Redskins studs and duds from team’s Week 4 loss to Giants
By Ian Cummings
Dud No. 4 – Jay Gruden
Jay Gruden woke up with his job today. But if it were a matter of performance, he should’ve picked up an offensive coordinator job somewhere else a long time ago.
Gruden has been a dud all four weeks so far this year. Each week, aside from the first half of Week 1, his team has looked unprepared, unpolished, and outmatched against the opposition. By now, the players have likely started giving up on Gruden, and it’s clear that the coaching staff isn’t getting the best out of its players. Talent is being wasted under Gruden’s watch, and yet, nothing is changing.
If the front office actually had a plan, then Gruden would’ve been gone before the season. If they wanted to enact a plan, he’d be gone now. But the front office likely wants to avoid the bad press of a midseason firing, which is why Gruden, a defeated man coaching a defeated team, might not lose his job during the season after all.
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If that’s the case, get used to seeing him on this final slide. Because things won’t get any better until he’s gone. From a human perspective, it’s hard not to feel sorry for Gruden; he never had it easy in D.C., with the front office structure above him. He seems drained, and lost in his role. But at the same time, his performance has been lackluster, and in a merit-based business, he’s past due to be parted with.