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ASHBURN, Va. -- After a loss to New England last season, Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins posed a question to the three-time Super Bowl MVP who plays his position for the Patriots.I remember when I asked Tom Brady after the game last year, `When did it click for you? In a sense, I asked him, `When were you no longer a work-in-progress? And his answer was what I would echo here: `Its still clicking. Youve never figured it out. Youve never arrived, Cousins said Wednesday. And the minute you think you have is probably when youre going to be gone.So he is still hoping to improve. And Redskins coach Jay Gruden says his QB is still growing.It places Cousins in a bit of an awkward spot as he tries to prove, once again, he deserves a long-term contract while playing out one season under the franchise tag of just under $20 million.Both the player and team will hope that next Sundays game against the visiting Dallas Cowboys, featuring a pair of NFC East teams that are 0-1, works out better than Week 1: Cousins threw two interceptions, didnt have a touchdown pass, and the Redskins lost 38-16 to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night.Asked if he thought Cousins appeared tentative, Gruden replied: a little bit.Not scoring a touchdown until late there in the game and having some opportunities to make some plays that we didnt make -- were a little disappointed with the performance of everybody on offense, the coach said. He missed some throws that he normally makes, which Im sure that he regrets and wishes he had back.As for how he would rate Cousins showing against Pittsburgh, Gruden said, I dont grade A, B, C, D, E and F. This isnt college or high school. But he understands that his performance has got to improve, as does everybody on this football team, including the coaches.Cousins went 30 of 43 for 329 yards, which doesnt seem awful at first glance.But there were mix-ups with receivers, cadence confusion that contributed to five false-start penalties, some throws that were off-target, the turnovers and lack of production in the red zone, including a pair of early drives that ended with field goals.Ill always view myself as a work-in-progress, Cousins said, and I think thats how other people can view me, too.Game notes DL Cullen Jenkins practiced Wednesday after re-signing with the team. He was released on cutdown day, Sept. 3. 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The marathon world record holder has also questioned if Russian athletes would know how to train without cheating if allowed back for the Rio Games in August.The Russian track and field federation was suspended in November after an independent report by a World Anti-Doping Agency panel alleged systematic corruption and doping cover-ups in Russia.The WADA investigation followed allegations made in a documentary by German broadcaster ARD.The IAAF has laid down a series of criteria for Russia to meet before they can be eligible for re-admission. The international governing body, headed by Sebastian Coe, is scheduled to hold a news conference on Friday after a two-day meeting of its ruling council.ARD aired another documentary Sunday, in which a Russian coach was accused of continuing to train athletes while he serves an IAAF suspension.The programme alleged another coach offered banned substances for sale and that the acting head of the Russian anti-doping agency had allowed an unidentified athlete to reschedule a supposedly no-notice drug test.Radcliffe spoke of her shock at watching ARDs very damaging revelations. Russian shock WADA dismayed by claims of doping violations in Russia The 42-year-old, who retired in April 2015, said: It doesnt seem a lot has changed. So if the decision was being made now, based on that and Im not privy to whatever information the IAAF have then I would say no, not enough has been done.I think everybody had some suspicions but not that it was on that scale, and so supported by the state, and so much the norm.If they are allowed back in and theyy do come back in clean, I doubt whether therell be that much performance there because I doubt whether they actually know how to train without cheating.ddddddddddddIts a tough job to move it forward and get the changes through. If the sport all pulls together and actually tries to proactively do something in the right direction, were going to get a lot further than if we all sit here and go Its terrible. What a mess. We dont want Coe in there. Paula Radcliffe stepped down from competing in athletics in April 2015 Radcliffe, a three-time winner of the New York and London marathons, is a member of the IAAFs athletes commission.On Thursday, she threw her support behind a drive to get Russias track federation to refund all prize money and appearance fees of athletes whose results have been nullified for doping offenses since 2009.They should have to repay what theyve essentially stolen so it can be redistributed to the athletes who should have won it, Radcliffe added.Radcliffe felt she was implicated during a British Parliamentary hearing last August into allegations levelled by British and German media of rampant blood doping in endurance events. She was cleared of any wrongdoing.On comparisons with the case of Maria Sharapova, who admitted to failing a drugs test on Monday, Radcliffe said: I hadnt actually done anything wrong. But shes failed a test.Its not about bitterness, but it should be equal and fair across the board across all sports. Also See: IAAF Ennis-Hill has doubts over Russian athletes UKADA takes control of Russian testing WADA dismayed by latest revelations ' ' '