Redskins' Beck-Grossman QB saga enters final days
ASHBURN, Va. AP - John Beck was ready to speak to a group of reporters Monday when he
noticed a TV cameraman having trouble with some equipment."We're one camera short," Beck
said. "You all right?"He then calmly waited a full 40 seconds for the cameraman to get
everything fixed. No need to hurry. No sign of anxiety or impatience. Just wait it out.As
quarterback competitions go, the Washington Redskins have one that's been about as polite
and composed as it can be. Beck and Rex Grossman Authentic Tom Brady Jersey Red are more friends than foes and are
keeping whatever jitters they have to themselves, even in the final days before coach
Mike Shanahan makes the call."Yeah, I would like to know, but I'm not stressing about
it," Grossman said. "It's coming to a head here pretty quickly, I realize that. But at
the same time I've got a job to do, and I'm not trying to worry about things I don't have
any control over."Here is Beck's take on the same subject, direct from the office of
redundancy."It's exciting," he said, "because I know there's going to be a decision made,
but I can only control a portion of that by the way I play. I NFL Chad Ochocinco Jersey can't control the end
decision."Shanahan said he's never had a starting quarterback situation in such flux
going into the last preseason game. Even cornerback DeAngelo Hall - who's not Authentic Tom Brady Jersey Black in the
offensive huddle - said he's a "little bit anxious" to see who the winner will be. Becks
vs. Rex is so close it's anyone's guess who's ahead and who's behind."It's making it a
hard choice for the coaches," receiver Jabar Gaffney said.The duel that began at the
start of training camp is now Reebok Chad Ochocinco Jersey in the homestretch. One preseason game remains - Thursday
at Tampa Bay - then it's a matter of seeing how long Shanahan waits to reveal the
starter. The coach has said he might try to keep it a secret until kickoff against the
New York Giants on Sept. 11."It's very close right now. I think everybody has been pretty
impressed with both guys against some pretty good defenses," Shanahan said. "We've got a
few more practices and a game to look at it, then we'll make a decision if we say
something before the Giants game - or go all the way to the game."Shanahan rested all of
his starters for last year's final preseason game, but he said his approach is
"completely different this year" because of the lockout. All players Authentic Tom Brady Jersey Dark Blue have been told to be
ready to go, and both quarterbacks are expected to get time with the first-stringers.Beck
says he keeps the anxiety level low in part by tuning out the media coverage as much as
possible. Not since high school, Chad Ochocinco Authentic Jersey when his mother would save his newspaper clippings, has
he paid much attention to the public perception of his play. He also spent a couple of
hours with Drew Brees before arriving in Washington for training camp, taking about
overcoming adversity and ignoring distractions."You can have so many things going on in
your head already Authentic Wes Welker Jersey in the game itself, that if you start adding more into it, it can
sometimes be a distraction," Beck said. "Sometimes it can worry you, cause more anxiety.
There's already enough as it is, playing Official Chad Ochocinco Jersey quarterback."Beck did stick up for himself when
asked if it were fair that he's still judged primarily by his mop-up duty with the Miami
Dolphins in 2007, when he started four games as a rookie late in the season for a team
that went 1-15."I know what I know," he answered, "and I know that I'm not the same
quarterback that I was back then."Maybe that's a hint of what Gaffney means when he says
Beck has "that little swag" in the huddle."He likes to get amped up and get it going, and
I like that in a quarterback," Gaffney said. "That's not normal, him coming from BYU.
That's why it's real funny. Other than that he's like quiet, walking around. Then he just
turns it out, turns a little swag on."Beck also welcomed praise from ESPN commentator and
former NFL coach Jon Gruden, who declared during the broadcast of last week's game that
the job should go to Beck.Grossman, obviously, was Patriots Tom Brady Premier Jersey less enamored Patriots Tom Brady Replica Jersey with Gruden's
remarks."I'm glad I'm not playing for John Gruden," Grossman said with a
smile.Disagreement! With these two quarterbacks, it's as close as they'll get to a public
spat.Notes: S LaRon Landry's status for the season opener is far from a certainty. He's
recovering from a right hamstring he tweaked during warmups Authentic Chad Ochocinco Jersey Dark Blue before the preseason game
against Indianapolis - and that came just as he was returning from a left Achilles'
tendon injury that ended his season early in 2010. "I've seen tweaks take two Authentic Chad Ochocinco Jersey days. I've
seen tweaks take three weeks," Shanahan said. Landry is still on the physically unable to
perform list, but he'll likely be moved to the 53-man roster before the start of the
season - even if he can't play in the Giants game. ... WR Brandon Banks knee, DE Adam
Carriker foot and RB Ryan Torain hand all practiced Monday. WR Malcolm Kelly foot, TE
Chris Cooley knee and S Kareem Moore knee remain sidelined.
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