Terry Robiskie, right, with receiver Albert Connell Reginald A. Pearman Jr. washingtopost.com

Terry Robiskie, the Redskins' passing game coordinator, discussing the Jacksonville game and Washington's next opponent, Tennessee, said he expects to see a lot more man-for-man coverage from the Titans than he did from the Jaguars.

Robiskie joined the Redskins as wide receivers coach in 1994 after spending 12 years as a coach with the Raiders. A running back out of LSU, he was drafted by Oakland in 1977 and played for five seasons, three for the Raiders and two for the Dolphins.

Terry Robiskie: After another good win in Jacksonville and another week with Monday Night Football let's get started and let's have fun.

Truckee, California: Hey coach, please pass along kudos to Russ Grimm and line for a job so well done. He and the patchwork crew look every bit as good as you and AC!
Next week you go against a far better defense than the Jags, and more than ever this season A.C. will be a marked man. What's the key to getting him opportunities deep against the Titans, like he did against the Jags last week?
Good Luck and kick butt!

Terry Robiskie: I have already given Russ his kudos. That was an excellent job by the offensive line. I think we know the Titans will come in here with a lot of man-for-man coverage so we should have a few opportunities to get A.C. deep. We've just got to be patient and let the game come to us, and I think we will.

Spring, Texas: What's up Coach? Great game against the Jaguars. My question is how will we slow down "The Freak" and will we take advantage of their blitzing with the deep ball? Thanks for taking my question and Hail 'Skins!

Terry Robiskie: We, of course, will do all we can to take advantage of their blitzing defense. We will, of course, do all we can to help Jon with "The Freak." I guess we will have to turn loose our "Freak" against their "Freak," so that should be fun.

Amarillo, TX: Hello Coach,
Will Fryar be active for the Monday Night game? How hard has it been for you to adjust to four different starting groups of recievers this year? Do you have to change the style completely or just expect each player to plug in and run routes that the man ahead of him had run before?
Good work has led to great games, keep it up, and Hail to the Redskins.
Ken

Terry Robiskie: Yes, Irving will be active and he will play. Like you said, we just continue each week to plug guys in. We never change the routes or the game plan, we simply plug them in and ask them to take over for the last guy. Hopefully, we can continue to improve each week.

Washington, DC: How does Tennessee's secondary, and defense as a whole, compare to Jacksonville's? Will we see more Johnson to Connell touchdowns or Stephen Davis grinding it out on the ground?

Terry Robiskie: Tennessee, of course, is the top team in that division. I think their defense is a little better than Jacksonville's. They are a little more physical and a little more aggressive. They will play a lot more man-for-man coverage. It will be a battle and hopefully we will prevail.

Washington DC: Who will start Monday opposite A.C., Thrash or Irving Fryar?

Terry Robiskie: Well, I think we're going pretty good and I'm not sure if Irving is back to 100 percent. We will see how practice goes this week and then make the final decision.

Fort Worth, TX: Hey, Coach Robiskie just wanted to say great job. I see the heart of this Redskins team - they all look they are starting to play with it. Everybody that has played for a starter because of injury has done great ... great job keeping these guys together, coach. I have a question ... how are Andy and Shawn and what did you think about Mookie and his performance?

Terry Robiskie: Andy is hurting but he's in getting treatment every day. I think he'll be okay by game time but we'll just have to wait and see. Shawn is feeling okay but I'm not sure he'll be ready by Sunday. Mookie was exactly what we thought he was - a tough, physical, cometitive guy who will fight from the first play to the last play.

Arlington, VA: Coach,
A.C. is finally tearing up the defenses, after having a great season last year. Given his history over the last season and a half - why are other teams misjudging his speed? He totally burned three defenders on two of his receptions Sunday. Why aren't teams adjusting to him?
(Not that I want them to!) Kudos, also, for doing a great job coaching AC back to success.

Terry Robiskie: I'm not sure if people are misjudging his speed, but I do know that he is running up on defenders and running by them. He is a very slippery guy and I'm not sure people know just how fast he is. But I guess each week he'll have to continue to show his true speed.

