With all the flower throwing and adulation being showered on this team and their ROOKIE QB, I think it would be wise to temper any lofty expectations.
Monday night’s win was unexpected and it was a nice win but a few things to keep in mind.
Jayden Daniels had to have a historic performance by a rookie in order to win. A performance that no one has ever seen in league history in just his third game.
Now I’m not trying to paint with a broad brush but there is a lot of what’s left of the fan base proclaiming “We finally have a QB” “ He’s a franchise QB” or “Face of the franchise” etc.
Frankly, we have no idea who he is yet. Yes, the start is promising but I cringe at all the flowers and adulation being heaped on him this early. As Bill Parcells once famously said “ Let’s not get out the anointing oils just yet”. Anyone that has been a longtime Redskins fan knows all to well how a promising young player can go up in smoke in a heartbeat and disappear.Just sayin’…
With the offense on a roll with something like two games without a punt, let’s just understand that the offense has to play near perfect for this team to win because the defense can’t stop anyone right now.
Monday night, they were very fortunate to get one stop early, just enough to let the offense get ahead and then the team had to keep scoring just to stay half a step ahead. With the success the Bengals were having on first down, especially running the ball, I kept saying to myself “Please don’t let Zac Taylor wake up and start running the ball down our throat”, especially in the red zone, where for some inexplicable reason, they went pass happy.
I really have no idea if the defense can be fixed with the current personnel. Jon Allen seems to have lost a step and Payne seems that at times, he can’t be bothered to make a play. Outside of Newton, a rookie coming off injury to both feet, we don’t have much performance wise on the interior. And even then, we don’t know who Newton is yet.
When it comes to the middle of the field, one wonders if Wagner is washed as he is long in the tooth and right now, Luvu’s not showing the instincts that allow him to be in the right place at the right time. Jamin Davis has a hard time being active on game day and when he is, he’s only out there for a handful of plays. I think if Jordan Magee had stayed healthy, we’d be seeing a lot more of him than we currently see of Davis.
As far as Special Teams go, we’ll let me put it this way:
My 17 yr old son after seeing Seibert kick 7 fgs: So did the Redskins finally get a kicker?
Me : For now son. For now. You never know. Let’s see if survives the season.
You can call it PTSD from the Snyder years if you wish. I prefer to call it experience from being a long time fan.
Monday night was a nice win but there’s a lot of work to be done to get out of the NFL Wilderness this franchise has been wandering through for 30 some years.
Just think, we’re basically in year 25 of “ We need three more drafts to be good” fellas.
I’m still standing as a Redskins fan, I just need to see more on the field from the team as a whole.
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