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ASHBURN, Va. -- Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins hasnt started the season playing close to the level he ended last year. That hasnt dented the coaching staffs confidence in him.In two games, Cousins has thrown for 693 yards, but he has just one touchdown and three interceptions, playing a crucial role in Washingtons 0-2 start. Sunday, he missed open targets and threw an interception in the end zone in the fourth quarter of Washingtons 27-23 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.We have total faith that Kirk will get it done, and he will get it done, Redskins coach Jay Gruden said. He has proven that he can be a successful quarterback in this league.And part of playing quarterback means becoming the source of headlines after tough starts. The Redskins defense has allowed 65 points in two games, but the heavy focus is on Cousins play.Hes a great competitor without a doubt, Gruden said. At quarterback, sometimes if you dont get victories, you feel like -- everybody feels like -- its the quarterbacks fault. Everybodys writing headlines on the quarterback. But there are a lot of issues that we have to correct. Hes part of it, Im part of it, the coordinators are part of it, then the rest of the players are part of it. It all fits in the equation.Asked Monday about a ProFootballTalk.com report of rumbles within the Redskins locker room over his early struggles this season, Cousins relayed that people respond with emotion, and that the teams frustration with an 0-2 start is understandable.All I know to do as a leader, as a football player having been in this position before, having faced adversity before, is you regroup, Cousins said during his weekly appearance on D.C. sports radio 106.7 The Fan. You dont put your tail between your legs. You dont get scared. You dont go cry in a corner. You feel like you got put up against a wall and you come out swinging.Cousins told the radio station that he missed the chance for some easy scoring throws in the loss to Dallas and acknowledged that he needs to play better.You take ownership, you step to the forefront and you lead and you challenge guys and you say what you need to do better, he said. I think together, we can do that. Thats what Im going to do. Thats what Ive done my whole life, my whole life as a football player. This no different. This is not new territory for me. Ive faced challenges before, adversity before on the football field. Were going to find a way to move forward and play better. Were going to do it together.Cousins is playing under the $19.95 million franchise tag after he and the Redskins failed to strike a long-term deal. His signature You like that?! shout became a symbol for his successful second half in 2015 when he helped the Redskins win the NFC East. For the season, he threw 29 touchdowns passes and 11 interceptions, but it was 23 touchdowns versus three interceptions in the final 10 games.That stretch fueled optimism for 2016, though the Redskins made it clear that they wanted to see more from him before paying him a certain amount of money.He puts a lot of pressure on himself, Gruden said. He wants to be great -- theres no question about it. Sometimes if he feels like he isnt playing to the standards that we all have set for him, he feels hes letting everybody down. Hes got to understand, man, its a tough position. Hes going to make some mistakes. Everybody does. You just have to bounce back and continue to play with the great confidence thats made him the quarterback he is. [But] we have to play better around him. We have to coach better.There are signs of frustration by the receivers: Pierre Garcon, for example, gestured in Cousins direction after the interception. Both Garcon and receiver DeSean Jackson always have shown their emotions, especially when frustrated, and both did so Sunday.They have to go out and play and do their job, Gruden said of the offensive players. Everything else will take care of itself. Kirks game will take care of itself. He can make all the throws without a doubt. Guys have to just continue to run hard for him, block hard for him, and good things will happen. We have a very skilled offensive group, we really do. We have all the makings to be a great offense, but right now we are not great. The guys will have faith that Kirk will get it turned around, our offense will get it turned around, as long as everybody does their job. Cheap MLB Jerseys Online . Michell Burger, a woman who lives on an estate next to Pistorius gated community, said she and her husband were awoken by the screams in the pre-dawn hours of Feb. 14 last year, when Pistorius killed Reeva Steenkamp by shooting four times through a door in his bathroom. 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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The baseball players union has fired arbitrator Fredric Horowitz, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press.The person spoke on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the firing was not publicly announced.Dan Halem, Major League Baseballs chief legal officer, informed general managers at their meeting this week. The players association made the decision after Horowitz ruled against it in an injury assignment case involving Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Charlie Culberson.The players association declined comment, spokesman Greg Boouris said.ddddddddddddHorowitz, 68, started as baseballs neutral arbitrator in June 2012. He replaced Shyam Das, who had held the position since 1999 but was fired by management following his decision to overturn Ryan Brauns 50-game suspension for a positive drug test.In Horowitzs most notable decision, he reduced Alex Rodriguezs 211-game suspension to 162 games, a penalty imposed for violations of baseballs drug agreement and labor contract. ' ' '