With 2014 Season Over, Time for Redskins to Evaluate for 2015 and Beyond

October 21, 2014   ·   Brad Gagnon   ·   Jump to comments


When the Washington Redskins fell to 3-6 nine weeks into the 2012 NFL season, then-head coach Mike Shanahan appeared to be waving a white flag by stating that they'd begin evaluating players for following season. He later clarified that he wasn't giving up on the campaign at hand, but a strange message had already been sent. 
Naturally, the Redskins didn't lose again for the remainder of the year, winning the NFC East for the first time since 1999. 
So by no means can we technically count out the 2-5 'Skins in 2014, but the circumstances aren't exactly similar.
See, at that point in 2012, the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles were also stuck on three wins and the New York Giants were the only team that needed to collapse in order for Washington to get back in it. Plus, they had a healthy Robert Griffin III dominating defenses and rookie running back Alfred Morris was on a tear. 
This year, they're already four games back of both Dallas and ...

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