Bulldog
The Legend
Here's the problem - instead of thinking about moving on and building this thing back up so many are still caught in the trap of thinking Crowder, Preston Smith, Richardson,Norman, etc are still part of a future here where the team is successful.
The owner and Allen seem to reflect these sentiments as well.
Make believe the injuries are the sole reason this team isn't in the playoffs.
Make believe we are really close to having something here.
Can this team hover around 8-8 bringing back the same players while hoping for the best?
Maybe.
But that's more kicking the can down the road.
Smith (35) and McCoy (32) are all we have at qb. We can't compete for a championship with these players even if they are 100% healthy.
Our skill position talent on offense is either compromised by chronic and unending injury problems or just not up to the standards of what our division rivals have.
Nobody in the NFC East has a 14-2 team.
But the Cowboys have an Elliott, Cooper, Prescott. The Eagles have two good quarterbacks to continue to build around. The Giants have Barkley, Beckham, Shepard and Engram.
The Redskins can't compete with that.
On defense the Cowboys are better. More consistent rush. Linebackers in another league from what we have. Secondary is still not top notch but they have safeties that can tackle.
Philly has a better defense even with 3 starters on IR.
Giants are about even with us, we have the edge going forward because of the investments in younger DL.
But overall the Redskibs roster is not built for success on the field or under the cap.
Josh Norman, Ryan Kerrigan, Jordan Reed, are all overpaid.
Free agents at the mid-tier like Stacy McGhee, Zach Brown, Paul Richardson, etc are disappointments.
The 2016 draft class is a bust with Doctson providing embarrassingly low production for a 16 game starter. Su'a Cravens barely played here and we essentially traded a #2 pick for a #6 . Big mistakes there.
From 2015-18 despite the likely departure of Cousins the team never saw fit to invest any draft resources in a younger qb to groom despite a couple of those years being fairly deep in qb prospects.
Now we go hat in hand into a weak qb class in 2019 to try and remedy the situation.
To me you tear this down and end the facade.
Keep Allen, Payne, Williams, Scherff, Guice, some of the younger defensive backs, Trey Quinn, Rouillier, Ioannidis, and the specialists Hopkins and Way. Some of the younger guys on IR like Geron Christian to see what we may have there for the future.
But to me Crowder should not be resigned to a multi year deal nor should Preston Smith. Let them go elsewhere to try and develop some consistency in their games.
Part ways with all the loud mouths including Brown and Norman. Nobody did as much talking and as little playing in 2018 than these two.
I might take a chance on bringing back Chris Thompson but Reed needs to go.
We need a younger, cheaper TE that can be a three down performer for us.
We have had the worst group of blocking TEs in the NFL for quite awhile.
Wide receivers among the worst as a group as well.
This team is closer to 5-11 than a 13-3 contender.
Until they admit the truth within Redskins Park even if it is only to themselves there is little hope of breaking the cycle.
We are going to be finishing third or fourth in the NFC East.
The owner and Allen seem to reflect these sentiments as well.
Make believe the injuries are the sole reason this team isn't in the playoffs.
Make believe we are really close to having something here.
Can this team hover around 8-8 bringing back the same players while hoping for the best?
Maybe.
But that's more kicking the can down the road.
Smith (35) and McCoy (32) are all we have at qb. We can't compete for a championship with these players even if they are 100% healthy.
Our skill position talent on offense is either compromised by chronic and unending injury problems or just not up to the standards of what our division rivals have.
Nobody in the NFC East has a 14-2 team.
But the Cowboys have an Elliott, Cooper, Prescott. The Eagles have two good quarterbacks to continue to build around. The Giants have Barkley, Beckham, Shepard and Engram.
The Redskins can't compete with that.
On defense the Cowboys are better. More consistent rush. Linebackers in another league from what we have. Secondary is still not top notch but they have safeties that can tackle.
Philly has a better defense even with 3 starters on IR.
Giants are about even with us, we have the edge going forward because of the investments in younger DL.
But overall the Redskibs roster is not built for success on the field or under the cap.
Josh Norman, Ryan Kerrigan, Jordan Reed, are all overpaid.
Free agents at the mid-tier like Stacy McGhee, Zach Brown, Paul Richardson, etc are disappointments.
The 2016 draft class is a bust with Doctson providing embarrassingly low production for a 16 game starter. Su'a Cravens barely played here and we essentially traded a #2 pick for a #6 . Big mistakes there.
From 2015-18 despite the likely departure of Cousins the team never saw fit to invest any draft resources in a younger qb to groom despite a couple of those years being fairly deep in qb prospects.
Now we go hat in hand into a weak qb class in 2019 to try and remedy the situation.
To me you tear this down and end the facade.
Keep Allen, Payne, Williams, Scherff, Guice, some of the younger defensive backs, Trey Quinn, Rouillier, Ioannidis, and the specialists Hopkins and Way. Some of the younger guys on IR like Geron Christian to see what we may have there for the future.
But to me Crowder should not be resigned to a multi year deal nor should Preston Smith. Let them go elsewhere to try and develop some consistency in their games.
Part ways with all the loud mouths including Brown and Norman. Nobody did as much talking and as little playing in 2018 than these two.
I might take a chance on bringing back Chris Thompson but Reed needs to go.
We need a younger, cheaper TE that can be a three down performer for us.
We have had the worst group of blocking TEs in the NFL for quite awhile.
Wide receivers among the worst as a group as well.
This team is closer to 5-11 than a 13-3 contender.
Until they admit the truth within Redskins Park even if it is only to themselves there is little hope of breaking the cycle.
We are going to be finishing third or fourth in the NFC East.