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Tank Wars – Washington Redskins Week 6 Reality Checks

By Tim Payne

LANDOVER, MD - OCTOBER 06: A Washington Redskins fan sits in the stands with a paper bag over their head during the second half against the New England Patriots at FedExField on October 6, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD - OCTOBER 06: A Washington Redskins fan sits in the stands with a paper bag over their head during the second half against the New England Patriots at FedExField on October 6, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /
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EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY – SEPTEMBER 29: Head coach Jay Gruden of the Washington Redskins reacts in the fourth quarter against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium on September 29, 2019 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY – SEPTEMBER 29: Head coach Jay Gruden of the Washington Redskins reacts in the fourth quarter against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium on September 29, 2019 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /

1. The Reality Is, Jay Gruden was not the reason the Redskins were bad this year.

Gruden had his limitations and shortcomings as a coach. He was not adept at game management. He was not creative in making mid-game adjustments. He was not good at selecting defensive coaches. He was not focused enough on teaching and enforcing discipline. But he was not the reason the Redskins are bad this year. Nor was he the primary reason they didn’t succeed any of the past five years.

Gruden was working within the confines of a blatantly and willfully dysfunctional organizational structure set up without reference to industry norms or best practices. Anyone thinking Bill Callahan is going to make an appreciable difference in the on-field results for this team is delusional.

The Redskins may get a win this week… but don’t let that shiny object get you caught in the web of misdirection being spun by Bruce Allen and Dan Snyder about the state of the culture within the organization.

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