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Five negatives for Washington Football Team vs. Panthers

By Ken Johannesen

LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 27: Antonio Gibson #24 of the Washington Football Team walks off the field after the game against the Carolina Panthers at FedExField on December 27, 2020 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 27: Antonio Gibson #24 of the Washington Football Team walks off the field after the game against the Carolina Panthers at FedExField on December 27, 2020 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images) /
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – APRIL 25: A video board displays an image of Dwayne Haskins of Ohio State after he was chosen #15 overall by the Washington Football Team during the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft on April 25, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – APRIL 25: A video board displays an image of Dwayne Haskins of Ohio State after he was chosen #15 overall by the Washington Football Team during the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft on April 25, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

No. 5

Negative No. 5

The fifth negative for Sunday’s game is not a coach.  It is not a player.  It is not a referee – even after a few controversies in Sunday’s game.  It is not a fan.  Or a stadium employee or any workers at the Washington Football Team home in Ashburn.  The fifth negative for Sunday is the owner, Dan Snyder.

The entire front office and coaching staff before the 2019 draft didn’t want to pick Dwayne Haskins.  Their choice at pick No. 15 was Montez Sweat.  Just think, if the immature, meddlesome owner had allowed the front office to do their jobs. Sweat would be the choice, and Washington would still have their second-round draft choices in 2019 and 2020.  There would be no dealing with Haskins.  That is too costly.

Yes, Snyder has plenty of negatives on his plate with the minority business partners and the ongoing NFL investigation.  His antics before the 2019 draft have affected the team all the way to the present.  It became another negative for him on Sunday.

Final Thoughts

The Washington Football Team continues to reside all alone in first place in the NFC East division.  It’s true that the Washington Football Team is 6-9.  It’s also true that they have played like winners in recent weeks and a spot in the playoffs comes down to the season finale.  Can the coaches and players finally put together a solid first half and continue those efforts in the second half?

This group of players will always fight for everything they can achieve and now is the time to seize the opportunity in front of them.  A Washington victory on Sunday will hand the division title to the team wearing Burgundy and Gold.  At this time next week, we will be talking about a division champion or a team that made many good strides in 2020.  We prefer to talk about a champion and the many good things about this season.

Next. Quarterbacks Washington could target to replace Haskins. dark

We’ll return following the Eagles game for five positives or negatives – perhaps five of each.  When the season is over, we’ll talk about the positives and negatives for 2020.

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