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ASHBURN, Va. Merrill Kelly Jersey . - 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. Alfred Morris on Sunday had two dubious firsts in his career: No first downs rushing, and no rushes of 10-plus yards.We need more from everybody, Gruden said. Were not getting enough from anybody.Notes: Amerson (concussion) was the main injury concern from Sundays game. Hell have to be cleared through the leagues concussion protocol in order to play next week against the Tennessee Titans. ... Gruden said the two players on the Physically Unable to Perform List — DE Stephen Bowen and WR Leonard Hankerson — will return to practice Wednesday, the first day they are eligible.___AP NFL websites: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP_NFL___Follow Joseph White on Twitter: http://twitter.com/JGWhiteAP Albie Lopez Jersey . - Whether its because of her improved play or the reason for it, Michelle Wie appears as comfortable on and off the golf course as at any time in her career. Mark Grace Jersey . 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