Riggo's Rag
FanSided

Redskins: Stealing one player from every NFC East opponent

By Jacob Camenker

PHILADELPHIA, PA - DECEMBER 22: Zach Ertz #86 of the Philadelphia Eagles runs onto the field prior to the game against the Dallas Cowboys at Lincoln Financial Field on December 22, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - DECEMBER 22: Zach Ertz #86 of the Philadelphia Eagles runs onto the field prior to the game against the Dallas Cowboys at Lincoln Financial Field on December 22, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
1 of 4
Next
PHILADELPHIA, PA – DECEMBER 22: Zach Ertz #86 of the Philadelphia Eagles runs onto the field prior to the game against the Dallas Cowboys at Lincoln Financial Field on December 22, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA – DECEMBER 22: Zach Ertz #86 of the Philadelphia Eagles runs onto the field prior to the game against the Dallas Cowboys at Lincoln Financial Field on December 22, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /

The Washington Redskins could fill some holes by stealing some of the stronger players from the NFC East for their own roster.

We’re well into the NFL offseason at this point and because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there isn’t much of note happening in the NFL at the moment. Sure, some teams are re-opening their facilities. But without OTAs, rookie minicamps, and the other small respites in the oasis that is late May through mid-July, it’s pretty quiet.

So, with not much happening, we’re going to have a little bit of fun. We’re taking a page out of Gil Alcaraz IV’s book and examining a hypothetical scenario about what the Redskins could do if they were allowed to take one player from each of their NFC East opponents.

Obviously, this wouldn’t happen. But it’s an intriguing way to look at some of the bigger weaknesses on the Redskins roster and what type of shape they’d be in if they could plug three of them.

The process was a rather simple one to conduct. It was all about looking at the best players on each team and which ones best matched the Redskins’ needs. Financial implications were ignored for the purposes of this exercise.

It’s nice that the Cowboys and Eagles both had a few strengths on their rosters that the Redskins could pick from. The Giants are built similarly to the ‘Skins, but they had a couple of players that would’ve been nice additions in this scenario.

Without further ado, here’s a look at the player the Redskins would probably take from each team if they were given the opportunity to steal a player from their divisional rivals.

Home/Commanders News