Upon further review

1. The plan all along was to play Chase Daniel ahead of Colt Brennan Saturday night. Do not read into the decision to play him early in the second half. Daniel did a nice job and Brennan needs to improve; he’s achieved an undeserved status. But Daniel still has a ways to go. Still wonder about his size (6-feet? Hard to believe), but he does have intangibles. Brennan takes more chances, hence the interception (a bad read not to mention a staredown of the receiver). Can Daniel unseat Brennan? I still have my doubts. However, Brennan needs to show more. He has not exactly starred either in games or in practice.

2. Once again, the backup O-line is not good. Do not measure guys lke Jeremy Bridges and Chad Rinehart off what they did in the second half. They might have to play this season, therefore look at what they did against starters or primary backups. Bridges is a bad tackle. No other way to say it. He needs to be a guard, as we’ve said since, oh, the first day of camp. He let a linebacker slap him to the outside and get inside of him. Bridges does not redirect well; his feet were planted in cement. Another time the end destroyed Bridges, driving him back deep into the backfield. Chad Rinehart had the same things happen to him, just from right guard. Sorry, but if Randy Thomas goes down, the Redskins are in trouble if Rinehart must play extended minutes.

3. Jason Campbell had time to throw the deep ball and could not complete it. I’ll give him a pass on the throw to Malcolm Kelly; they haven’t worked much together in a game. So it takes time. Jim Zorn said Santana Moss and Campbell read different things on the misfire to him, with the receiver going inside and Campbell throwing outside. OK; regardless, another incompletion. Campbell needs to show more than just knowing where to go and playing at a certain tempo. He needs to produce. It’s also troubling to see how much he throws high to the wideouts such as Moss and Antwaan Randle El — the little guys. Also, back to the deep ball stuff: Campbell routinely underthrows that pass on the practice field, too.

4. Justin Tryon was not challenged that much. Did he improve or did the Steelers just not go at him? Without keying on him every play it’s hard to say. He was OK on one pass, but it was also dropped. It wasn’t because of him. And I wish he’d come up harder against the run. Still not sold on him during games. Kevin Barnes played better.

5. It’s fun to see Brian Orakpo and Albert Haynesworth side by side. The Redskins will have plenty of looks to throw at offenses. Once, Orakpo lined up at defensive tackle with Haynesworth at end. The Redskins will be able to stunt them, then send blitzes off their side. Or they can put those two together and overload the other side (of course, it would be good if they actually got there; LaRon Landry did not). Andre Carter benefitted from this pairing as well.

6. Marko Mitchell is far from a lock; he still needs to prove he can do more than catch certain passes. Otherwise, he’s just like a pitcher with one good pitch. However, he keeps producing and that matters. Oh, and the other young receivers aren’t doing much of anything. Mitchell is a good student of the game. I think the Redskins hoped they could put him on the practice squad and let him learn this year. But if he produces more in the next two games, that might be difficult. They know that.

7. Malcolm Kelly needs to play more than Devin Thomas. I don’t know this for a fact, but here’s what it looked like to me on the Todd Collins interception: Thomas did not compete. He barely came back for the ball and, in tight coverage, you have to. Collins lacks the shotgun arm, but the QB also has to trust that the receiver will compete for the pass. Kelly makes plays and appears explosive. Thomas has not shown the same explosiveness in games.

8. LaRon Landry plays sooo deep. It prevents big plays downfield, but when you’re 15 yards off the ball and the line of scrimmage is inside the 20, that seems a bit much. It’s hard to imagine him making the plays they want with him always that deep.

9. The first line did a good job in protection and in run blocking. Remember, this is a very good front seven they’re facing so a 15-play drive speaks well of them. Yes, there were times Casey Rabach was handled by Casey Hampton. That should happen; Hampton is better.  Chris Samuels gave up ground a couple times to James Harrison. But for the most part the line gave Campbell time. The missed block at the goal-line was by fullback Mike Sellers, otherwise they would have scored.

10. Anthony Montgomery and Kedric Golston give the Redskins quality backup tackles. Both made noise, especially when facing Pittsburgh’s backups. Monty can spell Haynesworth for a play here and there, giving him the chance to rest for a pass rush. Golston has looked solid all summer. He was fine last season; he’s not a playmaker but he does a good job in a lot of areas.