How Can the Washington Redskins Bounce Back in 2012?

June 13, 2012   ·   Scott FitzGerald   ·   Jump to comments

There's not a whole lot you can say about 5-11.
Unless, of course, you're Steve Spurrier, in which case you'd say, "Ok, we wound up 5-11! Not very good! But there was some worse 'un us. I guess that's one positive way to look at it, we weren't the worst team in the league. But it wa'n't very good. And we're disappointed."
Although Mike Shanahan thought the offense was playoff caliber last year, with Rex Grossman at quarterback, he has yet to offer up such a mind-boggling summation of a 5-11 record.
There's no doubt in my mind that the 2012 season will be nothing like 2011. The 'Skins have made significant progress this offseason and are primed to bounce back. 
Turning around a sub-.500 record is going to be facilitated by three specific factors. 
 
The Shanahans play to RGIII's strengths
The rest of the last line should read, "and don't overwhelm him."  Let's be honest, ever since before he was even drafted by Washington,...

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