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Washington Football Team: Five positives and negatives from Week 7 win

By Ken Johannesen

LANDOVER, MARYLAND - OCTOBER 25: Antonio Gibson #24 of the Washington Football Team runs with the ball in the first half against the Dallas Cowboys at FedExField on October 25, 2020 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - OCTOBER 25: Antonio Gibson #24 of the Washington Football Team runs with the ball in the first half against the Dallas Cowboys at FedExField on October 25, 2020 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) /
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LANDOVER, MARYLAND – OCTOBER 25: Logan Thomas #82 of the Washington Football Team runs the ball against the Dallas Cowboys during the second quarter of the game at FedExField on October 25, 2020 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MARYLAND – OCTOBER 25: Logan Thomas #82 of the Washington Football Team runs the ball against the Dallas Cowboys during the second quarter of the game at FedExField on October 25, 2020 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) /

Postive No. 4

Guilty as charged!  Yes, the “Five and Five” articles have been critical of Logan Thomas throughout the season and yours truly was on the verge of calling him a bust recently.  That started to change last week and now someone is eating a healthy serving of barbecued crow.  At least it tastes good, and Thomas has proven over the last two weeks that he does belong.

The 6-foot-6 Thomas used his lofty frame on Sunday to make some spectacular catches, including second-quarter catch and run for a 15-yard touchdown.  Has Logan Thomas turned the corner?  It looks like it for now, as he was a superb positive against the Cowboys.

Negative No. 4

The fourth negative does involve Dustin Hopkins once again, but the focus for this complaint actually centers on other players.  Late in the first quarter after a 12-yard touchdown run from Antonio Gibson, the Washington Football Team kicked off and Tony Pollard of the Cowboys returned the ball 67 yards to the Washington 34-yard line.  Four plays later, the Cowboys kicked a field goal for their only points of the day.

It would’ve been nice to have a shutout, but the kickoff was a low line drive and the coverage was poor.  Yes, the Hopkins kick was a factor, but the Washington special teams coverage was even worse.  In a close game, that could’ve been a much bigger mistake and it is a negative from Sunday’s game.

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