With a second and 7 at the Bengals 43, the Redskins could have used Chris Thompson or Vernon Davis to get 4-5 yards and keep the drive moving along.
Instead McVay decided to have Cousins drop back and look for a bigger play down the field when that wasn't really necessary.
The Bengals were blitzing the corner to the outside and he was picked up, which means that someone should have been open over the middle in the short-intermediate zone for a quick catch and sit down.
New England regularly uses Gronk and Bennett on the field at the same time and throws to them in key situations.
We have two pass receiving tight ends but give defenses a break by only having one out there at a time, or only sending one out in a pass pattern, keeping the other in to block.
Send both on short routes and flood the defense and allow Reed and Davis to get yards after the catch.
If Belichick had these offensive weapons we would be doing a LOT more with them.
We are leaving a lot of points on the field at the end of games, not only through execution shortcomings but also through play-calling that limits the talent.