Kirk Cousins is getting most of the praise for last Sunday’s victory versus the Eagles, but 3rd string running back Chris Thompson deserves more credit than he is currently receiving. In this game he led the Redskins in total yards with 77 yards broken down into 53 rushing yards on 6 attempts and two receptions for 24 yards. Thompson was a great change-of-pace back for the Redskins who helped them defeat one of their division opponents. Let’s take a look at a few of his plays.
The Redskins, on their first drive, get backed up to their own 11 yard line after two penalties on the team. It’s 3rd and 19, and a running back draw is called.
When your offense is in a 3rd and long situation near your own goalline your main hope is to give your punter more room to punt and HOPE that a major defensive breakdown occurs for you to capitalize on. The latter is what happened here.
After the snap, the Eagles shift into their Cover 4 prevent defense shell with four underneath zones while only rushing three on the line of scrimmage. Jordan Reed releases from the line of scrimmage to set a downfield block while the center, Kory Lichtensteiger cut blocks linebacker Connor Baldwin taking him out of the play.… Article continues here