Notes of interest on other teams

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By Pete Prisco

preseason musings:

Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins’ circus seems to be in full swing with the quarterback mess. But anybody who thinks Kirk Cousins is the long-term answer is nuts. Once Robert Griffin III is cleared to play after his concussion issues, he should be the starter. I know the Redskins plan to start Cousins, but that makes no sense. He isn’t that good. They have to find out if RGIII can play at all. If he can’t, move on next year. But neither Cousins nor Colt McCoy is the answer. That talk of trading Cousins for a first-year pick a couple of years ago is now laughable after he played himself out of that chance. He was just OK against the Ravens Saturday night. He’s a backup at best. What’s the point of playing him?

Denver Broncos
The move by the Broncos to sign veteran guard Evan Mathis made a lot of sense. He will take over for rookie Max Garcia, who won the starting left guard spot in camp. The Broncos needed some veteran help on what is a young line. Rookie Ty Sambrailo is set to be the left tackle, while center Max Paradis has never taken a snap in a regular-season game. Mathis is 33, but he fits with what the Broncos want to do on offense, which is zone block in Gary Kubiak’s scheme.

Kansas City Chiefs
Alex Smith looked good against the Titans. The addition of Jeremy Maclin looks good so far. He had seven catches for 65 yards and a touchdown. Yes, a receiver catching a touchdown pass for the Chiefs. Unreal.

Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle offense sure hasn’t looked good so far in the preseason. That line could be a season-long issue, even worse than the past couple of seasons. Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson said he’s not concerned with the poor play by the offense so far. He should be.

Oakland Raiders
Khalil Mack showed the Arizona Cardinals and the rest of the NFL that he is poised for a big season. Mack spent the night in the backfield against Arizona, getting two sacks and dominating most of his time on the field.