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WASHINGTON -- From Kirk Cousins zero-TD, two-pick performance and a total of nine penalties to the admittedly misguided coaching decisions and the out-of-its-depth defense, the Washington Redskins did not look ready to open the regular season.So now the question becomes: Can they get their act together in time to host the Dallas Cowboys next Sunday and avoid an 0-2 start?I think we were ready to play, Redskins coach Jay Gruden said Tuesday. We just didnt make the necessary plays to win.Not even close.After winning the NFC East last season despite never beating a team with a winning record, the Redskins opened this season with a dismal 38-16 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night.There were all sorts of problems for Washington (0-1).Cousins showed, according to Gruden, that he still has some growing up to do as an NFL starter.There were the two interceptions and also other issues, such as miscommunication with DeSean Jackson on a run-pass option and several poor throws, including a trio early that were too low.Hes going to have some bumps along the way. Thats what all quarterbacks go through, Gruden said. How he responds to those downs will make or break him as a quarterback.The running game, which was not really targeted for improvement in the offseason, flopped early and then was abandoned: Washingtons 12 rushes were a league-low in Week 1. Gruden partially tried to explain that away by saying his team was behind in the second half, so wanted to accumulate chunks of yards via the pass.Thats the approach we took for this week, he said. Next week could be totally different.Gruden acknowledged that there were two bad decisions, in hindsight, on fourth downs in the first half. On fourth-and-1 at the Pittsburgh 40 during his teams opening possession, Gruden opted to punt.Then, later, on fourth-and-6 at the Pittsburgh 38, he chose to go for it -- and Cousins completed a pass to running back Chris Thompson short of the first-down marker.Wasnt good, Gruden said.Those two words apply to Washingtons defense, too.The front seven did not generate much of an effective pass-rush, except Ryan Kerrigans early sack-strip of Ben Roethlisberger, which went for naught when the Steelers wound up recovering the football.The run defense was nonexistent, as DeAngelo Williams replaced the suspended LeVeon Bell and gained 143 yards while scoring two touchdowns. And Antonio Brown was allowed to roam free for eight catches for 126 yards, including a 29-yard TD on a fourth-and-1 play.Brown was mostly covered by Bashaud Breeland, while this offseasons big splash, $75 million signing Josh Norman, stayed on his side of the field.We have just got to go back and look and correct our mistakes and then study Dallas and figure out things that we might be able to do differently from a personnel standpoint, from a coaching standpoint and go from there, Gruden said, speaking generally about his teams defense. But the game is done. Weve got to learn from it and move on.Game notes Gruden said the Redskins were deciding whether to re-sign DE Cullen Jenkins. In preparation for such a move, the team waived C Austin Reiter and released G Nila Kasitati from its practice squad. 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It was the second consecutive win for the Pacers (2-5), who lost their first five preseason games. Jeff Teague led the Hawks (1-5) with 17 points and eight assists and Al Horford had 12 points and seven rebounds. Mike Scott scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half.Ian Holloway is close to being appointed the new manager at Queens Park Rangers, according to Sky sources. The 53-year-old was interviewed on Monday about replacing Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, who was sacked at the weekend.A deal for Holloway to return to Loftus Road a decade after he was axed by the club is set to be agreed. Sky Sports Football League expert Holloway played for the Rs for six years from 1991 and managed them from 2001 to 2006, winning promotion to the Championship in 2004. Holloway and Gary Rowett have been under consideration by QPR, say Sky sources As manager, Holloway is also known for his successful spells at Blackpool and Crystal Palace, with whom he won promotion to the Premier League on limited budgets.Birmingham City boss Gary Rowett was also believed to have been the other top candidate for the job at QPR, but there has been no official approach for him and Birmingham are expecting him to stay at St Andrews. 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