Washington Football Team three takeaways from Week 9 loss
By Ian Cummings
No. 2 – The same mistakes continue to be made
The Washington Football Team is relatively young, so it makes sense that they won’t be perfect in every facet of the game. But what’s startling is that some of the mistakes they made on Sunday were repeats of mistakes that the team has perpetuated throughout the year.
Offensively, Washington produced four turnovers, three of which were interceptions, and each interception had a different theme. One was bred by a costly miscommunication and slip-up from running back J.D. McKissic. One was a volleyball set of a ball thrown too high. And one was simply a bad pass.
Washington’s fumble on offense also displayed a lack of situational awareness. Early in the game, after a defensive stop, the two teams battled for an Antonio Gibson fumble, rolling it over forty yards. But what Washington’s players didn’t realize, in the heat of the moment, was that they didn’t even have to fall on the football. All they had to do to keep possession was bat it out of bounds, which wouldn’t have been hard, considering its proximity to the sideline.
And then of course, there was the muffed punt return. Washington has had several of those this season, and it’s always a costly, back-breaking momentum shift. Coming into this week, we knew the Washington Football Team couldn’t compete if it kept beating itself. Today, that’s exactly what they did.