INTERVIEW – TREVOR MATICH – WMAL’s Redskins Analyst
- Jets’ starters stink it up in ugly preseason loss to Redskins. LANDOVER, Md. — A common expression around the NFL is, “The preseason means nothing.” The Jets better hope so. Gang Green looked awful in a 22-18 loss to the Redskins at FedEx Field on Friday night. The starting offense could barely function. The starting defense could not stop a Washington team that did not even play starting quarterback Kirk Cousins or wide receiver DeSean Jackson. The Jets’ backups played better in the second half, but it was an ugly, ugly performance for the starters. But the good news for the Jets is that it is only August and no one will remember this game in three weeks when the regular season begins. It is hard to figure out which performance was worse: the offense’s or the defense’s. The Redskins opened the game with a nine-play drive that chewed up 9:24 off the clock. Washington started backup quarterback Colt McCoy and he carved up the Jets, who only were without defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson. Washington converted a third-and-15 and made it all the way to the Jets’ 8. A touchdown pass was negated by a penalty and then Darrelle Revis intercepted McCoy in the end zone to keep the Redskins off the scoreboard.
