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What history tells us about Washington Football Team’s chances of reaching .500

By Jonathan Eig

LANDOVER, MD - OCTOBER 20: Robert Griffin III #10 of the Washington Redskins celebrates after the Redskins scored a touchdown in the second half during an NFL game against the Chicago Bears at FedExField on October 20, 2013 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD - OCTOBER 20: Robert Griffin III #10 of the Washington Redskins celebrates after the Redskins scored a touchdown in the second half during an NFL game against the Chicago Bears at FedExField on October 20, 2013 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) /
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MIAMI, FLORIDA – JANUARY 30: NFL coach, Ron Rivera, of the Washington Football Team speaks onstage during day 2 of SiriusXM at Super Bowl LIV on January 30, 2020 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM ) /

Any Parallels?

So, you want to look for some parallels? You want some reason to hope? WFT has a new coach (Ron Rivera) coming in in 2020, just like Ray Flaherty in 1936.

WFT’s defense looks to be much improved in 2020, just like it was in 1955.

WFT selected a dynamic, game-changing player (Chase Young) with the No. 2 overall pick in 2020, just like they did in 2012.

And WFT has given player personnel decisions to a dedicated personnel guy in 2020 (Kyle Smith), much like they did in 2015.

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Will it get them to eight wins? Maybe not. Vegas has the over/under on WFT wins this season at 5.5. Then again, Vegas is for suckers.

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