Vienna, Va: Terry,
Who is the weak link in the Titans secondary?

Terry Robiskie: As I look at their secondary, it's difficult to come up with the weak link. I think their two safteys are excellent. Their two corners are very, very solid and their coaches do a great job of giving help where it's needed and when it's needed. It's difficult to point out a weak link in their secondary.

Washington: Hey Coach,
Congrats on being 6-2!!! Two questions for you:
1. A while back, I heard Madden say that he would never, ever, ever want to take you on. What is it about you ex-Raiders? Is there something in the water at the Raiders' facility that makes you tougher than nails and unafraid of evrybody?
2. How did you make the transition from being a RB to WR/passing game coach?
Keep up the good work. And can we get a few more TDs to Irv and Stephen Alexander?
Go Skins!

Terry Robiskie: Thanks for writing and thanks for the interesting question. I'm not sure that there's anything in the water. I think when you're with the Raiders you learn toughness from the top. You learn very early from the orginazation that only the strongest and the toughest will survive. So I guess from Al Davis you learn survival.
We will do all we can to get more balls to Irving Fryar and Stephen.
To make the transition was easy. When you are a student of the game and you study all phases of the game, it's easy to go from one position to the next.
Thanks again.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida: Coach great win against the Jags. Is Andre Reed 100 percent? It seems like he is not as open on his pass routes as he was with the Bills. I keep expecting him to have a breakout game because as we know he is one of the best all time. What gives?

Terry Robiskie: Well, I didn't know that Andre Reed had played enough for you to notice how open he was. Andre was brought in to help us, to be there if needed. I think he will, but right now I'm not sure he's playing enough to evaluate.

Alexandria, Virginia: Coach,
From a player and coach's perspective, any thoughts on the noise issue at the stadium? It seems to me that the Lions, who have the loudest dome on the planet have no right to whine about noise. What do you think? Also, that 'skit' the Jags did was out of line...
Keep up the great work!

Terry Robiskie: I don't spend a lot of time looking into the crowd noise and all the different little "skits" that go on. I just enjoy all the activities when we're at home and I try to leave the crowd noise and the problems with the crowd noise up to the league office. Like you said, Detroit is one of the loudest places in the league. How can they complain? I only hope all the publicity about the crowd noise will not slow our crowd down this Monday. I hope it's louder than anything I've ever heard before. We really need it.

Virginia Beach, VA: Terry,
How about more moving pockets and rollouts for Brad, to take advantage of his natural (basketball) talents? He has athletic skills that could nicely negate any temporary problems with the offensive line. Love what you do with what you got. Keep on keepin' on!!!

Terry Robiskie: Well, Brad is a pretty good passer on the move, but I promise you he's a whole lot better standing in the pocket. You must remember, the Brad Johnson of the year 2000 is not the same Brad Johnson of the year 1995. When you see him, please tell him that I said that like most of us, he's a little fatter, a little older and a little slower.

Bradford, PA: Hi Coach, first of all thank you for talking with us and for being a stand up guy. I was just wondering if Mike Sellers will get some more balls thrown his way (I thing he is a good one) and also I was wondering how Michael Westbrook was doing (he is one of my favorite guys). Thanks again and good luck.

Terry Robiskie: Michael Westbrook is in the office five days a week getting rehab. He's doing pretty good. I'm not sure we have enough footballs to go around with all the questions I get about guys wanting us to throw more balls to this one or that one. For example, you said Mike Sellers. Another guy said James Thrash. One said Irving Fryar, then Stephen Davis. One called for Andre Reed. I just don't have that many balls to go around, but we'll try. Thanks for writing.

Washington, D.C.: Coach,
It's a thrill to be able to 'talk' with you on washingtonpost.com. Thanks a million for doing the chats!! Has there ever been any plan/talk of Stephen Davis or Larry Centers or even Skip Hicks throwing the option, a la Brian Mitchell? You guys run that reverse pretty good - and it almost always seems to work. With teams starting to key off Stephen, handing him the ball for a throw might really catch teams off balance. What do you think?
Thanks again for talking with us fans! Hail to you and the team!

