After missing the majority of work in team sessions last week, John Beck is fully back in the mix at Redskins practice.
Rex Grossman looked good as the team’s starter in the preseason opener, but he’s running with the backups. Beck is back with the starters, although he looked rusty following his groin injury.
“John Beck just missed a short sideline route by perhaps 10 yards. ‘What was that???’ one fan asked,” Dan Steinberg of the Washington Post wrote.
“This is not John Beck’s best practice,” Rick Maese wrote.
These notations were before Redskins.com’s Twitter feed gave us these three Beck plays in succession: throw away, off-target pass, and near-interception. Redskins.com also said Grossman has been the most consistent quarterback throughout camp.
This is a big week for Beck. If he’s going to be the starter, he needs to stay healthy, show progress in practice, and have a positive preseason outing. The Redskins may not wind up declaring a starter until after the third preseason game.
Ah well. At least the Redskins kicking competition seems decided, right?
"[Graham] Gano showing why the Redskins still aren’t settled at PK. Just missed 3 in a row,” John Keim of the Washington Examiner wrote.