Washington Football Team Week 1 Reality Checks

By Tim Payne | Sep 12, 2020

LANDOVER, MD - DECEMBER 15: Chase Roullier #73 of the Washington football team prepares to snap the ball off to Dwayne Haskins #7 during the second half of the game against the Philadelphia Eagles at FedExField on December 15, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /

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PHILADELPHIA, PA – SEPTEMBER 08: Terry McLaurin #17 of the Washington Football Team catches a touchdown pass in the second quarter against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on September 8, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /

3. The Reality Is… Haskins and McLaurin have legit chemistry.

Watching the Texans on Thursday night, it was clear that Watson doesn’t have much chemistry with his receivers, and was missing the dependable target that DeAndre Hopkins had always been for him.

Dwayne Haskins, on the other hand, still has his security blanket. And McLaurin is going to get force-fed this weekend.

Expect McLaurin to get touches manufactured for him early and often. The Eagles will attempt to take McLaurin away with coverages, but you can’t do that completely to a dynamic vertical player willing to do work over the middle of the field. Enter Scary Terry. He won’t have any 60-plus yard receptions in this game, but he will eat.

My Prediction: McLaurin goes for eight catches on 12 targets, with 104 yards and no scores.

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