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The WP post-mortem on the game today noted the Redskins lost to a one win team for the second week in a row and had suffered some additional injuries to key players Moss and Fletcher that had impacted the contest.
When you look at where this team is now at 3-3 and the games that are to come you can make an argument that with the injuries and the lack of sharp play from the quarterback position, Washington won't be favored in more than a couple of the final 10 games and may be hard-pressed to get back to the 6-10 record the team finished with in 2010 playing a much easier schedule.
With that in mind my apologies to those that were certain the Redskins would find their quarterback in Round 1 of the 2012 draft and trading for a veteran or signing one was not necesary.
At the time I wrote the post about Kyle Orton I actually thought this team was playing well enough in other areas for a competitive 7-9 or 8-8 team to maybe be better than that with a trade to shore up at qb.
It seems clearer now that the team that started 3-1 and is now 3-3 is once again a candidate to finish in last place.
Older players the team was counting on early such as Santana Moss and Jabar Gaffney are either hurt or performing poorly. This was Gaffney's second poor game in a row. One questions how long he will be in the starting lineup.
Tim Hightower looks as if he has durability issues and may not be a guy you give more than 8-10 touches a game to as a third down back.
Lastly, the quarterbacks for Washington seem congenitally disposed towards turnovers and for a team whose talent level while building is still limited, that spells trouble in trying to secure victories in the close games they play.
The Redskins may have the choice of Landry Jones, Matt Barkley or other passers, or the chance to move down again in Round 1 and still pickup a qb and another high choice if the situation presents itself.
Again, my bad. As Dennis Green said: 'they are who we thought they were' .......(now)....
When you look at where this team is now at 3-3 and the games that are to come you can make an argument that with the injuries and the lack of sharp play from the quarterback position, Washington won't be favored in more than a couple of the final 10 games and may be hard-pressed to get back to the 6-10 record the team finished with in 2010 playing a much easier schedule.
With that in mind my apologies to those that were certain the Redskins would find their quarterback in Round 1 of the 2012 draft and trading for a veteran or signing one was not necesary.
At the time I wrote the post about Kyle Orton I actually thought this team was playing well enough in other areas for a competitive 7-9 or 8-8 team to maybe be better than that with a trade to shore up at qb.
It seems clearer now that the team that started 3-1 and is now 3-3 is once again a candidate to finish in last place.
Older players the team was counting on early such as Santana Moss and Jabar Gaffney are either hurt or performing poorly. This was Gaffney's second poor game in a row. One questions how long he will be in the starting lineup.
Tim Hightower looks as if he has durability issues and may not be a guy you give more than 8-10 touches a game to as a third down back.
Lastly, the quarterbacks for Washington seem congenitally disposed towards turnovers and for a team whose talent level while building is still limited, that spells trouble in trying to secure victories in the close games they play.
The Redskins may have the choice of Landry Jones, Matt Barkley or other passers, or the chance to move down again in Round 1 and still pickup a qb and another high choice if the situation presents itself.
Again, my bad. As Dennis Green said: 'they are who we thought they were' .......(now)....
