Redskins: Three takeaways from the team’s Week 2 loss to Dallas
By Ian Cummings
No. 1 – The Redskins need to be aggressive with coaching changes in 2019
Maybe not this week. Maybe not next week. But if the Redskins primary coaching staff keeps lingering in the shadow of mediocrity, then the Redskins, with a developing young core, need to be aggressive in making changes midseason, to turn the page sooner rather than later.
Before the start of the season, perhaps the Redskins and Jay Gruden had aspirations of winning. Perhaps Dan Snyder wanted to give Gruden one more chance to take Washington back to the playoffs. But now, after an 0-2 start, the Redskins are already on the outside looking in, in regards to the playoff race. As was mentioned earlier, only 12.2 percent of 0-2 teams have made the playoffs since 2007. The Redskins likely aren’t built to break that trend.
When the Redskins realize winning isn’t realistic in 2019, they need to shift focus to development, and soul-searching for the future. Whether that means firing Jay Gruden and promoting Kevin O’Connell, or relieving Greg Mansuky of his duties and resuming the search for a competent defensive coordinator, a change must be made.
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The capacity of change is hard to predict, but at some point, the Redskins need to stop trying to win now, and start trying to lay a foundation for the future. Because winning now just isn’t going to happen. Yes, they started out the season with two tough matchups. But two truths can co-exist. The Redskins haven’t been lucky. And they haven’t been good, either.