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Redskins Week 4 Reality Checks – Is it 2020 Yet?

By Tim Payne

LANDOVER, MD - SEPTEMBER 23: Dwayne Haskins #7 of the Washington Redskins warms up prior to the game against the Chicago Bears at FedExField on September 23, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD - SEPTEMBER 23: Dwayne Haskins #7 of the Washington Redskins warms up prior to the game against the Chicago Bears at FedExField on September 23, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images) /
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LANDOVER, MARYLAND – SEPTEMBER 15: Washington Redskins Head Coach Jay Gruden leaves the field following a loss against the Dallas Cowboys at FedExField on September 15, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. The Cowboys won the game 31-21. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MARYLAND – SEPTEMBER 15: Washington Redskins Head Coach Jay Gruden leaves the field following a loss against the Dallas Cowboys at FedExField on September 15, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. The Cowboys won the game 31-21. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) /

5. Reality Is: 1-3 FEELS better than 0-4, but IS it?

There is no doubt that 1-3 will feel dramatically better to most Redskins fans than 0-4. But since nothing good that really matters will happen for the Redskins until Dan Snyder admits the franchise is at rock bottom, it may actually not be.

As a lifetime Redskins fan, I cannot, will not, must not ever root for my team to lose. However, now that the playoffs are inevitably out of reach for this year, there is a small part of me that knows a lost season might be necessary to see hope reborn for my beloved ‘Skins.

Is it a guarantee? No. Is it more likely that real pain leads to real change? Yes. So maybe the short-term pain of 0-4 could be the start of something special in 2020 and beyond. Call it my happiness hedge. Call it a silver lining. Call it hopeless optimism. Or call it your weekly dose of what Reality Is.

Prediction: Redskins 31, Giants 28. Rock Bottom avoided. Spitefully arrogant mediocrity continues.

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#HTTR Forever. Hit me up on @TheRealityIs__ for more Redskins discussion.

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