A roundup of what the local and national media have to say about the Washington Redskins before their Week 2 matchup with the St. Louis Rams.

All reports, rumors and conjecture are a reflection of the media conversation and are not endorsed or confirmed by the Washington Redskins.

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-- CSN Mid-Atlantic's Rich Tandler has five final thoughts before today's game including how Jason Hatcher may be in for another big day.

-- CSN Mid-Atlantic's Tarik El-Bashir writes about the special teams' preparations for Tavon Austin.

-- ESPN's John Keim writes that the Redskins understand that running the ball against the Rams' front seven may be tough today.

-- Keim also has this piece on how the coaches are already liking the progress being shown by rookie linebacker Preston Smith.

-- Keim also reports that the Redskins are hopeful that Jordan Reed -- who was limited in practice some this week with a quad injury -- will play.

-- CBSDC's Brian McNally provides five reasons why the Redskins will have a good season.

-- The Washington Post's Master Tesfatsion caught up with Rashad Ross, who is eager to see his role expand.

-- The Washington Post's Liz Clarke says that offensive line coach Bill Callahan knows what it takes to build talented lines.

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--#HailMail: Redskins Take On The Rams

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