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Redskins intentions unclear heading into Day One of the NFL Draft

By Ian Cummings

LANDOVER, MD - AUGUST 07: Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder looks on before the New England Patriots play the Washington Redskins during an preseason NFL game at FedExField on August 7, 2014 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD - AUGUST 07: Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder looks on before the New England Patriots play the Washington Redskins during an preseason NFL game at FedExField on August 7, 2014 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /
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Things are back to the normal at Redskins Park.

In other words, no one has any idea what’s going on.

The Washington Redskins submitted to a sobering change of pace in recent years, opting to push aside their draft-day publicity stunts for a more workmanlike approach. In 2017, they waited patiently at pick No. 17 as stalwart defensive lineman Jonathan Allen fell to them, and in 2018, they added to their young core with Daron Payne.

Now, however, circumstances appear to be forcing the Redskins hand. With no quarterback in tow, and an ingrained motivation to win now, the Redskins need to make some kind of splash in the 2019 NFL Draft. Everyone knows it. And yet, no one knows what’s going to happen.

Earlier in the offseason, the popular theory was that Josh Rosen would become Washington’s quarterback through a trade. Recently, those theories have lost steam, however, and today, reports surfaced that the Redskins were trying to trade up into the top five of the draft, in order to grab Dwayne Haskins. It didn’t take long for rumors of Dan Snyder’s infatuation with Haskins to spread, but now, there’s more conflicting information from NBC Sports’ J.P. Finlay.

It’s worth noting that this is as thick as smokescreen season gets. Teams will use media members as ploys to spread misinformation about their plans. It’s very possible that the Redskins didn’t want leaks about their intentions to come out, and now they’re implying a different strategy. Or Finlay’s sources could have the right information. At this stage of the game, no one knows what’s going to happen. All we know is that it won’t be what you expect.

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Consequently, the 2019 NFL Draft is a must watch event. It’s in times like these where Redskins owner Dan Snyder gets desperate. Times like these where he becomes impulsive. The billowing factors appear to favor impulse, with the NFL Draft on the doorstep, and this time tomorrow, we could be at the height of the furor. It’s a safe bet to say you’ll want to tune in.

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