Washington
That makes 6 straight for Washington
That makes six straight seasons for the NFL’s Washington soccer staff.
Sunday’s loss to the Cleveland Browns was embarrassing. Much more, it was discouraging and disheartening. It not solely eradicated Washington from the 2022 NFL playoffs, however it additionally secured that this would be the sixth consecutive season Washington won’t produce a successful document.
Washington has not loved a successful document since barely incomes one within the 2016 season, ending 8-7-1. The earlier yr, Washington did win the NFC East at 9-7.
Jay Gruden coached the final two successful groups. Maybe the most important figuring out issue was that Gruden loved significantly better play at quarterback than present head coach Ron Rivera. Kirk Cousins produced 4,166 passing yards (2015) and a monstrous 4,917 the next season.
Nevertheless, Rivera has endured one quarterback battle after one other in his three seasons. Dwayne Haskins’ immaturity and poor play, Alex Smith reinjuring his restricted leg, and Kyle Allen not growing as Rivera had hoped.
Ryan Fitzpatrick didn’t even final the primary half of 1 recreation, Carson Wentz didn’t dwell as much as what Rivera gave up within the commerce with the Colts, and Taylor Heinicke excited followers probably the most however couldn’t produce sufficient on the place.
Upon the Wentz commerce, many Washington followers immediately took sides, demonizing one and making a hero of the opposite. Nevertheless, the narratives on each side didn’t maintain up this season. Carson Wentz was not an enormous improve over Heinicke. But isn’t it additionally simply as true that Heinicke was not practically the winner many declared him to be?
In maybe the largest moments for each quarterbacks, did they not carry out at their lowest? Wentz in opposition to Cleveland was so unhealthy that after three quarters, he had solely handed for 60 yards with a passer score of 26.6. How might Wentz have carried out so poorly?
Equally true, when Washington wanted a house win over the Giants, Heinicke fumbled twice and couldn’t convert in Giants territory because the Commanders had been a woeful 1-10 on third downs.
Would possibly Rivera determine to easily shut the ebook on each and never have both return in 2023?
Story initially appeared on Commanders Wire