ASHBURN, Va. (AP) -- They are a couple of oft-repeated refrains in this latest mediocre season for the Washington Redskins: Why can't the team's offense run the ball? Why can't its defense seem to tackle properly?
And, starting Sunday against the visiting New York Giants, if the rest of Washington's games are going to be competitive - indeed, if they are going to matter much at all - Jay Gruden, the rest of the coaching staff and the players need to figure out some answers.
''It's a one-game season for us,'' Gruden said after practice Wednesday.