Rex Grossman's opening statement in his case to become the Washington Redskins' starting quarterback began in the shadow of his own goal posts. On his first play, he dropped back into the end zone and hit Santana Moss over the middle for a 16-yard gain. Soon, Grossman was 5 for 5 against one of the best defenses in the NFL, moving with the team without a hitch until the drive finally stalled at the Pittsburgh 10. Hoping to gain an early edge over an injured John Beck, Grossman completed 19 of 26 passes for 207 yards and a touchdown Friday night in the Redskins' 16-7 win over the Steelers in the preseason opener for both teams. "Anytime you start the season backed up on the 1-yard line and get it all the way down to the 10, that's a good start," Grossman said. "We got into a rhythm and pretty much played consistent throughout the first half." While the proceedings were more or less ho-hum August routine for a stable Steelers team coming off a Super Bowl appearance, the ever-changing Redskins put more stock than usual in the first preseason game. Washington coach Mike Shanahan had his starters play the entire first half -- hardly the norm for the opener -- as he sought to gauge his team's fitness and knowledge of the play book following the NFL lockout. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=310812028
