A morning roundup of what the local and national media have to say about the Washington Redskins on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015.

All reports, rumors and conjecture are a reflection of the media conversation and are not endorsed or confirmed by the Washington Redskins.

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-- CSN Mid-Atlantic's Rich Tandler writes that the Redskins will continue to place their trust in rookie running back Matt Jones when his number is called.

-- CSN Mid-Atlantic's Tarik El-Bashir has a look at all the former Redskins who are now members of the Falcons.

-- Speaking of former Redskins in Atlanta, wide receiver Leonard Hankerson is off to a great start in his first season with the Falcons writes El-Bashir.

-- The Washington Times' Dan Roth writes that Kirk Cousins increased confidence is helping increase the confidence of his teammates.

-- The Redskins are preparing for the Georgia Dome by pumping up the music during their practices writes ESPN's John Keim. 

-- Kein says that the Redskins are showing progress, but there's still more areas of improvement moving forward.

-- Keim also has this piece providing updates on the statuses of the Redskins currently battling injury.

-- The Washington Post's Master Tesfatsion reports that head coach Jay Gruden was pleased with the way Spencer Long played in his first career start.

-- The Washington Post's Mike Jones and Liz Clark report that the Redskins could be a candidate for an International Series game next year.

-- Jones also has five questions for the Redskins before they square off with the 4-0 Falcons.

-- RedskinsCapitalConnection.com has their Week 5 preview.

Check Out What's On Redskins.com:

--5 Takeaways: Oct. 7 Kirk Cousins Presser

--Jackson Returns To Practice, Sunday A Possibility

--Redskins Weekly Stat Ranking Update: 10/7

--Redskins Have To 'Earn The Right' To Start

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