Redskins: Studs and duds from the team’s Week 3 loss to the Bears
Dud: The offensive line
The Redskins were never going to be in good shape without Trent Williams. But did anyone expect them to be this bad?
Once again, the Washington offensive line was a major weakness for the squad. They simply couldn’t block the Chicago Bears, particularly in the first half. A lot of teams across the league have issues with the Bears, but the Redskins could barely do anything and allowed Keenum to be sacked four times and suffer eight quarterback hits.
Khalil Mack broke into the backfield every time he was on the field. The team missed key blocks and put Keenum under pressure for most of the evening.
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Donald Penn and Morgan Moses couldn’t contain the Bears edge rushers. Brandon Scherff and Chase Roullier both suffered injuries that impacted their abilities on the field. They were able to play through them, but it definitely was a problem for them.
In fairness, the unit did play better after halftime. But they were still shaky at best and they couldn’t do much at all to help the run game get going. If they can’t improve moving forward, the offense will only continue to regress after overachieving to kick off the season.
The days where this line was supposed to be the “Hogs 2.0” are long gone. Now, the only question is, how will the team fix the problems that they have with their blocking? One can safely assume that they’ll be targeting an offensive lineman very early in the 2020 NFL Draft.