Three-round Redskins 2019 mock; a quick fix for the offense

Round 1 – TE T.J. Hockenson – Iowa

Despite an above-average passing offense for almost the last half decade (excluding last year), the Redskins have always claimed to want to be a power football team. Last year, at the beginning of the season, they seemed to have reached that goal, ranking near the top of the league in rushing offense until vast injuries to their line stifled their efforts.

Even with this success, there were two areas of weakness that stood out from the beginning. One was left guard, the other was the blocking by tight ends, half backs, and full backs.

As the consensus best blocking/receiving combo tight end in this draft, Iowa’s T.J. Hockenson fills the latter need. Washington has tried to be a power run team with Joker tight ends for too long. Any team with a balanced offense has a balanced tight end.

Hockenson’s biggest strength may be his versatility. He may finally give Gruden a high-end player at positions he hasn’t been able to keep a roster spot for (Full back) while still playing tight end. This will finally allow Gruden’s playbook to be wide open.

It allows for deception, play action, and delay routes that actually work and aren’t easily read. Hockenson has also proven to be an above-average receiver out wide, and a good run-after-catch threat.

Gruden loves to run two and three-tight end sets. Could you imagine how damaging a three-tight end set with Hockenson, Jordan Reed, and Vernon Davis would be, or how hard a two-tight end play action would be to defend with Hockenson and Reed?