There is every reason in the world to admire Ron Rivera and the courage and perseverance the Washington Football Team coach has shown while battling cancer in this most unusual NFL season ever.
There is every reason to love, savor and appreciate Alex Smith’s comeback from a leg broken in two places and the 17 surgeries needed to repair it and allow him to resume his NFL career.
The problem is Rivera’s insistence on starting Smith at quarterback is a terrible decision that, at best, could set the team’s development back for who knows how long.
It’s not Smith’s fault. He paid for his second chance – literally – with blood, sweat, and tears. And throwing for 325 yards in yet another close, grim loss to the New York Giants on Nov. 8 showed Smith still has it. That’s despite three interceptions, the last two of which cemented the outcome for the Giants.
“Unfortunate,” was Rivera’s description of the miscues. “He tried to make things happen and forced things and, unfortunately, bad things happened each time.”
Rivera already made one horrible decision the first time Washington played New York, going for the two-point conversion and the win instead of playing the odds and forcing overtime. The WFT lost, 20-19.
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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