Redskins: Mid Season Recap

by IVIonteith | 6 years ago | 2 Comments

The roller coaster ride continues as Washington has reached its halfway point in the season. There's been unexpected stars rising, as well as players the coaching staff thought would shine playing below their expectations. Washington sits at 4-4, tied for last in the NFC East but only 2 games back from the division lead and 1 game out of a wildcard spot. With 8 games left, things will need to improve if we expect to reach the postseason. 

 

 

The Good

Despite rookie QB Lloyd's seemingly lackluster performance over the first half of the season, the coaching staff has been impressed with aspects of his game. He is taking the usual lumps a rookie would take, throwing 11 TDs to 12 INTs on the year. Although this appears to show Lloyd is lacking the understanding of making NFL reads, the coaching staff points to Lloyd's impressive 71% completion to show that he is understanding how to read the defense. 

 

"The Kid is right there. We have seen the promise that he can show; imagine what his numbers will look like in a year when he adds a few more TDs and knocks off a few INTs and continues to throw at this high completion rate. He will be talked about as a steal in the draft." - Coach Gruden

 

Everson Griffen was picked up as one of the early FA signings this last offseason by the previous regime. Coach thought initially that he would split time as Griffen has seen younger days, but the man has been playing outstanding. Currently leading for Defensive Linemen of the Year, he has accumulated 23 tackles and 5 sacks on the year while also forcing 2 fumbles. Griffen paired with Poppy, and the interior linemen Payne and Allen gives Washington one of the most fierce defensive fronts in football. 

 

The Bad

Derrius Guice is a superstar in this league and was expected to play as one. One of the most notable, if not the most notable offseason acquisitions was that of T David Bakhtiari. This was another anchor on a great offensive line lead by Trent Williams and Brandon Scherff. Guice, although injured for a good part of the season, has produced putrid numbers so far. He is averaging a measly 3.6 ypc and is being outproduced in ypc by backup Samaje Perine. 

 

 

 

Where we put much blame on Guice, we also spread that same blame towards the offensive line play as well. Where previously mentioned the acquisition of Bahktiari was to help produce in the run game and also protect the QB, it has done neither of those. The line has allowed 21 sacks on the year which puts them just inside the top 3rd worst in the league. 

 

 

Redskins Team Stats-

Offense - 2317 yards (28th)

Defense - 2067 yards (1st)

Points Scored - 158 (26th)

Points Allowed - 150 (10th)