When I daydreamed about what Washington would look like in January, I pictured the up and comers. Peters (or someone like him), married to the next McVay or McDaniels with probably a gray beard DC just to have someone to calm the waters when they got choppy because you need someone who's been there and seen it all. As I wake up to this reality, I see we opted almost for the opposite of my daydream. Instead of an up and comers collection, we opted for redemption. Quinn and Kingsbury both are potential redemption stories. Do they have a chip on their shoulders? Are they hungry to prove themselves after failing in their first go?
There's something to be said for experience and learning from mistakes. I can imagine a narrative where these guys make good even if they were both probably second or third tier choices in January. One thing I feel better about is that I thought Kingsbury quit. He didn't. He was fired by the Cardinals. He appears to have backed out of an agreement with the Raiders, but I don't know the reason why or at what stage. Kingsbury also seems to have had some juice this season as at least one other team wanted to hire him. Same with Whitt. For whatever reason, I'm most pleased about Whitt. Dallas' secondary and pass defense has been excellent. Ours was awful. I think St. Juste, Forbes, Martin, and Kurl could really benefit from better coaching and scheming. People say that Forbes was overdrafted and that he should have been a second rounder. Well, second rounders still should be at worst solid starters.
Back to coaching, getting what you want is not always getting what you need. The Snyder years proved that. We had so many exciting hires in coaching, free agency, etc and they routinely failed. Maybe that's the reason not getting what I daydreamed about doesn't sting. It may turn out well. It may turn out for the best. After all, a good redemption story can be as compelling as a Chosen One story.
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