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Redskins: Four steps to a successful conclusion of the 2019 season

By Ian Cummings

LANDOVER, MD - NOVEMBER 17: Team president Bruce Allen of the Washington Redskins walks on the field prior to the game against the New York Jets at FedExField on November 17, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD - NOVEMBER 17: Team president Bruce Allen of the Washington Redskins walks on the field prior to the game against the New York Jets at FedExField on November 17, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images) /
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LANDOVER, MD – NOVEMBER 17: Head coach Bill Callahan and offensive coordinator Kevin O’Connell of the Washington Redskins react to a play during the first half of the game against the New York Jets at FedExField on November 17, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD – NOVEMBER 17: Head coach Bill Callahan and offensive coordinator Kevin O’Connell of the Washington Redskins react to a play during the first half of the game against the New York Jets at FedExField on November 17, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /

No. 3 – Continually increase Kevin O’Connell’s influence on the offense

There’s one particular coach on the Redskins staff who has the potential to carve out a future in the next regime, and that one coach is Kevin O’Connell.

O’Connell himself is an enigma among distanced onlookers. He’s young, personable, and has roots in a promising coaching tree. But his quality of work is diluted at this stage, with Bill Callahan heavily influencing the offensive output, and it’s hard to tell which coach deserves what kind of feedback.

Last week against the Eagles, however, it seemed as though O’Connell had a bit more say in game planning, as some modern college concepts were used, and a greater use was also made of quick, west coast route concepts, which allowed Haskins to find a rhythm and get the ball out fast.

If the Redskins are giving O’Connell a legitimate trial run of sorts as the season winds to a close, then they can’t stop now. And if they aren’t, then they need to. The Redskins organization has let talent go free in the past, and the 34-year old O’Connell, while still very much an unknown, has the most long-term potential of any coach on the staff roster. It’s time to find out if he should be considered in the coming search, because if he isn’t going to be considered, then he could be phased out in a coaching change, and emerge somewhere else.

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