This photo of Hunter Smith doesn't actually show what was so interesting about his return, of course. By throwing a touchdown pass to Mike Sellers on fourth-and-20, he becomes the first non-QB to throw a touchdown for the 2009 Redskins, the first member of the 2009 Redskins to both throw AND run for touchdowns -- AND he records his first NFL pass. Not too bad.

There were, despite the fact that the Redskins trail by 3, even more positives in the second quarter:

• The revamped offensive line still didn't give up a sack.
  
• The defense seems, for the most part, to have stopped giving up long touchdown to Brandon Marshall.
  
• Fred Smoot is seeing increased playing time, which will hopefully lead to the end of his media boycott.
• Brian Orakpo continues to make good plays, although he too is without a sack through the first half.
• Quinton Ganther, the guy I referred to as an "infinitieth string" running back, was able to contribute a bit, including a very nice block.
• Lorenzo Alexander continues to have a good game, forcing a fumble and making a huge tackle on special teams.

But the best thing -- by FAR, as far as I was concerned -- was how nice it was seeing, for the first time in what seems like forever, the fans stand up and cheer the Redskins off the field in the first half. Now if the team could just take those positives -- and that fan goodwill -- and turn it into a freakin' win....