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Redskins: Five possible scenarios for the end of the 2018 season

By Ian Cummings

LANDOVER, MD - AUGUST 26: Washington Redskins team owner Daniel Snyder is seen with head coach Jay Gruden before the game between the Washington Redskins and the Buffalo Bills at FedExField on August 26, 2016 in Landover, Maryland. The Redskins defeated the Bills 21-16. (Photo by Larry French/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD - AUGUST 26: Washington Redskins team owner Daniel Snyder is seen with head coach Jay Gruden before the game between the Washington Redskins and the Buffalo Bills at FedExField on August 26, 2016 in Landover, Maryland. The Redskins defeated the Bills 21-16. (Photo by Larry French/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 17: Jay Gruden head coach of the Washington Redskins before the game against the Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 17, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 17: Jay Gruden head coach of the Washington Redskins before the game against the Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 17, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

Scenario No. 4

To win at least four of their final five games, and to safely punch their ticket to the 2018 NFL playoffs, Jay Gruden will have to do something he hasn’t done consistently in five years with the Washington Redskins.

Adapt.

While the injuries have hurt this season, it’s evident that there are multiple ways in which the team is not using its players to their strengths. A team’s scheme should mold around the capacities of its players; players should not be thrust into pegs in which they don’t fit.

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But let’s not get carried away with the knock on flexibility. It’s admittedly hard to be flexible when a quarter of your team is on injured reserve. But sooner or later, Gruden has to prove he isn’t being outdated as an offensive mind. One way to do that is to maximize his personnel, and get something, anything, going.

If Gruden can do that, the Redskins can take advantage of an easy closing stretch. They can make the playoffs, and even if they get ousted in Round 1, Gruden can add another resilient stand to his resume, and perhaps save his job.

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