Evans to the Rescue

For the third time in a little more than a month, it’s Demetric Evans to the rescue. The jack-of-all-trades on Washington’s defensive line, Evans is expected to start in place of the injured Jason Taylor at left end in Sunday’s game against the NFC favorite Cowboys in Dallas.

When left end Phillip Daniels suffered a season-ending torn ACL on the first snap of training camp, Evans was set to start. However, the Redskins traded for Taylor hours later. Then, when Taylor sprained his right knee in the Aug. 23 preseason game at Carolina, Evans took over looked like he would be the starter for the opener at the New York Giants. Taylor, however, recovered in time to play.

This time Taylor, who had blood surgically drained from his left calf Monday morning, won’t be ready for the Cowboys – and perhaps won’t be ready the following week when the Redskins face the Eagles.

“It’s definitely a setback [for the defense],” Evans said. “If I know I’m going to be the guy on Wednesday, I’ll definitely do some things differently. As a backup, you kind of watch the game from the sideline, and when you go in, you know how they’ll attack you. But once you’re a starter, you’re in there from play one, and they’ll probably attack you differently.”

Evans, 29, came to the Redskins in 2004 after being cut the previous summer following two years with the Cowboys. He started eight games in place of Daniels as an injury replacement in 2004 but started just four in the past three years.

Source: Washington Times

“It hurts,” Zorn said of losing Taylor. “It’s an opportunity for the next guy to come in and step up.”