Redskins Reality Checks: Cancer, Haskins, and an afterthought on Sunday in Buffalo

LANDOVER, MD - DECEMBER 30: Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder before the game between the Washington Redskins and Philadelphia Eagles at FedExField on December 30, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD - DECEMBER 30: Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder before the game between the Washington Redskins and Philadelphia Eagles at FedExField on December 30, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images) /
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LANDOVER, MD – SEPTEMBER 20: Defensive back Tanard Jackson #36 of the Washington Redskins, nose tackle Chris Baker #92 of the Washington Redskins, inside linebacker Will Compton #51 of the Washington Redskins, and tackle Trent Williams #71 of the Washington Redskins prepare to run onto the field prior to the start of a game against the St. Louis Rams at FedExField on September 20, 2015 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Matt Hazlett/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD – SEPTEMBER 20: Defensive back Tanard Jackson #36 of the Washington Redskins, nose tackle Chris Baker #92 of the Washington Redskins, inside linebacker Will Compton #51 of the Washington Redskins, and tackle Trent Williams #71 of the Washington Redskins prepare to run onto the field prior to the start of a game against the St. Louis Rams at FedExField on September 20, 2015 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Matt Hazlett/Getty Images) /

2. The Reality Is, The Redskins have totally blown the Trent Williams holdout.

Let’s aside who is right and who is wrong about the actual medical treatment and diagnosis of Trent Williams’ cancerous tumor since a third party review will determine who’s right and who’s wrong on that front. Regardless of all that, the Redskins should have traded Trent Williams the first time there was even the first indication of his displeasure with the medical staff.

They should have acknowledged the toxicity of that relationship and the foolishness of trying to force a high-value, high-priced veteran to play for a team ill-equipped to win this season. If they were adept at self-evaluation, they would have realized that accumulating future assets was much more valuable than proving a point about “living up to your contract”.

The fact they couldn’t get him traded this week is not a surprise…they were negotiating from an upside-down perspective.

My Prediction: This will get uglier before it is resolved. It will end up being the largest black eye Bruce Allen and Dan Snyder have yet inflicted on the organization and will damage the team’s reputation with the NFLPA, player agents, and their current and any potential future players.