Here’s the one downside of NFL postponing Week 15 vs the Eagles

The Washington Football Team caught a huge break when the NFL postponed their Week 15 matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Absolutely ravaged by a COVID-19 outbreak, Washington will lock horns with their longtime rivals at Lincoln Financial Field on Tuesday night in a game that has grown in importance after Sunday’s results around the NFC.

While there are still questions in regard to whom will quarterback the offense, the delayed kickoff has at least allowed Washington the luxury of activating a handful of defensive lineman, including Jonathan Allen and Montez Sweat.

The bottom line is Ron Rivera and everyone inside the locker room will be thrilled with the rescheduling. Only problem is that the entire city of Philly is peeved, so the WFT should be expecting the Eagles’ best effort.

The other (more legitimate) downside? Washington now faces a truncated week before traveling to Dallas for Sunday Night Football.

The Washington Football Team’s Week 16 matchup against the Dallas Cowboys just grew in difficulty.

It’s an unfortunate turn of events for Washington, but beggars can’t be choosers, right? This was always waiting on the other side if the NFL stepped in.

Though the teams squared off just two weeks ago, Washington will still be at a disadvantage from a preparation standpoint. You really think Rivera couldn’t have used an extra two days to brainstorm ways to contain the Cowboys’ pass rush? Because they certainly weren’t ready for it in Week 14.

What about getting Garrett Gilbert or Kyle Shurmur more snaps with the first-team in the event Taylor Heinicke and Kyle Allen aren’t activated in time?

For those wondering, no, we’re not complaining. We’re thrilled the NFL elected to postpone Washington-Eagles, as well as Rams-Seahawks and Browns-Raiders for that matter. It was the correct call from all angles. We’re merely pointing out the one consequence stemming from that decision. Because it’s a big one.

We’ll leave the complaining side of things to the Eagles and those that cover the team, because they LOVE pinning themselves as the victim.

Ah yes, because Washington was clearly violating protocols left and right the last couple weeks. That’s exactly why nearly half of the 53-man roster, 90% of which is vaccinated, by the way, tested positive for COVID. It surely had nothing to do with the Omicron variant sweeping the country (and the NFL).

Talk about an insufferable tweet. My goodness.

Ultimately, fans shouldn’t be looking ahead to Dallas. Yes, there’s cause for concern, but that game will mean nothing in the grand scheme of things if Washington can’t beat Philly. The Cowboys have all but locked up the NFC East and the Eagles are one of at least five teams vying for the third Wild Card spot.

All Washington wanted was a puncher’s chance vs Philadelphia. Well, they’ve got it and we seriously hope they take advantage of it, because what’s waiting on the other side of Tuesday night isn’t all that favorable.