“What if” everything breaks right for the 2020 Redskins?
By Tim Meek
No. 4 – A Redskins tight end emerges as a two-way player
How important is tight end? Here’s a few of the best:
- Travis Kelce – 2020 Super Bowl Champ
- George Kittle – 2020 Super Bowl Participant
- Zach Ertz – 2020 Playoff Participant – 2018 Super Bowl Champ
- Rob Gronkowski – We all know his resume
Ok, clearly the Redskins don’t have any of these guys on the roster. But what if Jeremy Sprinkle, Logan Thomas, or Thaddeus Moss can simply become an adequate blocker and catch some balls? Hear me out, but if they can, that will prove to be more valuable than what Vernon Davis and/or Jordan Reed have given the Redskins recently.
The Redskins have been predictable for years. If Reed and Davis were in the game, it’s a pass play. If they were asked to protect in pass protection, or on the rare occasion in the run game, it was embarrassing. But beyond their inability to protect or block, opposing teams were simply teeing off on the QB when they were in the game because the Redskins were basically showing their hand with players that were one-dimensional.
It sure is a lot easier to play defense when you know if it’s going to be be a pass or run play. If any of these current tight ends can become two-way players, it’s my opinion the Redskins will be tougher to defend, even if none of these guys are anything near what Reed was as a route runner.
Everything can’t be fixed in one offseason, but if one of these guys emerges as a two-way player, the value is more than you think.