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Redskins miss Sean McVay more than they’d like to admit

By Jacob Camenker

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 10: Head Coach Sean McVay of the Los Angeles Rams looks on during the game against the Indianapolis Colts at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 10, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 10: Head Coach Sean McVay of the Los Angeles Rams looks on during the game against the Indianapolis Colts at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 10, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images) /
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LANDOVER, MD – JANUARY 01: Head coach Jay Gruden of the Washington Redskins looks on against the New York Giants in the third quarter at FedExField on January 1, 2017 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD – JANUARY 01: Head coach Jay Gruden of the Washington Redskins looks on against the New York Giants in the third quarter at FedExField on January 1, 2017 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /

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Like I said earlier, there’s not much that the Redskins could have done to keep McVay. The only possibility they could have considered would have been to part with Jay Gruden and promote McVay to the head coaching slot. We’ve seen this in the past with Tom Coughlin and Ben McAdoo in New York, and Lovie Smith and Dirk Koetter in Tampa Bay. But still, that would have been a major risk.

The real issue that the Redskins have suffered is too much turnover all-around. Had the Redskins lost just McVay and not their top two receivers, they could have been in better shape. Had they lost the receivers and not McVay, the transition may have gone smoother.

However, getting a new play-caller in Gruden and a couple of new top options has clearly been too tough for Cousins to figure out. The Redskins should have done more to try and retain some of their talent, and definitely made a mistake relying on unproven players like Josh Doctson to make an impact.

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