Jenkins may play vs. Skins
Coach Ben McAdoo continues to dangle the dubious possibility of using top cornerback Janoris Jenkins in Sunday’s meaningless regular-season finale against the Redskins.
Jenkins missed last week’s loss to the Eagles with a back injury, but McAdoo hinted Friday that Jenkins might be used against the Redskins after having a good week of practice.
Though that might seem overly risky with the playoffs coming up, McAdoo continued to stick to his line all week that the game against Washington is important and he plans to play his starters and win.
“He moved around well yesterday, had a good mental day today,” McAdoo said of Jenkins. “[Saturday] is going to be a big day for a lot of the guys, as it is this time of the year for a lot of players to get out there and get that launch speed going before we jump on the train [to Washington].”
McAdoo sounded as if he might make a gametime decision on Jenkins for the second week in a row.
“Certainly, it may come down to that, yes,” McAdoo said.
Jenkins was listed as questionable along with tight end Jerell Adams (shoulder) and cornerback Coty Sensabaugh (ankle) on the final injury report as McAdoo continued to leave his options open. The only players officially ruled out Friday were Jason Pierre-Paul and safety Nat Berhe (concussion).
The Redskins already have beaten the Giants once this season, and defensive coordinator Steve
Spagnuolo considers Washington to be a good warmup for his unit heading into the playoffs.
The Redskins are third in the NFL in total offense, second in passing offense and have scored 386 points.
“They might have more weapons than anyone that we’ve faced so far,” Spagnuolo said this week. “Every week, we put up the players that we need to stop. This week, the list was really long. Usually, you have three or four, but this week we ran out of room on the page. They’re scary good on offense. We have to figure out a way to slow them down enough so that our team can win a football game. They can move the ball and score points.”