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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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ASHBURN, VA – JANUARY 09: Washington Redskins Executive Vice President and General Manager Bruce Allen speaks to members of the media after Jay Gruden was introduced as the new head coach of the Washington Redskins during a press conference at Redskins Park on January 9, 2014 in Ashburn, Virginia. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
ASHBURN, VA – JANUARY 09: Washington Redskins Executive Vice President and General Manager Bruce Allen speaks to members of the media after Jay Gruden was introduced as the new head coach of the Washington Redskins during a press conference at Redskins Park on January 9, 2014 in Ashburn, Virginia. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) /

2. The Reality Is, the Redskins should not be trying to win this game.

You know it, I know it, Dan Snyder knows it, Bruce Allen knows it, Bill Callahan knows it, and the Dolphins know it. But Allen and Snyder believe we aren’t smart enough to perceive the desperation of their situation or savvy enough to watch how successful organizations around the league are run.

As a result, they have their new head coach working extremely hard this week to get a win, by which they can achieve two goals: squander their best chance at accumulating quality assets to help build a future winner AND reinforce their false narrative that it was simply Jay Gruden holding them back from being successful.

The players will play hard, as they should. But the organization will put them in position to pursue a win this week, when they should be working toward longer-term goals.

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