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long-lost career.Beister has made just one senior start since battling a debilitating ACL injury suffered in early January 2014
long-lost career.Beister has made just one senior start since battling a debilitating ACL injury suffered in early January 2014
in Introduce Yourself As A Pony! Wed Jul 24, 2019 2:58 pmby dasg234 • 815 Posts
It is far too early for must win games, but neither the Washington Redskins nor the Dallas Cowboys wants to contemplate life after an 0-2 start.Thats the fate one of these teams will face after Sundays matchup at FedEx Field. The Redskins are coming off a humbling 38-16 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers at home on Monday Night Football. The Cowboys lost a tight 20-19 game at home to the New York Giants.We were 6-2 at home (in 2015). Its important because winning on the road isnt easy, Washington coach Jay Gruden said. Obviously, winning at home isnt easy either, but its an important game for a lot of reasons. Its a division game, its the Cowboys and its a home game -- thats a trifecta right there for you.The Redskins have a loaded schedule in November and December that includes 2015 playoff teams Minnesota, Green Bay, Arizona and Carolina. They cant afford a slow start. They definitely cant afford to be 0-1 in the division and 0-2 at home. Unlike last year, the schedule just doesnt line up for them down the stretch.Dallas is still trying to recover from the shock of losing quarterback Tony Romo (back) in the preseason. Rookie Dak Prescott played well in his NFL debut on Sunday and the Cowboys can take heart in having a chance to win late. But an 0-2 start for them would conjure memories of a miserable 2015 when they finished in last place in the NFC East and Romo missed most of the season.You come back in on Tuesday and you clean it up. You address what the issues are and try to get better at them, Dallas coach Jason Garrett said. Certainly you try to build on the good things that youre doing. It was a hard-fought game the other day against the Giants. Ultimately we didnt do what we needed to do to win the game.Easier said than done. The Cowboys expected their running game to be a strength with the addition of free agent Alfred Morris from the Redskins and drafting Ezekiel Elliott No. 4 overall from Ohio State.And maybe it will be. But in the opener against New York, those two combined for just 86 rushing yards on 27 carries. That has to improve against a porous Washington front seven that came into the season with questions about its ability to stop the run.Penalties killed Washington against Pittsburgh with false starts against offensive linemen Trent Williams and Kory Lichtensteiger. Quarterback Kirk Cousins couldnt make up the difference. He appeared hesitant at times as the Steelers dropped eight players into coverage and generated limited pass rush. Cousins missed too many throws early and the Redskins -- so good in the red zone last season -- saw early drives stall in the first quarter.Meanwhile, Dallas is not asking Prescott to do too much. Morris saw a rookie rise to prominence alongside him in Washington in 2012 when Robert Griffin III produced one of the great seasons in NFL history. Prescott doesnt have to do that much. If he can keep the Cowboys competitive and not cost them games early that will be enough.Just losing a guy like that for however long this takes is definitely a blow, but having a young guy like Dak (Prescott), man, this kid is very, very impressive, Morris said. Hes very composed in the pocket. You just watch him, he stands in there and delivers strikes, even with hands and pressure coming at him...Hes very, very confident.It doesnt hurt that hes throwing to Dez Bryant, who was quiet with just one catch for eight yards against the Giants. It will be interesting to see if the Redskins change philosophies after the Pittsburgh Steelers Antonio Brown, another elite receiver, caught eight passes for 126 yards and two touchdowns on Monday. He did almost all of that damage against No. 2 cornerback Bashaud Breeland and not top corner Josh Norman, who signed with Washington in April.The Redskins chose not to have Norman follow Brown around the field. Pittsburgh took advantage of Breeland, who has played well in head-to-head matchups with Bryant in the past. But can Washington go back to that well again and let Norman watch as another receiver has a big game?Boomer Esiason Womens Jersey . -- Nathan Pancel scored twice as the Sudbury Wolves defeated the North Bay Battalion 4-2 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action. Renell Wren Bengals Jersey .Y. -- Paul Byron and Matt Stajan scored as the Calgary Flames started a five-game road trip with a 2-1 overtime win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday afternoon. http://www.bengalsrookiestore.com/Bengals-Joe-Mixon-Jersey/ .B. - Sebastien Auger made 44 saves as the Saint John Sea Dogs edged the visiting Acadie-Bathurst Titan 2-1 on Saturday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Michael Jordan Bengals Jersey . -- If this was Aaron Gordons final home game at Arizona, and it almost certainly was, then he went out in style. A.J. Green Jersey .Y. -- Leading 3-0 with only 11:25 left, the Colorado Avalanche committed a seemingly meaningless penalty to give the New York Islanders a power play.At 3-0, the game was already wrapped up, but Melbourne Victory goalkeeper Lawrence Thomas ran the length of the field anyway.Max Beister had just put the finishing touch on Victorys third and final goal against Western Sydney on Saturday night, and Thomas got running.He was one of the first players to reach the clubs new signing, laying his great big glove on the Germans head as he celebrated in front of the Victory bench.As someone that started his career feeling on the outer, Thomas knew how much it would mean.From a personal experience when you come into a football team, the best way to feel involved and part of the club is when you have an impact on game day, he said on Tuesday.For him to come in and be scoring, it was the best thing that could have happened for him to feel a part of the club and feel welcome.Beister, who arrived at Victory on loan from German side Mainz just a few weeks earlier, took a great stride with that goal.The 26-year-old made a perfect start at his new club, but also in rebuilding a long-lost career.Beister has made just one senior start since battling a debilitating ACL injury suffered in early January 2014.Thomas, who was forced to travel a long road himself to earn the nod as Victorys No.dddddddddddd, could sense it was a special moment for a player who had taken the risk of re-booting his career half-way across the world.Thats why I ran the whole way up the field. I was pretty tired running back actually, he said.I thought it was important to share that moment with him.I think he was really excited and maybe surprised by the atmosphere.I dont know if he expected that from Australian football. He came in and said wow it was really loud ... I think its made a big (impression) on him and making him feel at home.Without a match this weekend due to the earthquake that has affected Wellington Phoenixs home ground Westpac Stadium, Beister could improve his conditioning to contend for a first-team berth against Newcastle in their next outing.Thomas had a personal connection to the earthquake, with a younger brother currently holidaying in New Zealand.My mum called me a bit worried ... I ended up hearing back from him, he was out quad riding so he was alright, he said. ' ' '
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