Here’s why Washington would be a great fit for Russell Wilson

The Washington Football Team has proven over the last two weeks that they are capable of beating any team on any given week. That concept was on full display in their 17-15 win over the Seattle Seahawks on Monday night.

With the team finally turning the corner, fans are getting excited thinking about what its ceiling could be with an elite QB running the offense.

We obviously don’t mean that as a slight to Taylor Heinicke. The 28-year-old has been lighting it up in recent weeks and has ended all speculation of a potential quarterback change in Ashburn.

That said, we’re also not going to brush aside how inept the offense has looked when he’s not on his A game.

Assuming Washington is in the market for a QB in the offseason, why not target the guy whom they went toe-to-toe with less than 20 hours ago?

That’s right, folks. We’re talking about one Russell Wilson.

Here’s why the Washington Football Team makes sense as a trade destination for Russell Wilson.

If Wilson willingly chooses to stay in Seattle beyond 2021, then his commitment to winning should be brought into question. He’s help keep Pete Carroll employed for several years now and the organization has been downright pitiful at drafting since the famed “Legion of Boom” flamed out in the mid 2010s.

Failing to build a serviceable defense is one thing, but Seattle has also come up short in equipping Wilson with a competent offensive line. It feels like we’ve been having the same conversation for years on end. Loyalty be damned. The future Hall of Famer should demand a trade the second the season is over.

If there was ever a time to do it, it’s now. After all, finger surgery caused Wilson to miss the first games of his career. Not only that, but barring a miraculous turnaround, he’s headed for the first losing season of his career.

While other teams might top his preferred destination list, Washington should absolutely be in the running to acquire Wilson. When fully healthy, the offensive line is the definition of dominant. If Curtis Samuel is able to stay on the field, he’d have plenty of support at wide receiver, running back and tight end.

Imagine Scott Turner’s offense with Wilson pulling the strings?

In regard to the defense, they’ve finally started showing glimpses of the top-five unit everyone expected in the offseason. With Chase Young back in the fold and potentially an addition at linebacker and safety/cornerback, this group is seemingly a few pieces away from entering the elite conversation.

We know family means everything to Russ, right? Well, what if we told you that a trade to DC would move him closer to his hometown of Richmond, Virginia? It certainly doesn’t hurt Washington’s chances.

Want another reason to get your hopes up? At least three of Wilson’s reported four preferred landing spots — Dallas, Las Vegas and Chicago — are basically out of the running.

The Cowboys have Dak Prescott locked up long term, the Raiders are likely to stay committed to Derek Carr and the Bears just invested multiple first round picks to trade up and draft Justin Fields in April.

The Saints were reportedly on that list, too, but they just weirdly signed Taysom Hill (?) to another extension.

The way we see it, only a handful of teams are positioned to pursue Wilson in the offseason: the Steelers, Broncos, Panthers, Giants and Dolphins, who are likely to put all of their eggs in the Deshaun Watson basket.

There will always be a dark horse team that emerges from the shadows, but who’s to say that couldn’t be Washington? With foundational pieces on both sides of the ball and a defense built to win now, trading for a proven commodity should be the first course of direction to address the QB position in 2022.

Yes, Wilson is 33 years old, but he’s getting better with age. Over the last five seasons, he’s amassed a 52-27-1 record, while completing 65.3% of his passes for 249.6 yards per game and 161 touchdowns, the most in the league during that stretch, and just 47 interceptions.

It’s time to dream big, Washington fans. If you’re tired of hearing that this team has first-round picks all over the field, then you should be just fine trading a handful to acquire a top three or four player at the position.

The future is now, or, in this case, the 2022 offseason.