Redskins: Week 6 goals for Washington after coaching change
By Ian Cummings
Goal No. 1 – Be more detail-oriented, avoid sloppy penalties
Debates will be had on how much blame should be assigned to Jay Gruden for the Redskins’ mediocrity since 2014, but for all of the erosion the front office causes, Gruden himself wasn’t entirely innocent in the team’s struggles.
Gruden’s teams were consistently lambasted for certain, specific pitfalls, mostly pertaining to a lack of preparation and detail-oriented play. Gruden’s teams often failed to maintain consistency from quarter to quarter. Progress was often derailed by penalties, and particularly in 2019, opposing teams wore down Washington as the game went on.
In the post-Gruden era, the Redskins need to turn the page from this lack of seasoning and discipline. From early indications, Bill Callahan will, at the very least, implement those changes. But time will tell if it translates to the field. It can be hard to integrate an entirely new on-field culture in the middle of the regular season.