head coach jay gruden took a leap of faith choosing quarterback kirk cousins over former rookie of the year robert griffin red skins struggled this first half of the season. it looked like gruden was hea headed for a disappointing year and cousins was headed for free agency. and a red hot stretch run solv solved developing played mvp level. cousins tossed 23 touchdowns in the final ten games and dazzled in four-game december winning streak. in the 8 months since opening round playoff loss to the packers, the relationship between gm and head coach blossomed. grud sent now considered a long term solution the sideline. and cousins he's back as well this time running the show. the red skins may have signed the league's best available player this off season when they spent $75 million on former carolina panthers corner josh norman. can washington call tallize on last year's renaissance. did the stream's drama free off season finally set up a fast start. it's time for the 2016 washington red skins season which kicks off in just days. >> "fox5" kickoff show kicks off right now. great to have

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. >> there is a a show called jon gruden's quarterback camp which you can watch carson wentz/jon gruden episode on your device, you don't need dv orphans i. unbelievable. exactly what you are talking about. this guy is so smart. gruden would go what do you run here, 28 spider, 36, 3-d four and it is nuts. >> you know is what nuts, think about this, if teddy bridgewater in practice didn't tweak his knee at the start of the season. >> we would still have sam bradford as our quarterback. >> probably so. >> everything happens for a reason. >> the other thing they said about carson wentz, they were comparing him to sam bradford his personality which makes the team open up to him and easy to get along with. >> in doubt right on the money about that also. boy, she's so much better at sports then you are. >> she brings the deep knowledge. >> bradford was not disliked, i want to make that very, very clear. he was never dislike. >> when your team is seven-nine last year there is no love. >> he is not as embraceable kind of a guy. wentz is just this huge, lovable guy. hey look, it won't matter if

but the last time the buccaneers were in sole possession of first place in the nfc south, 2007 when gruden was head coach. what is more impressive, only 34 teams, since 1970 have started the season with two straight road wins, bucks could do that in arizona. a rare feat if you think about it. last time it happened, 2013. they are going to make adjustments. they are losing at a third quarter, 27-7. winston threw two first half interceptions. doug martin injured his hamstring in the second quarter. complete recap and locker room reaction tonight at 11:00. next week the buck's home opener against los angeles, the rams beating seattle 6-3 in the third quarter. nfc south opponents with the here comes newton airing out to a wide open greg olson -- olson. carolina pound the 9ers. bucks face the panthers in 3 weeks. saints and giants, new orleans driving down 10- 3, drew brees to willie, hauls in the touchdown catch. two seconds left, giants going for the win with a field goal. easy chip shot g man beat the saints 13-10. tom brady, patriots jumped out to a quick lead against miami. 14-0 pats. new

coach gruden says it's not a set back, they are taking the injury day by day. one guy we will stephen straussburg. he will start the series finale against the braves. he was on the dl since august 21st with right elbow soreness in the midst of a career year. dusty baker says he is looking forward to straussburg picking up where he left off. the nats tonight go for a big sweep against the braves. as this season comes to an end, nice to get these guys back out there and a routine and a roll before the post season. >>> we have warnings south and west until 7:00. looking at storms on and off all night until midnight. download the app. [ clock ticking ] time. you only have so much. that's why we wanna make sure you won't have to wait on hold. and you won't have to guess when we'll turn up. because after all... we should fit into your life. [ laughing ] not the other way around. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. which means we can fix things differently. thanks for calling f

. >> jay gruden talked about what that support with those burgundy towels means to his team on the field. >> home field advantage this day in age in pro football i think is the greatest advantage in all of sports. makes it difficult for the opposing offense to communicate a lot of silent stuff, defensive line can get off a lot better and the momentum swings are huge when you're home. it's an advantage that we take seriously and we're proud of it. ♪ >> coach said they were seven and 1 home last year. you said 6 and 2, close but no cigar. we have a home field advantage, friday night paul son, jim lokay, we're breaking down the monday through game 16, we're going to give our predictions, >> it's going to be a blast. represent, the offense, ryan tar gone representing, a lot you won't see air else >> sue palka we got gathering dark clouds, redskins how is it looking all over the dmv. >> real busy, you'll be happy to know that we're not expecting storms on monday when the redskins and steelers kick off but that nats game is going to be a little tough to get in. we're really loaded with a lot o

gruden is confident the home crowd will help propel them to the victory they want. >> home field advantages the greatest in all of sports. it makes it very difficult for the posing offense to communicate. a lot of silence stuff, defensive line off the snap better, and the momentum swings at huge at home. >> we were 7-1 last year, and that's an advantage we ta it. >> reporter: of course everyone is excited for the nfl season, but it's hard to think about with the news of strasburg. >> you hope he can put ice on it, and it will be who can name the third president? male teacher: and the largest planet? someone we haven't heard from. female teacher: anyone else? through internet essentials, comcast has connected more than 3 million people in need to low-cost, high speed internet at home, helping to make sure that every hand in the classroom goes up. male teacher: okay, veronica. amphibian. male teacher: excellent. welcome to a brighter future. comcast.<