Washington Redskins Season Outlook
Last season was a huge disappointment for the Washington Redskins. Hopefully the Redskins will return to the bruising running team they were in the 80’s and in 2005. Clinton Portis and Ladell Betts are both healthy, and both are high quality backs that can make big runs at any time. This NFL season will be the first full season for Jason Campbell as starting QB. The Redskins will only go as far as Campbell can take them. He only has 7 NFL starts under his belt, so he better learn how to be an effective NFL quarterback quickly. Daniel Snyder and the Washington Redskins fans don’t have the patience for another season like the past few years.
Joe Gibbs: Since Joe Gibbs unimpressive return to the Washington Redskins’ head coaching job, he’s lost more games than he’s won, and has looked like the game may have passed him by. He has however surrounded himself with some of the most respected names in NFL football coaching : Joel Bugel, Al Saunders, Gregg Williams, in an effort to get a more modern perspective. The problem is that different ideologies have made the team struggle to find its image and the fans have suffered. 2007 will be a crucial year for Gibbs’ future. If the Skins fail to make the playoffs this year, Gibbs will probably resign and hand the team to Gregg Williams.
Washington Redskins Off-Season Moves: Continuing problem is that most teams build through the draft, Snyder has chosen to build by over-paying free agents. This creates a nasty atmosphere in the locker room where nobody feels safe and ruins team chemistry. NFL players’ egos are remarkably fragile and they won’t play at their best if they feel like they are under a microscope 24/7.
