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Washington Redskins 2018 season quarterback grades

By Ian Cummings

LANDOVER, MD - NOVEMBER 04: Washington Redskins head coach Jay Gruden talks to quarterback Alex Smith #11 in the first quarter of the game against the Atlanta Falcons at FedExField on November 4, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD - NOVEMBER 04: Washington Redskins head coach Jay Gruden talks to quarterback Alex Smith #11 in the first quarter of the game against the Atlanta Falcons at FedExField on November 4, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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LANDOVER, MD – OCTOBER 14: Quarterback Alex Smith #11 of the Washington Redskins runs with the ball in the first quarter against the Carolina Panthers at FedExField on October 14, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD – OCTOBER 14: Quarterback Alex Smith #11 of the Washington Redskins runs with the ball in the first quarter against the Carolina Panthers at FedExField on October 14, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /

For a time, grading the Redskins at quarterback was easy.

From 2015 to 2017, the Washington Redskins started only one quarterback, for a full 48 games: Michigan State product Kirk Cousins.

While Cousins had his flaws, he was an able starter in the NFL, and one that helped the Redskins at least find a semblance of security at the quarterback position, something they haven’t traditionally had.

In the offseason of 2018, however, Cousins left for greener pastures, and the Redskins attempted to maintain their security by trading for Kansas City Chiefs veteran Alex Smith. For a time, Smith’s presence achieved its purpose.

And then, it all fell apart. Brisk, and chaotic.

The Redskins quarterback saga in 2018 was a roller coaster in the worst way, emanating shades of 1994, and 2002, and the mid-2000s just after, and 2014. It was the first season in franchise history in which the Redskins started four quarterbacks. It was chaos. How do you grade chaos?

Take a look.

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