“Put three backs back there and they all produce, what’s that tell you?”
It was a rhetorical question from Redskins center Spencer Long after Sunday’s win against the Philadelphia Eagles, but a good one nonetheless. Long and the Redskins had just produced 230 rushing yards – the most by a Washington team in almost four years – against a stout defensive front.
“We’ve got a heck of an offensive line in here, and hats off to [offensive line] coach [Bill] Callahan,” Long continued. “Those guys are all great backs as well. It takes us all.