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Five things atop the Washington Football Team’s Christmas wishlist

By Jacob Troutman

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 25: Vice President of Player Personnel Kyle Smith of the Washington Football Team speaks to the media at the Indiana Convention Center on February 25, 2020 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) *** Local Capture *** Kyle Smith
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 25: Vice President of Player Personnel Kyle Smith of the Washington Football Team speaks to the media at the Indiana Convention Center on February 25, 2020 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) *** Local Capture *** Kyle Smith /
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GLENDALE, ARIZONA – DECEMBER 13: Head coach Ron Rivera of the Washington Football Team and offensive tackle Morgan Moses #76 celebrate after a field goal in the third quarter of the game against the San Francisco 49ers State Farm Stadium on December 13, 2020 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, ARIZONA – DECEMBER 13: Head coach Ron Rivera of the Washington Football Team and offensive tackle Morgan Moses #76 celebrate after a field goal in the third quarter of the game against the San Francisco 49ers State Farm Stadium on December 13, 2020 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

5. Improve offensive line depth

The offensive line has performed significantly above its preseason expectations. However, that does not mean it still does not need tweaking. The left tackle of the future is still probably needed, as Cornelius Lucas is 29.

Another problem arose against the Seahawks. Offensive line depth. Morgan Moses was forced to leave late in the game due to injury. His replacement, David Sharpe, almost gave up a sack-fumble on the last drive of the game. The team was then forced to put Moses back in though he was clearly not well enough to play. He got bull-rushed by Carlos Dunlap on a key third-and-long and allowed a sack that pretty much sealed Washington’s fate.

The Washington Football Team needs better offensive tackle depth. It goes for the same on the interior. Wes Martin cannot be your backup guard.

A franchise tackle is still needed but with Lucas looking like a solid stopgap for now, adding more offensive line depth is the bigger need. Attrition happens in the NFL. You cannot just rely on the starting five offensive linemen. Almost everyone needs to be serviceable.

This should be addressed with cheap contracts in free agency. Get more of the Cornelius Lucas’s and Wes Schweitzer’s of the NFL. Addressing this in the mid to late rounds of the draft would not be a bad idea as well.

Next. Previewing Washington vs. Carolina in NFL Week 16. dark

As you can tell, most of the Washington Football Teams’ wants or wishes center around the offense. The 2021 offseason should be centered around drastically improving that unit. The defense is growing into a dominant force, so if the offense can match them, the sky is the limit for Washington.

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