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Now he's not even sure he will be back with the Washington Redskins after having his playing time drastically reduced.

The word on everybody's mind at Redskins Park on Monday? Change. No one seems to know for sure how much change is on the horizon for the Redskins.

Vinny Cerrato would have rather spent Wednesday outside in a 23-degree wind chill than inside answering questions about the front office's role in the Washington Redskins ' season.

Jim Zorn addresses the media each Monday in an area about the size of a living room.

Jim Zorn decided to dress up a bit for the final team meeting of the season, sporting a burgundy and gold tie with diagonal stripes.

The sun was shining in San Francisco on Sunday. The Washington Redskins were coming off their best week in a long time, having upset the Philadelphia Eagles and then enjoying Christmas after an early practice.

Michael Connor / The Washington Times Redskins right tackle Jon Jansen: "I have wondered what we have to do to get past eight, nine, 10 wins." The Washington Redskins conclude their 2008 season Sunday in San ...

It has been a "tough time" this Christmas, Joe Bugel said. His wife, Brenda, and daughters Angie and Jennifer were all back home in Arizona.

Eleven weeks ago, when the Washington Redskins left Lincoln Financial Field after upsetting the Philadelphia Eagles , all was well in burgundy-and-gold land.

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CINCINNATI Jim Zorn's face was drained, as if he'd just walked away from a car crash but wasn't sure how much damage he might discover if he looked back over his shoulder.

'Hi, everybody,' he said quietly and without sarcasm, just a smart, decent man thrown in over his head too soon and showing up, doing his duty to explain a horrible day at the office, a 20-13 loss to the awful 'Bungles' that someday may be Exhibit A in the case against him keeping his job.

Head football coaches learn a million tiny things over time, even how to step to a lectern and project the version of NFL reality that serves their purpose or motivates their team or, in a case like the Redskins, helps keep a 6-2 start from disintegrating utterly into a second-half fold.

Just four days after spraining his left knee in the Redskins ' loss at Baltimore, right tackle Jon Jansen returned to the practice field Thursday.

Chris Samuels, the Redskins' top offensive lineman, said of playing each week with his injured knee, "I really don't know until I see how it feels." Buy Photo Chris Samuels, left, with Randy Thomas, said, "I ...

BALTIMORE

A month ago, the Pittsburgh Steelers created a template for beating up the Washington Redskins at the line of scrimmage, using the variations of their 3-4 scheme to confuse and bludgeon Washington's beleaguered offensive line.

It worked so well that Dallas copied it in Washington's next game, using its hybrid ends/linebackers to manhandle quarterback Jason Campbell with similar results. The New York Giants did the same last week, and the Baltimore Ravens' aggressive defense pounded away on the theme last night at M&T Bank Stadium, taking control of the game on the opening drive. The Ravens suffocated the Redskins with zone blitzes and overloads, winning 24-10 with Campbell (60.4 passer rating) hit or hurried all night.

After completing his afternoon workout yesterday at Redskins Park, Pro Bowl left tackle Chris Samuels briefly relaxed and reflected before practice. Samuels has remained in the lineup despite an injured right knee, hoping to cope with the pain long enough to help Washington earn an NFC playoff berth.

Coach Jim Zorn, however, has expressed doubt about whether Samuels -- the Redskins' top offensive lineman -- would complete the season, and the nine-year veteran has preferred to focus on things one day at a time. With a once-promising season threatening to slip away, Samuels is among many team leaders who have taken on more responsibility as Washington begins its final four-game stretch.

OWINGS MILLS n Washington Redskins star running back Clinton Portis' neck is still hurting so bad his coach compared it to the lingering effects of a car wreck.

For the second week in a row, the Redskins' defense must stop a three-headed monster at running back.

Dozen years earn tackle one-way trip Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle Willie Anderson spent his first 12 NFL seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals and says he hoped to retire as a Bengal.

It's been awhile - two decades almost - since Jason Fabini starred at Bishop Dwenger before heading off to Cincinnati and then the NFL.

's teammates with the Washington Redskins . Never practiced alongside him. Never slapped him on the helmet after one of those jarring tackles he delivered.