sideline Sunday, though Campo and head coach Wade Phillips both downplayed the incident after Dallas' 7-6 victory over the Washington Redskins.

Trouble in the secondary cost the Redskins dearly in the opening quarter against the Broncos.

Using the most basic fact, the argument could be made that Washington is playing better than any other team in the NFC East right now.

With eight games remaining, the Redskins are firmly entrenched in last place in the NFC East, they have a patchwork offensive line that is considered among the worst in the game and Coach Jim Zorn is not expected to return in 2010.

When the Washington Redskins' first feel-good win of the season became official, defensive end Andre Carter simply dropped to both knees and used his right hand to signal No.

Behind an offense that finally broke the 17-point ceiling and thanks to a defense that came up with a key turnover, the Washington Redskins snapped a four-game losing streak to down the Denver Broncos 27-17 on Sunday afternoon.

Jim Zorn kept his gaze down last Sunday as he strode toward a lectern in a concourse underneath the stands at the Georgia Dome, another loss just past. It was the fourth straight defeat for the Washington Redskins, and the season -- now halfway over -- was palpably slipping away.

Yet when Zorn stepped up to the microphone to face a bank of television cameras and reporters, he said what he says basically every week in virtually every such instance: 'Hi, everybody.'

It is, perhaps, the one constant in Zorn's interaction with the public, a unique and friendly moment even in the worst of times. But so much else of what Zorn says publicly has changed over the course of his brief tenure leading the Redskins. A 6-2 start to the 2008 season, in which Zorn was exhorting his players to shout 'Hip! Hip! Hooray!' after victories, has dissolved into the misery of 12 losses in the past 16 games.

Are you ready for 2-14? - Are you ready for 2-14? Look at the schedule, we wil be an under dog in every game the rest of the season.

Thomas reported to training camp out of shape last season, missed 18 days with a pulled hamstring and wound up catching just 15 passes for 120 yards and no touchdowns.

In an odd twist, it was the Redskins' offense that battled back and their high-priced defense that let them down late in Sunday's 31-17 loss at Atlanta.

Jim Zorn doesn't have a roster with enough playmakers and talent, but he bears a significant amount of the responsibility for the Redskins' 2-5 record, a mark that seems likely to worsen as they face tougher opponents.

In the 27-17 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, Devin Thomas had his first career touchdown reception.

As the Redskins prepare to face the Falcons in Atlanta Sunday, here is a Free Lance-Star mid-season report on the players, the coaching, the management and the future of the organization.

A Oddly enough, it may be a blessing in disguise for the Redskinsa TM offense. Without Cooley on the field to provide a comfortable target for Jason Campbell, the QB started looking to other options on the field.

When the Redskins return from their bye, wide receiver Devin Thomas and tight end Fred Davis should have an increased role in the offense.

I have thought for a long time now zorn's play calling is to conservative and predictable.

Via Dan Steinberg at DC SportsBog, Devin Thomas calls the Redskins " Drama City ." ... The locker room opens at 11 a.m.; Jim Zorn speaks at 12:25. We'll see what's happening and get an update on Chris Cooley and the other injuries.

You couldn't help but wonder, watching the Redskins get pink-bellied by the Eagles on Monday night, when we might see another Monday night game at FedEx Field.