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Redskins Ingredients for Improvement: Resilience is key

By Ian Cummings

BALTIMORE, MD - AUGUST 30: Head coach Jay Gruden of the Washington Redskins looks on against the Baltimore Ravens in the first half of a preseason game at M&T Bank Stadium on August 30, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD - AUGUST 30: Head coach Jay Gruden of the Washington Redskins looks on against the Baltimore Ravens in the first half of a preseason game at M&T Bank Stadium on August 30, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /
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LANDOVER, MD – NOVEMBER 04: De’Vondre Campbell #59 and Grady Jarrett #97 of the Atlanta Falcons chase Alex Smith #11 of the Washington Redskins in the second quarter of the game at FedExField on November 4, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. Atlanta won 38-14. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD – NOVEMBER 04: De’Vondre Campbell #59 and Grady Jarrett #97 of the Atlanta Falcons chase Alex Smith #11 of the Washington Redskins in the second quarter of the game at FedExField on November 4, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. Atlanta won 38-14. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

It might feel like the season is over, but the Redskins still have eight games left to play.

Fasten your seatbelt. This drive could get bumpy.

That said, the Washington Redskins knew, entering the season, that they weren’t signing up for a sunset cruise. This is football. Every year, injuries happen. The Falcons responded to their injuries by running the Redskins out of their own stadium last Sunday. Now, it’s up to Washington to will themselves to compete.

Last year, we saw Jay Gruden direct his team through a number of resilient short-handed performances. The team won on the road in Seattle with a makeshift offensive line. They took the New Orleans Saints, a perennial Super Bowl contender, to overtime.

But the 2017 Redskins never legitimately found themselves in a place from which they could compete after injuries derailed their season. The 2018 Redskins, however, are still in first place in the NFC East, at 5-3. The injuries will make it challenging to maintain whatever success they’ve had, but the 2018 campaign is not unsalvageable.

That said, the Redskins will need to make some changes if they are to keep the foot on the gas through the next eight weeks. Our Ingredients for Improvement this week stem past the Buccaneers matchup on the horizon, and instead provide a blueprint of how Washington can will its season forward.

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