CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie
December 12, 2014
Q: As far as the Redskins are concerned… [Pierre] Garçon, obviously a very accomplished receiver, and DeSean [Jackson] is averaging 20 yards a catch… What do you have to keep in mind when you are going up against these weapons?
A: Tell the free safety to stay deep. With ‘11,' you know he is a down the field threat. With Garçon, you are going to have to challenge him because he plays with latitude. He is a guy they get the ball to and can make things happen. We definitely have to stay deep as a defense this week.
Q: We all know Alfred Morris has run for 900 yards, but are they still trying to get the ball deep downfield and make big plays?
A: Yeah, the offense is still run through play-action depending on which quarterback [is playing]. If you do have [Robert] Griffin, it is definitely run between him and Morris. They are going to try to get the running game going so they can open up that deep play-action down the field.
Q: You guys have had to practice against Eli [Manning]… How does he look this week?
A: During the one-on-ones, he still made all the throws that he normally makes. He looks good to me.
Q: You wouldn’t want to face him?
A: Yeah. No, I wouldn’t want to face him. He looks good though.
Q: There are some question marks about who is going to be the Redskins quarterback… How does that change the way you guys prepare?
A: One of them is more of a read quarterback. You have to watch for the read and you know all the passes that come off that. Then with McCoy, there won’t be so much of the read. He is definitely more of an accurate passer if you look at his completions ratings. One, you have to be more cautious of the run and the other one, it is still the same offense, but a little bit more passing out of it.
Q: Word is today that Desean Jackson is 50/50 [to play Sunday]…
A: That is good for us. Every now or then, it is cool for the other receiver to take it off a little bit. If he plays, you know we are going to be prepared, but we have to wait until Sunday.
