Redskins: An assessment of possible scenarios in 2018

Worst-case scenario

@ ARI – L

vs IND – W

vs GB – L

@ NO – L

vs CAR – L

vs DAL – W

@ NYG – L

vs ATL – L

@ TB – W

vs HOU – L

@ DAL – L

@ PHI – L

vs NYG – W

@ JAC – L

@ TEN – L

vs PHI – L

Worst-case record: 4-12

This is if basically everything goes wrong.

I do not think that the Washington’s realistic bust potential is this large, but teams sometimes have a way of surprising, achieving feats even outside what was previously known as the realm of possibility.

The Redskins’ realm of possibility is a wide one, and in a worst-case scenario, all of the worst things about the team’s schedule haunt them throughout the year.

In a worst-case scenario, the Redskins find a way to start the season 1-1, losing either to the Colts or Cardinals (Because it’s an away game, the Cardinals get the nod here, but both games aren’t in-the-book victories).

After that start, the Redskins only manage to split the Cowboys and Giants in the NFC East, while being swept by the Eagles, and in a tough late-season stretch, with a bye week far behind them, and four of their last six games taking place on the road, the Redskins lose six of the final seven, going from 3-6 to 4-12 in short notice. It’s very unlikely to happen. But it is within the Redskins’ wide realm of possibilities, if injuries, inconsistency, and lower individual returns all rear their ugly heads.