Three takeaways from Washington Football Team’s Week 2 loss vs. Cardinals

1. The offensive line must be overhauled

It was anticipated that Washington’s offensive line would be one of the team’s weaknesses on offense, but it’s becoming clear that almost nothing about this unit is working.

In the season opener against the Eagles, the right side of the line was excellent while the left side was poor. However, on Sunday, the line struggled as a whole.

Left tackle Geron Christian and guard Wes Martin continued to have issues against Arizona’s defense. But the bigger issue came on the right side.

Morgan Moses didn’t play nearly as well as he did in the first week of the season, and he had a key penalty in the red-zone that killed momentum on one of Washington’s best drives of the day. Meanwhile, right guard Brandon Scherff struggled when he was on the field, as he allowed pressure on Haskins at least twice leading to a sack and to a strip-sack fumble in the red-zone. Then, he exited with a knee injury and didn’t return.

At this point, Washington’s line may need a complete overhaul. Center Chase Roullier is about the only player that has performed consistently well to start the season, and he’s in a contract year.

Washington may not add external help to their offensive line this season, but they have to at least try Saahdiq Charles to see what he’s capable of. And maybe Cornelius Lucas can get a crack at tackle on either side if Christian or Moses struggles.

For the rest of the year, Washington should try to see if they have any blockers worth keeping around. They can move on from Roullier, Scherff, and Moses fairly easily this offseason and could part with Christian and/or Martin if they want to as well. It’s possible that the team could have an entirely new combination of linemen starting next year than what they had in Week 1.

For now, fans will wait and evaluate what the team does have. But this game helped to make one key thing clear: Washington’s offensive line cannot be a successful blocking unit as is and will need some serious upgrades (perhaps Penei Sewell) during the 2020 offseason.