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ASHBURN, Va. - Now its all about waiting for RG3.The Washington Redskins are on a familiar path, on pace for their eighth last-place NFC East finish in 11 years, and coach Jay Gruden sees failures system-wide as he goes about trying to get these guys out of a rut of losing.Staying status quo is not good enough, obviously, the first-year coach said Monday. So theres some things were going to have to address, whether its changing the way were practicing, the way were meeting, the plays that were calling, the defences that were calling, something.An adjustment or two might produce some wins, but, at 1-5 — including three consecutive double-digit losses — the playoffs are probably no longer realistic. Gruden, looking tired after a late-night flight home from a 30-20 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, mistakenly said the team was 1-6 and corrected himself by saying he losing track of the won-loss record.If I had one area, where I could say, Well, we need to improve right here, I think wed have a great understanding of what we need to do, Gruden said. But right now its a little bit of everything, Its a little smorgasbord of things that we have to work on and improve on. Its the quarterback, its the running game, its the pass protection, its the wideouts and their blocking, its the defensive line pass rush, its the coverage, its the linebackers, its the special teams.With so far to go, the Redskins best path to relevance in this seasons NFL world will be the return of Robert Griffin III. Once he recovers from a dislocated left ankle, Griffin essentially will get a handful of games to prove that he truly is a franchise quarterback worthy of a long-term commitment. If he struggles — or gets hurt again — Washington might decide not to pick up the fifth-year option on his contract and could be faced with starting over again at the games most important position.Gruden said Griffin is scheduled to begin working in individual drills at practice this week and could start taking regular practice snaps as early as next week. Griffin likely wont return until the Nov. 2 game against Minnesota at the earliest, and a more likely scenario has him back for the Nov. 16 game against Tampa Bay following the bye week.Griffins return could have been an afterthought if Kirk Cousins were playing well. Given his best chance yet to prove he should have a starting job in the NFL, Cousins had a big game in relief after Griffin was hurt in Week 2 but has since has been a turnover machine who doesnt come through in the clutch.Cousins led the NFL in interceptions with eight after Sundays games — even though he didnt play in Week 1. He had three in the fourth quarter against the Cardinals, and Gruden said Cousins could have avoided all three. Cousins fourth-quarter passer rating for the season is a substandard 67.3.Even more glaring is Cousins rating on third downs. Its 39.8. No other quarterback in the league with enough attempts to qualify was below 60.Nevertheless, Gruden said Monday said Cousins will continue to start, ruling out a switch to backup Colt McCoy for Sundays game against the Tennessee Titans.Its a change that might be more logical to make if quarterback were the only position with issues. The Redskins, for instance, finished Sundays game without their top three cornerbacks from the start of the season because of injuries.Well-paid linebacker Brian Orakpo is banged up, isnt getting sacks and dropped a possible game-changing interception against the Cardinals. The defence has only four takeaways all season, and the teams turnover differential sits at minus-9.The running game continues to struggle. 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The team said they will announce a corresponding roster move prior to their series opener on Tuesday night in Kansas City.ARLINGTON, Texas – By the time the Blue Jays leave town after Sundays game, the Rangers will have seen enough of Anthony Gose. His speed has created runs for Toronto and prevented runs for Texas in this series. "Hes really good," said outfield coach Tim Leiper. "He just covers a lot of ground. Hes into the game. You watch him, too, hes hungry. Hes come up here with something to prove." In Friday nights 2-0 win, the Blue Jays were stifled by Rangers ace Yu Darvish for seven innings. In the eighth, Erik Kratz surprised third baseman Adrian Beltre by laying down a leadoff bunt single. Gose followed with a drag bunt down the first base line, beating out a bang-bang play at the bag. One out later, Gose scored from first on a Melky Cabrera double, tearing around the bases. In Saturday nights 4-2 win, with the game tied 1-1 in the seventh, Gose led off with an opposite field double. He stole third and with one out, scored on a Cabrera chopper to Beltre. Gose was going the moment he saw Cabreras ball wasnt hit hard and Beltre, one of the games best defensive third baseman, didnt attempt a play at the plate. Mark Buehrle was the beneficiary of the run on Saturday but when asked about Goses offence, he quickly changed the subject. "I dont even want to talk about the scoring runs, I want to talk about the defence," said Buehrle. "Hes been out there the last couple of days, balls have been hit and this isnt a knock against Colby (Rasmus) because hes pretty fast but there were some balls hit in the gap and youre like, Damn, thats a double and then all of sudden, here comes Gose catching the ball." Gose has made two standout catches this series, both on Friday night. He robbed Mitch Moreland of extra bases in the left-centerfield gap, crashing into the wall on the run as he hauled in the ball. He went into right-centerfield to take away at least a double, likely a triple, from speedster Leonys Martin. "He made those look somewhat easy but off the bat, you dont think theyre going to get caught," said Leiper. Goses speed is one reason hes an elite defender. "Theres plenty of guys with speed and obviously hes got above average speed for anybody," said Leiper. "It comes down to he gets the jumps. For guys who are slower and they definitely need the foootwork to make up for their lack of speed, hes got both.ddddddddddddquot; Theres another reason, one his coach appreciates just as much: Gose has impressed Leiper with his interest in pre-game preparation. Its not always noticeable, unseen on TV and likely not a fans focus while watching a game live, but Leiper notices the results pitch by pitch. "Its subtle but, for me, Im so one-dimensional now, Im just focused on what hes doing and how hes moving and where these guys are," said Leiper. "To watch him take charge with the other two outfielders, too, its impressive to watch. Hes got a good feel for the position." Pillar is Goses Platoon Partner Right-handed hitting Kevin Pillar will start in centrefield against left-handed pitchers during Colby Rasmus absence with a hamstring injury. Anthony Gose, a left-handed bat, will start against right-handers. Pillars first big league experience, late last season, was a struggle. He feels better now, knowing his role is defined. "I definitely think, knowing what your role is, whether its platooning or playing everyday, but having some sort of conversation with the manager, and knowing what your role is going to be is comforting," said Pillar. Pillar picked up his first two big league hits of 2014 in Saturday nights victory. Hes 2-for-11 during his brief stint with Toronto. He was off to a great start at Triple-A Buffalo, hitting .305/.344/.461, which included an 18-game hitting streak. The book on Pillar is off-speed, typically breaking sliders, down and away. Hell continue to be pitched that way, especially with two strikes, until he shows he can lay off. "I think its more mental than anything," said Pillar. "Mechanically, its trying to simplify a little bit, letting the ball travel a little deeper before I make a decision to swing. My second at-bat last night, I fouled off a lot of pitches, letting the ball get deep and thats a testament to staying with my approach, letting the ball get a little deeper, allowing myself to see the pitch before I swing. I think last year, part of it was trying to do too much, trying to get hits, not really seeing the ball out of the hand and this year I promised myself I wouldnt try to get hits, I would try to get good pitches to hit, and thats allowed me to lay off pitches down and away." ' ' '