[Redskins approaching Sunday’s preseason game as a dress rehearsal]While preseason records hardly predict regular season performance, there are qualities teams show in these ostensibly meaningless games that indicate Week 1 readiness. “I’m a big believer in the preseason,” Schlereth, a former Redskins guard (1989-94), said. In many ways, Coach Jay Gruden’s team faces more questions two weeks before the season opener than it faced at the outset of training camp. Injuries have sidelined tight end Jordan Reed and limited the participation of wide receivers Jamison Crowder and Josh Doctson. If Reed can’t play Sunday, Gruden said Friday that he won’t play Reed in the Aug. 31 preseason finale.

Source: Washington Post August 26, 2017 16:30 UTC