Terry Robiskie: Tell you what we'll do. Next summer during trainning camp, you let me know one day when you're able to come out and watch. I'll have all those guys stand up and throw. Then you will see there's no chance for a halfback pass. If we took that entire group and placed them in the middle of a cruise ship in the middle of the Atlantic I'm not sure they could hit the ocean.

Leesburg, VA: Coach, good luck this week,
When the receivers are running their routes, do they sight adjust on the run if it's a two deep rather than three deep? I mean, do they switch to a vertical attack when it's two deep and a horizontal stretch when it's three deep?
Keep up the good work.

Terry Robiskie: Different routes call for different adjustments, but yes, we do sometimes adjust our shorter patterns to a more vertical stretch versus a two deep zone. We will, however, sometimes adjust our deeper patterns to a short and underneath route versus a three deep zone. So there are different adjustments in different routes based off of the cover two or the cover three.

Trenton, NJ: With Thrash as the number two receiver giving us speed and S. Davis running the way he is don't you think you guys need to do a little more play action for Brad?

Terry Robiskie: I'm not sure what games you're watching. Have you noticed Albert Connell caught three touchdowns Sunday? All three touchdowns came off of play action. Are you sure you're watching the Redskins?

Vienna, Va: Coach,
Do you feel that the tight ends have been utilized enough this year? If not, is there an opportunity to capatilize on the Titans linebackers?

Terry Robiskie: Well, I feel like at this point in time we've won six games and lost two. So because of our record I will say, "of course they've been used enough." Do I think this weekend we will be able to get a few more balls to the tight ends? Of course we will. There are a lot of coverages where the recievers are double covered and the tight end is single. So hopefully, we can get it done.

DC: Coach,
Loved your response on the RB-option play! Too funny. I guess there aren't too many Brian Mitchells out there, eh?
Anyway, with the game on Monday night, how will you spend your Sunday? How does playing on a Monday night differ in terms of preparation? And does this mean you get to sleep in and maybe even watch a game or two in your own living room?
Good luck Monday!

Terry Robiskie: That's exactly what Monday Night Football means. We get to relax, take it easy a little bit and watch everyone else work. It makes for a long day, but it's very relaxing.

DC: Coach,
After Monday night's Miami-Jets game, just wondering what you think of no-huddle offense? Testaverde seemed to thrive in it - but how about the coaches? It seems like it would be pretty nerve racking on the sidelines.
Do coaches still run the plays in the no-huddle or is the QB, say, Johnson or Testaverde or Favre, really running the show?

Terry Robiskie: It varies from team to team. Some places the coach will run it, some places the quarterback will run it. I think it depends on how good the quarterback is. I think when you have a veteran team, the no-huddle offense is good. But with a young team or one or two young players, it's difficult to do.

Washington, DC: Coach,
Having been a running back yourself, can you tell us a little about Skip Hicks? He's gotten a few plays here and there and been pretty good. But mentally, what's it like to be behind someone like Stephen Davis? Is it a learning experience - or do you feel like you're just spinning your wheels? How's he doing?

Terry Robiskie: I think Skip is doing extremly well. I think today he knows the situation he's in and he's content with helping us in his role and in our effort to try and reach the Super Bowl. Skip is a very talented guy with a bright future ahead of him. We're happy to have him and happy he's a part of our team. He may feel like he's spinning his wheels a little, but I personally believe it's a great lesson and a great time for him to learn. It will benefit him in the long run.

Hershey, PA: Hi Coach Robiskie. Wow! Those burgundy jerseys really looked sharp out there. Do you think maybe that Washington could go on a streak of wearing those shirts, at least until (if) they lose? Do the players have preference either way? Good luck on Monday.

Terry Robiskie: No, the jersey selection is turned in to the league before the season begins. Once the season has started, it has long been decided which jersey we should wear. Once we have turned it into the league, there's no looking back, no turning around. We must wear whatever color we turned in to the league office, so there's nothing else we can do.
That's it for this week. Thanks for all the questions.

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