by Bill Young
The Washington Redskins have looked absolutely awful the last few weeks. Even the victory over Tennessee looked like one of the worst games ever played. The defense is the league's worst. Now, to make matters worse, the one hundred million dollar man, Albert Haynesworth has been suspended for the remainder of the season.
The Redskins were already thin at nose tackle as it was. This move effectively ends their season since Maake Kemoatu has been ineffective at best, getting zero penetration into the backfield. This coupled with the achilles injury to emerging star safety Laron Landry makes the secondary limited as well. Clearly, the Redskins can't hope to do well with Reed Doughty constantly getting run over and eluded by Brandon Jacobs. Granted, that performance was one game, but similar plays have been occurring all season.
While the Redskins do not give up a lot of points, the defense typically fails in the fourth quarter due to lack of depth. When a stop is really needed, the defense is too gassed and gives up a ton of yardage.
The offense hasn't been outstanding. However, TE Chris Cooley and WR Anthony Armstrong have been bright spots in an otherwise dull season.
The Redskins better get it together or the Cowboys, 3-1 under Jason Garrett, will pass them for 3rd in the division. Perhaps the Redskins want to be this bad. Tanking might be best for a team that has far less talent than its division rivals. Unfortunately, the Redskins typically don't have the draft picks available to take advantage of their dismal seasons.
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