With holes to fill all over the roster, the bottom line is the Redskins got better with the signing of free agent free safety O.J. Atogwe on Thursday.

DeAngelo Hall wasn’t happy watching Andre Johnson catch a game-winning 34-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter in Sunday’s loss to the Texans, and he plans on doing something about it.

Mike Shanahan gave the starters the night off in the Redskins’ preseason finale against the Cardinals. It was no such night off for Albert Haynesworth.

Albert Haynesworth is a natural fit as the right defensive end in a 3-4 defense, and putting him at nose tackle would be a mistake. Still, he should embrace the role if the Redskins put him there.

Everybody, you can just relax, calm down. There’s no need to panic. … Antonio Gates is going to be fine.

Albert Haynesworth made an appearance last Monday at the start of the Redskins’ offseason program. And then, according to several reports, he left. But there’s more to the story.

Former Saints coach Jim Haslett has signed a three-year contract to become the Redskins’ defensive coordinator, according to league sources.

Jerry Gray, the Redskins’ secondary coach and someone who interviewed for the head-coaching job earlier this season, is formally interviewing for the defensive coordinator position Tuesday, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.

Former Saints coach Jim Haslett was at Redskins Park on Monday to interview for Washington’s defensive coordinator vacancy, according to numerous league sources.

The Redskins are prepared to meet with Mike Zimmer this weekend should the Bengals lose to the Jets, but also plan to meet with Jim Haslett.

Redskins owner Dan Snyder turned to Mike Shanahan, who won two Super Bowls in 14 seasons as the Broncos’ coach, to return championship glory to the franchise. Washington is 82-99 since Snyder bought the team and has missed the playoffs in eight of the last 11 seasons.

Should prospective Redskins coach Mike Shanahan not land Bengals defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer as his defensive coordinator, keep an eye on former Saints coach Jim Haslett as another possibility, league sources indicated.

For the San Fransisco 49ers, it was nearly a no-brainer when WR Michael Crabtree was available at No. 10 in the 2009 NFL Draft. Now the work that needs to be done is getting Crabtree signed and in camp.

Now that Rams interim coach Jim Haslett has lost his interim tag and the opportunity to become the team’s next head coach, St. Louis is honing in on its hire.

The Rams have officially crossed one name off their list of head-coaching candidates: Jim Haslett.