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Nothing good came from the Redskins trip south to Charlotte to face the Carolina Panthers. Not only did they get spanked 47-3 ... but they saw Jason Taylor leave with a knee injury.

In the second quarter, Taylor had his leg bend awkwardly and he screamed in pain. Coach Jim Zorn said that X-rays showed no serious damage and an MRI is scheduled tomorrow.

The feeling right now is that it is a sprain ... but it could cause Taylor to miss time.

That was just the injury to the insult of the Redskins play on the field. The Panthers outscored Washington 31-0 in that second quarter alone. Carolina scored TDs on five straight possessions at one point and finished with 228 rushing yards. Rookie Jonathan Stewart ran for 100 yards while starter D'Angelo Williams gained 101.

Let's not look at the other side of the ball. Jason Campbell led the Skins offense on eight series. Five ended in three-and-outs ... he threw for just 39 yards ... he was sacked four times ... and he had one of his patented Jason Campbell fumbles. The offensive line looked like garbage and nothing seemed to work.

(I just wanted to note that offensive line coach Joe Bugel worked this game -- just a day after burying his 35-yr old daughter. His daughter, Holly, died after a long battle with bone cancer this week.)

He has heard the criticism: He's too small. He's too fragile. He's a gunslinger. He's a system guy. He's a liability off the field. He doesn't stand a chance.

"I think I learned more than anything how to battle adversity," Brennan said. "I'm the kind of guy where I have a chip on my shoulder and have tough skin. A lot of times, that's what you need in the fourth quarter to win games, and I think I have that. I have so much experience having to battle through adversity. I'm never nervous. I'm never scared."

Coach Jim Zorn says the team doesn't immediately know the extent of the injury.

Thomas was hurt Thursday while reaching over his head to catch a pass from quarterback Jason Campbell during 11-on-11 drills.

the good news for Brennan and the team is the positive medical report he received. Last week, Brennan was cleared to practice and participate in camp, where he has a very good chance of becoming the No. 3 quarterback on the roster behind Jason Campbell and Todd Collins.

The former Hawaii quarterback had minor hip surgery to repair the labrum on April 8. Though some thought he might have to start camp on the physically unable to perform list, Brennan made a quick recovery. Through weight lifting, he is 220 pounds.

3. Jason, have you ever smelled the back of your left hand (the one that's securely lodged under the center's sweaty butt crack the entire game) after a game? I would imagine that hand would have to go through a thorough decontamination process after every game and practice.
For everyone to know if you don't take a bath your butt crack stinks and I think that's what Rabach does to me. Imagine sweating for 2 hours and you're Casey Rabach and you're really hairy and stinky. Rabach has even farted on my hand which is a feelin that never really wears off. I can actually feel it while we're doing this interview right now. After each practice and game the first thing I do is wash my hands of all that chaotic stuff running off his sweaty, nasty body.

"He was feeling his hamstrings all along, and I think it was because I have him sinking down a little bit," Zorn said. "It's the change. I was kind of excited about it. Not that I wanted him to tweak his hamstring, just the fact that different things are happening to his body. He's going to be fine."

Zorn was a quarterbacks coach (uh, and a quarterback) so I'm sure he sees the bumps and bruises as a sign of Campbell following his direction. One of the most important keys in the 2008 season for the Skins is how Campbell performs in the new West Coast Offense.

However, it isn't encouraging to see the Redskins' skill players dropping like flies. Campbell's hammy will hurt his development in the new offense. Running back Clinton Portis hurt his hip in a race against LaRon Landry; Antwaan Randle El had surgery to remove some cartilage from his knee.

The former University of Hawai'i quarterback's decision to return for his senior season will cost him about $1,378,500 over a three-year period.

Brennan, who was projected to be a first- or second-round pick after the 2006 season, saw his value drop after a poor outing in the Sugar Bowl, an illness that caused his weight to drop to 185 at the Senior Bowl, and a recent hip surgery