Coming up on a week into training camp, it’s not any surprise that one of the biggest storylines of the early part of the 2018 training camp for the Washington Redskins camp is the early results of the “Alex Smith era”.
On January 9th, 2014, the Washington Redskins hired Jay Gruden to succeed Mike Shanahan as head coach. Gruden, a sought-after coach, cut his teeth through the coaching ranks to finally step out of his brother’s shadow.
About 10 days from now, the Washington Redskins will head into the 2017 NFL Draft with nine picks at their disposal, and a whole lot of needs to fill (even if the team did finish with a winning record last season).
Before the start of the 2016 season, us fans of the Washington Redskins believed that the team had assembled its most talented collective group of wide receivers and tight ends since the early 1990’s.
The 2016-2017 season for the Washington Redskins could end on Sunday, in a heartbreaking loss to the New York Giants (who appear set on playing their starters for some undisclosed duration of time).
Editor’s Note: HTTD writer Patrick Rice provides his game-by-game predictions for the outcomes for each game on the Washington Redskins’ 2016 schedule.
My full breakdown of wide receiver Josh Doctson from Texas Christian University (TCU), who the Washington Redskins selected with the 22nd overall pick yesterday evening: