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Redskins: Five pleasant surprises halfway through the 2019 season

By Ian Cummings

MIAMI, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 13 Terry McLaurin #17 of the Washington Redskins celebrates a catch for a touchdown against the Miami Dolphins in the second quarter at Hard Rock Stadium on October 13, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 13 Terry McLaurin #17 of the Washington Redskins celebrates a catch for a touchdown against the Miami Dolphins in the second quarter at Hard Rock Stadium on October 13, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) /
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – OCTOBER 24: Noah Spence #54 of the Washington Redskins waits to take the field against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium on October 24, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Minnesota Vikings defeated the Washington Redskins 19-9.(Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – OCTOBER 24: Noah Spence #54 of the Washington Redskins waits to take the field against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium on October 24, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Minnesota Vikings defeated the Washington Redskins 19-9.(Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images) /

The Redskins are 1-7. But they’ve had more wins than one.

Overall, for a Washington Redskins team that insisted they were close to competing back in March, the 2019 regular season campaign has been a massive disappointment.

Eight games into the year, the Redskins are, for all practical purposes, eliminated from the playoff race. Each loss since Week 2 has been by more than one possession, and their one win is against the willfully tanking Miami Dolphins. And the Dolphins had to try to lose that game.

The Redskins team, as a whole, is one of the worst in the league. But that composite team includes all players, coaches, and front office executives. For the Redskins, it is the failure at the top that has, to this point, wasted a good amount of talent on the field.

Still, for all the cynicism, there have been pleasant surprises to clash with the disappointment on the field. Which players have performed better than expected, and who can fans tout as their light in the darkness? Turn the page, and take a look!

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