Redskins: Measuring positions of need in the offseason of 2019
By Ian Cummings
The offseason is here. And after a brief spat of recurrent front office chaos, it’s hard to expect what the Redskins might do.
If traditional habits hold, Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder and president Bruce Allen might convince themselves that their team is better than it actually is. They might see Derrius Guice, and the team’s dominant defensive line, and the trusty veterans at left tackle, outside linebacker, and cornerback, and they might find that they’re “close”.
Reality is something Snyder and Allen have willfully and consistently avoided during their arduous tenure in D.C. And reality in 2019 doesn’t come with any extra glamor, even after the turn of the new year.
To measure reality, we’ll take a look at each individual position group for the Redskins, and grade them in terms of both current value and future outlook (grades are subjective, sorry). Position groups have been categorized into three sections: Minimal needs, moderate needs, and pressing needs.
What you’ll find over the course of the next few slides is that Washington, where it counts, is universally average, at the very best. The roster was hailed as an underrated group last offseason. One year later, they won’t get the same generous recognition.