Of all the crazy years in the Dan Snyder ownership era, there’s simply no doubt 2020 was by far the most bizarre and chaotic. Naturally, in true 2020 style, the somewhat unthinkable happened. A 1-5 start and 2-7 stall led to a 7-9 finish and a division crown.
As hall of fame baseball broadcaster Mel Allen used to say, “How about that!”
The year started out on the right note – Snyder and the then Washington Redskins were somehow able to lure and recruit Ron Rivera to Washington just as the disastrous 2019 season ended and team president Bruce Allen was finally fired.
Rivera was given full control of football operations and also had to serve as a savior for a downtrodden franchise that was rotten at the core. He quickly assembled a coaching staff filled with many assistants familiar to him from his time in Carolina, but retained special teams coordinator Nate Kaczor and hired defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio, both of whom he had not worked with beforehand.
Rivera promoted Kyle Smith and his staff went to work on free agency and the draft. They landed Logan Thomas, J.D. McKissic, Cornelius Lucas, Ronald Darby and Kendall Fuller. All were starters or key contributors for much of the season.
Washington drafted Chase Young at No. 2 overall and things seemed to be normal. Until the bottom fell out.
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TIGHT ENDS
TIGHT ENDS
WIDE RECEIVERS
WIDE RECEIVERS
RUNNING BACKS
RUNNING BACKS
QUARTERBACKS
QUARTERBACKS
GUARDS/CENTERS TOP AVAILABLE FREE AGENTS
GUARDS/CENTERS TOP AVAILABLE FREE AGENTS
Q&A with Ron Rivera, Martin Mayhew and Marty Hurney
Coach Ron Rivera, General Manager Martin Mayhew and Executive Vice President of Football/Player Personnel Marty Hurney met with the media via Zoom on Feb. 3 to discuss the direction of the new front office. The interview is edited for space.
OFFENSIVE TACKLES
OFFENSIVE TACKLES
Never a quiet time for WFT
The dust never settles around the Washington Football Team.
Bargains can be valuable additions
Raise your hand if you muttered derisively last offseason when the Washington Football Team signed free-agent tight end Logan Thomas away from the Detroit Lions.
3 big thoughts
3 big thoughts