ASHBURN, Va. -- Rock Cartwright had a little present waiting for his Washington Redskins teammates when they returned to work Wednesday.

So did offensive line coach Joe Bugel.

So did quarterbacks coach Bill Lazor.

Cartwright's gift, distributed to players, coaches and even the training staff, was black T-shirts with the Redskins' emblem on one side and a burgundy-lettered message on the other.

"When You Are Winning, Fight Like You Are Losing."

"It's something I heard on the radio," Cartwright said. "I just want us to play with confidence, get a win. Maybe having a message like this will help."

Cartwright placed the order days before New England laid a 52-7 beating on the Redskins, the fourth-worst loss in franchise history. It was meant to inspire them not to blow second-half leads, but the players thought the message worked for the opposite circumstance, too.

"I like it," linebacker Marcus Washington said. "That Rock's an inspirational guy. I might wear it under my pads at practice, help get me fired up."

Bugel and Lazor's "gifts" were a bit more specific to the offensive line and quarterback Jason Campbell.

Bugel ordered live blitz-blocking drills for his unit, which did a poor job of protecting Campbell against Patriots linebackers Mike Vrabel and Rosevelt Colvin on Sunday. Players flew at Campbell from all angles, with Redskins linemen heaving themselves in the way and chattering non-stop about blocking assignments.

"We livened it up more," Bugel said. "We told them, 'Kill each other, just don't kill the quarterback.' To protect against the blitz, you have to do it at a fast pace. We're not a team that can block without our pads on. That's not our [style]. We've got to keep hitting, hitting, hitting. That's the bottom line."

Lazor, meanwhile, stayed after with Campbell, working on rollout passing against simulated blitz pressure. Earlier, Campbell, who fumbled three times against New England, was included in ball-protection drills designed to help him learn how to wrap two hands on the ball when he feels pressure.

"You can't be turning it over when you get hit," Redskins coach Joe Gibbs said. "Now it normally happens that quarterbacks are the biggest in turnovers because when they get hit, they're not defending themselves or looking to put the ball away, but looking to throw the ball, get it to someone downfield."

To a man, Redskins players vowed that they had put the New England debacle behind them and would be ready to carve out a victory Sunday against the New York Jets at the Meadowlands.

"We've had our backs against the wall before and came out fighting," defensive end Phillip Daniels said. "We lost one by 30-something to zero to New York a couple of years ago, and we came back and made the playoffs. There's a lot left to play for, and our guys will be ready."

Whatever other strategic changes the Redskins made won't be seen until Sunday at the earliest. There was talk of simplifying the offense to focus more on the type of running plays that worked down the stretch a year ago. There was talk of giving Campbell more to do in the passing game.

Until they take the field Sunday, it's just talk.

But more was learned about the series of meetings that were held Monday. Assistant coaches met with players. Players met with each other in small groups. Players, individually and in small groups, met with Gibbs.

The Redskins "committee," 10 or 11 players representing offensive line, receiver, running back and every other unit on both sides of the ball, convened under the leadership of Antwaan Randle El to discuss how to keep the team from letting the Patriots' embarrassment linger.

"It can hurt a little bit -- and it's supposed to hurt," Washington said. "If you're a competitor, it definitely hurts, but you've got to learn from it and move on."

Cartwright, voted to the committee to represent running backs and special teams, said each unit of the team has to hold its members more accountable for the mistakes it makes -- and accept the team's strategic philosophy.

"If you don't like the call, too bad, there are 10 other guys counting on you to do your job," he said.