By Joe Pohoryles What a finish. The Washington Football Team snuck past the New York Giants 30-29 on a last-second field goal on Thursday Night Football. Washington is now 1-1 on the season and looking to upset Buffalo next week. A win is a win, and the finish was exciting, but that does not changeContinue reading “A win’s a win, but…”
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2021 NFL Draft Reactions
By: Joe Pohoryles The 2021 NFL Draft is underway, and the Washington Football team will be adding their newest crop of players to fill any holes in the roster and try to improve from last year’s 7-9 record. Follow along as this post will get updated over the next few days. Round 1 (19)- JaminContinue reading “2021 NFL Draft Reactions”
Evaluating the Alex Smith trade as his time in Washington ends
By: Joe Pohoryles Over three years ago, the Washington Football Team made a move to stabilize the quarterback position, trading cornerback Kendall Fuller and a 2018 third-round pick to the Kansas City Chiefs for Alex Smith. With Kirk Cousins heading out the door (he signed with the Vikings two months later), and with the ChiefsContinue reading “Evaluating the Alex Smith trade as his time in Washington ends”
With Stafford off the table, is it ‘Watson or bust’?
By: Joe Pohoryles The LA Rams went big when acquiring longtime Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, sending away two first-round picks, a third-rounder and former first overall pick Jared Goff in return for Stafford, who turns 33 on Sunday. The Washington Football Team was reportedly in the mix to gain his services, apparently offering theContinue reading “With Stafford off the table, is it ‘Watson or bust’?”
Taylor ‘Lamar’ Heinicke nearly beats ‘Tompa Bay’ in Wild Card round
From XFL backup to NFL playoff starter, Taylor Heinicke shocked the world by bringing the Washington Football Team to the brink of an upset over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Tampa ended up winning 31-23, but Heinicke was far from the reason Washington came up short. In just his second career NFL start, Heinicke delivered theContinue reading “Taylor ‘Lamar’ Heinicke nearly beats ‘Tompa Bay’ in Wild Card round”
Making sense of a wild Week 17 in the NFC East
The Washington Football Team is the 2020 NFC East champion. It feels good to write that. It feels good to know that as the truth. Does it mean a likely defeat at the hands of Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers? Yes. Does it mean a more difficult schedule in 2021? Unfortunately. Despite that,Continue reading “Making sense of a wild Week 17 in the NFC East”
2020 All-Fantasy Football Teams
After much uncertainty, the NFL has nearly completed the regular season. There were plenty of bumps along the way, but ultimately no games needed to be canceled/postponed to the end of the season. Best of all, fantasy football could be played without a hitch. Last year, I published my ballots for the All-Fantasy Football Teams.Continue reading “2020 All-Fantasy Football Teams”
‘Pain’ Haskins dead man walking in DC
If it wasn’t already clear that Dwayne Haskins Jr. should not take the field for the Washington Football Team again, it became undeniable this afternoon when a former XFL backup who was on the practice squad until this week outperformed the ever-regressing former first-round pick in just half-a-quarter’s worth of playing time. Haskins finished theContinue reading “‘Pain’ Haskins dead man walking in DC”
How should the Washington Football Team address the quarterback position in 2021?
The Washington Football Team defense has proven itself as one of the better units in the NFL. Fans and analysts nationwide are beginning to take notice of Washington as a team on the rise. Most notably, ESPN’s Domonique Foxworth believes the team’s Super Bowl window opens next season. Personally, I am not as optimistic, butContinue reading “How should the Washington Football Team address the quarterback position in 2021?”
Laying out every scenario in which The Washington Football Team wins the division
With a record of 6-7 and three games left in the regular season, the Washington Football Team is leading the NFC East. The last time the team led the division with three games remaining was 2015, where the team was also 6-7 and ended the season on a three-game winning streak to claim the divisionContinue reading “Laying out every scenario in which The Washington Football Team wins the division”
The Wildcard 