Washington Football Team’s Logan Thomas could see uptick in production

The Washington Football Team’s passing offense has been one of the least inspiring units in the league through two weeks, but that means it can only go up from here. Right?

Through two games, the Washington Football Team‘s offensive output is the second-lowest in the NFL, above only the Jets, and their passing game deserves thanks for that. Washington’s passing offense is also second-worst in the league. It’s one of just five passing attacks with less than 400 net passing yards, and it’s fourth-worst in yards per attempt, at just 6.3.

It’s tough to assign blame, because the blame spans across the entire offensive unit. Dwayne Haskins has had very little time to throw overall, but when he has had time, he’s been off fundamentally, with sloppy mechanics. Receivers, aside from Terry McLaurin, have been inconsistent gaining separation, and all these factors combined equate to minimal production.

Better execution is needed from the Washington Football Team’s offense if they want to reap the benefits of Scott Turner’s scheme change at some point this year. It’s a young unit, so there is an understanding that development might take weeks, but at the same time, the offense hasn’t performed much higher than replacement level to this point.

Of course, there’s reason to believe that things will turn around for Washington, and one of those reasons is tight end Logan Thomas. Thomas only has eight catches for 63 yards and a touchdown so far this year, but he’s received a heavy target share from Haskins. Thomas’ 17 total targets over two games gives him a 26.5 percent target share, which is second among NFL tight ends, only to Darren Waller of Las Vegas.

Converting those targets is a different story; Thomas has caught less than 50 percent of his targets, and while they haven’t all been high quality, aimed at congested areas over the middle, Thomas has personally come up short in contested situations.

With that being said, Thomas is an elite athlete at the tight end position, who’s in his first year as a true starter. There was always going to be a bit of an acclimation period, but it’s promising that Thomas, in that acclimation period, is still seeing the ball come his way fairly often. He has the athletic traits (4.61 40, 35.5-inch vertical at 6-foot-6, 250) to be a mismatch, and as he develops his route running nuance, his number of quality targets should go up, and his own quality should increase as well.

Thomas has yet to distinguish himself at the tight end position, but he has physical upside not yet realized, and he also has a lot of opportunities coming his way. It stands to reason that once the offense finds more cohesion, and once Haskins settles down and polishes his game, Thomas will be one of the primary beneficiaries.