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Washington football: Analyzing the importance of Antonio Gibson

By Damien Bartonek

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 27: Wide receiver Antonio Gibson of Memphis runs the 40-yard dash during NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 27, 2020 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 27: Wide receiver Antonio Gibson of Memphis runs the 40-yard dash during NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 27, 2020 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – FEBRUARY 26: Head coach Ron Rivera of the Washington football team interviews during the second day of the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 26, 2020 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – FEBRUARY 26: Head coach Ron Rivera of the Washington football team interviews during the second day of the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 26, 2020 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images) /

The Washington football team’s offense is a big question mark coming into this season. For an offense that must be miles better, Antonio Gibson provides a big answer.

It’s no secret that, in the year two of Dwayne Haskins’ NFL career and year one of the Ron Rivera lead Washington football team, the offense must improve from what it was last season.

With an entirely new offensive coaching staff in the nation’s capital after the firing of Jay Gruden and Company, newly hired offensive coordinator Scott Turner will have his work cut out for him in just his first season with the team.

Ranking dead last, or bottom three, in just about every important statistical category that pertains to their 2019 offense, the Washington football team must improve immensely on offense if it wants to become a winning football club.

Washington has had offensive woes dating back to the past four seasons. From losing Kirk Cousins, to never regaining a healthy Jordan Reed from 2016, to when they lost DeSean Jackson and Pierre Garçon in free agency, Washington has had their fair share of issues on that side of the field.

You couple that with the fact that they haven’t had a consistent threat out of the backfield since the days of Clinton Portis, this team is in desperate need of consistent playmakers for their offense in a multitude of positions.

This brings us to the 66th overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, Antonio Gibson. The 22-year old played collegiate football for the Memphis Tigers during his junior and senior campaigns, continuously improving game in and game out.

After posting phenomenal dual-threat statistics and tape as both a running back and a wide receiver, Gibson showed enough “pop” on tape to springboard his stock into an early third-round draft choice.

It’s for good reason, as he was one of the most explosive collegiate players during his senior campaign at Memphis. Gibson truly can transform this erratic Washington offense into a much more consistent, efficient one in just his first season in D.C.

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