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Redskins: Three takeaways from the team’s Week 2 loss to Dallas

By Ian Cummings

LANDOVER, MD - SEPTEMBER 15: Head coach Jay Gruden of the Washington Redskins looks on against the Dallas Cowboys during the first half at FedExField on September 15, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD - SEPTEMBER 15: Head coach Jay Gruden of the Washington Redskins looks on against the Dallas Cowboys during the first half at FedExField on September 15, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /
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LANDOVER, MD – SEPTEMBER 15: Washington Redskins offensive coordinator Kevin OConnell reacts after a penalty during the first half against the Dallas Cowboys at FedExField on September 15, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD – SEPTEMBER 15: Washington Redskins offensive coordinator Kevin OConnell reacts after a penalty during the first half against the Dallas Cowboys at FedExField on September 15, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /

If you’re an eternal optimist, don’t tread beyond this sentence.

If you want reality, then here it is. The Washington Redskins are 0-2, after dropping their home opener to the Dallas Cowboys by a score of 21-31. The Redskins proclaimed their intentions to compete for a playoff bid before the year. Jay Gruden, it was speculated, needed such a thing to save his job.

But now, the Redskins have dropped two right out of the gate, and their chances at rebounding are already slim. Historically, teams that start 0-2 don’t often right the ship. Since 2007, only 12.2 percent of teams starting 0-2 have made the playoffs. 87.8 percent fell short.

Those numbers, however, deal with the future, and the future can wait for now. Because to understand the future, one needs to comprehend and analyze the present. The Washington Redskins present performance at home against Dallas was telling. Here’s what we learned.

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