Washington Football Team: Five questions to answer in free agency

No. 1 – What does Washington think of the free agent QB class?

Unfortunately, the Washington Football Team isn’t in a very good spot, relative to the traditional quarterback-needy team. Washington has enough cap space to splurge on one of the top options in the 2021 free agent class, but those options are limited to players like Mitchell Trubisky, Andy Dalton, Cam Newton, and Jameis Winston.

Technically, Dak Prescott is a free agent as well, but it seems unlikely, and unfathomable, that Dallas would let him go. With Prescott serving as the only semi-competent starting option on the market, the pickings are slim for Washington. There’s a chance Marcus Mariota gets released by the Raiders, but even then, Mariota isn’t an inspiring option, either.

The Washington Football Team can take a small step in the right direction by extending exclusive rights free agent Kyle Allen. That move would add more security to a quarterback room that only includes Taylor Heinicke and Steven Montez at the moment. Beyond that, however, the Washington Football Team might be starved for solutions.

To make matters worse, picking at No. 19 overall, the Washington Football Team won’t have an easy time trying to find their franchise quarterback in the NFL Draft. They don’t pick early enough to select one of Justin Fields, Trey Lance, and Zach Wilson, and their first-round picks wouldn’t be as valuable as other QB-needy teams’ picks in a trade up.

Mac Jones is certainly an option, but some aren’t sold on his potential at No. 19, and recent reports suggest that Washington might have to trade up for Jones. That just makes the prospect of selecting a high-level distributor more daunting. There’s a lot of uncertainty right now, and the 2021 free agent quarterback class likely won’t alleviate that. But will Washington try to find solace in a free agent quarterback option anyway?

It wouldn’t be the prudent choice, but it’s possible nonetheless.