A morning roundup of what the local and national media have to say about the Washington Redskins on Thursday, Nov. 12, 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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-- In his daily "Need To Know," CSN Mid-Atlantic's Rich Tandler thinks these five players need to step up their production during the second half of the season.

-- CSN Mid-Atlantic's Tarik El-Bashir writes that it is 'conceivable' that new center Brian de la Puente could get the starting nod this weekend.

-- ESPN's John Keim adds that along with center, the team is also exploring possible changes to safety and inside linebacker as well.

-- With a woeful defense and the potential to create matchup nightmares, Keim thinks Jordan Reed could be in for a big day against New Orleans.

-- ESPN's Football Power Index is calling for a pretty even matchup between the Redskins and Saints on Sunday at FedExField.

-- MMQB.com provides a glimpse at Chris Samuel's life as a high school football coach.

-- *The Washington Post's *Master Tesfatsion thinks the Redskins should give serious consideration in starting Kyshoen Jarrett.

-- The Washington Post's Mark Bullock on how rookie defensive back Kyshoen Jarrett is improving the defense despite being in his first NFL season.

-- The Washington Post's Mike Jones has five questions facing the Redskins for Sunday's matchup.

-- The Richmond Times-Dispatch's Michael Phillips looks back at the Redskins' record during recent Novembers.

-- The Sun Chronicle wrote about a young man getting a tremendous surprise last Sunday in New England: meeting quarterback Robert Griffin III.

-- NOLA.com's Evan Woodberry talked with Jay Gruden who said the Redskins want former Saint Junior Galette -- on Injured Reserve -- back in 2016.

Check Out What's On Redskins.com:

--5 Takeaways: Nov. 11 Cousins Presser

--Paul Soul-Searching In A Year Without Football

--Compton Expected To 'Play A Lot' Against The Saints

--Goldson Asks Veteran Players About First Dates

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