ASHBURN, Va. -- When the Washington Redskins navigated the difficult process of replacing Robert Griffin III with Kirk Cousins as their starting quarterback a year ago, Matt Cavanaugh was the man in the middle of it.Griffin, Cousins and veteran Colt McCoy all wanted to start. Only one could, so Cavanaugh had heart-to-heart conversations about the situation.Cousins threw for 4,166 yards and 26 touchdowns and led the Redskins to the NFC East title. Afterward, McCoy called Cavanaugh the team MVP for his stability and oversight.His ability to be the voice in our room, to take away the distractions, the things that went on and all that and for him to help Kirk the way that he did and silence a lot of things that couldve got out or went wrong, Cav did a great job, McCoy said. Cav really deserves a lot of credit for the way Kirk played and the way that our room was handled throughout the year.Cavanaugh played 13 seasons in the NFL and has coached at the pro and college levels for more than two decades. After helping Cousins establish himself, Cavanaugh goes into his second season as Redskins quarterbacks coach with a very different challenge.In Cousins the unquestioned starter, McCoy the entrenched backup and rookie Nate Sudfeld the long-term project, Cavanaugh must tailor his message to three very different quarterbacks. Thats pretty much a wheelhouse for Cavanaugh, who has made a career of being a quarterback whisperer.He played with Hall of Famers, played in multiple organizations, won Super Bowls, Cousins said. Hes coached Pro Bowlers, hes coached Hall of Famers and he knows what it looks like.Cavanaugh was offensive coordinator for the Super Bowl-winning Baltimore Ravens in 2000 with Trent Dilfer, and he coached Steve Young with the San Francisco 49ers in 1996. Dealing with the Griffin-Cousins-McCoy quarterback triangle was just another chapter.Ive been in those positions personally, so for me it wasnt a huge deal, Cavanaugh said. Maybe they relied on me at times because they know that I did play and that I probably experienced what theyre going through and it was easier to relate some situations that I had.Its that same experience that makes Cavanaugh qualified to help Cousins prove he deserves a long-term deal, keep McCoy prepared on a moments notice and coach up Sudfeld for the years ahead. Cavanaugh can pull from his time as a New England Patriots rookie and young starter and as Joe Montanas backup.Cousins developed into a leader as the franchise quarterback at 28, and his ascent with a career year is thanks in part to Cavanaughs tutelage.Hes helped simplify the game for me coaching me through my reads and trying to reduce the amount of clutter in my head as I read a defense, Cousins said.McCoy didnt start until a meaningless Week 17 game at Dallas last season, but he said Cavanaugh pushed him to stay sharp. Without practice snaps, McCoy leaned on Cavanaugh for details and philosophy.Thats what coach Jay Gruden and prodigious offensive coordinator Sean McVay count on Cavanaugh for.I cant say enough about him, what a great job hes done as far as leading that room, giving those guys a plan, helping develop the fundamentals and the mechanics of what were trying to get done at that position, McVay said.Already, Cavanaugh has devoted a lot of his time to Sudfeld, a sixth-round pick out of Indiana who has prototypical size but is raw at age 22. Sudfeld glowed about Cavanaugh months ago at rookie minicamp and has picked up a tremendous appreciation for the 59-year-old journeyman coach.He was very successful as a player so he automatically has that credibility and he can really relate to us, Sudfeld said. Theres some things where hes like, `I know how its difficult, youve just got to work through it on a certain read or a throw. Its really good to have that insight.Cavanaugh has been coaching since joining his alma mater, Pittsburgh, in 1992, yet he still feels like a developmental prospect. On a quarterback-friendly staff, the Youngstown, Ohio, native considers himself a student.I dont care how long youve been doing it, Ive been doing it for a while -- you come in and you feel a little behind, Cavanaugh said. Youre not quite sure of how everythings supposed to sound and youre trying to visualize a play when its called and in a split-second have an answer for the quarterback when he makes a decision. So Im feeling more comfortable with that and Ive got two great teachers in Jay and Sean, who know this system extremely well. Im here to learn, too.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFLJJ Redick Jersey . 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Brown Jersey . -- Nate Robinson has played for seven teams, so beating one of them is no longer a rare occurrence. Atlanta Falcons coach Dan Quinn said he will reach out to the league to see if a blindside block that injured punter Matt Bosher Thursday night was illegal.The play occurred in the first quarter of the Falcons 24-13 preseason win over the Cleveland Browns. After Bosher hit a 58-yard punt, he ran down in punt coverage and was blasted by Browns linebacker Tank Carder. Bosher was knocked from the game with a chest injury. No penalty was called.Certainly one I looked at and Id like to ask the league their opinion on it, Is it a case of a defenseless hit or not? Quinn said. Im going to send it in to take a look at.According to an NFL source, however, the hit was considered legal.The main thing is Bosher is OK. Definitely took a hit and got shook up, for sure. I talked to him today (and) hes definitely doing better. Im not sure if hell be available for us this week. Its something, I think, wed have to go through the week and see where hes at. Hell be limited to start the week and well go from there.Quinn viewed it as a peel-back block on a player who didnt see it coming.The NFL rulebook applies the peel-back rule to blocks below thee waist.dddddddddddd The blindside block rules applies to contact above the waist and when protecting the head and neck area of a player.?Per the rulebook, any blocker who is moving back toward his own goal line cannot go below the waist (peel back rule) or to the head/neck area (blindside block rule).On special teams all blocks by the return team below the waist are prohibited throughout the entire play.Carder took to Twitter to say the hit wasnt as bad as it could have been.?When Bosher left Thursdays game, undrafted rookie kicker Nick Rose handled the punting duties, with no other punter on the 90-man roster. Roses lone punt went for 16 yards.The Falcons are bringing in free-agent punter Brandon Fields for a workout prior to Thursday nights third preseason game against the Miami Dolphins in Orlando.There is no guarantee that Fields or another punter will be signed, however, since Bosher is expected to recover.Bosher, a former sixth-round pick out of Miami, has been the Falcons punter since 2011. ' ' '