Coaching From The Couch®

It’s amazing what winning two games in the span of five days can do for a team and its fan base. The Washington Football Team capped off the Thanksgiving holiday with a 41-16 dismantling of the Dallas Cowboys. Next up, Washington has the Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, and then the Seattle Seahawks. These three games will tell Washington exactly who they are currently. The recipe they used against the Dallas Cowboys was precisely what it should have been: a heavy do

Coming into the 2020 NFL season, there was much discussion about how dominant the Washington defensive line would be. There was so much conversation about this being the year the defensive line becomes the force it should be with the addition of Chase Young. If you're keeping count, that's four first round picks that start on the defensive line for Washington. The problem is, they haven't played consistently as a unit over the first nine games of the season. You have seen som

Alex Smith playing right now may be the best thing to ever happen to Dwayne Haskins in Washington. A lot of people forget the impact Alex Smith had in San Francisco on Colin Kaepernick and in Kansas City on Patrick Mahomes. Each quarterback credits Alex Smith for showing them how to prepare and get ready for each game. Smith has always been the consummate professional and knows how to prepare to be successful in the NFL. Right now, that seems to be one of Haskins' main issues

The Washington Football Team will begin the second part of their schedule with plenty to consider. Not only has the bye week come and gone, but so too has the trade deadline. Many wondered would Washington be buyers or sellers at 2-5. The answer was none of the above. Washington was speculated to be shopping Dwayne Haskins, Ryan Kerrigan, Brandon Scherff, and Ryan Anderson. There were also some rumblings that Washington was in the market for a wide receiver and possibly a saf

In my previous article, I broke down each Washington Football Team position group on offense and provided a midseason progress report grade on their performance. Now we are going to take a look at the defensive unit. The defense has looked dominant at times and at others they looked as though they couldn't stop a runny nose. They have shown the ability to get to the quarterback with their front seven, but losing Matt Ioaniddis has clearly affected the defensive line. The seco

The Washington Football Team is on a bye week with some much needed confidence going into this next stretch of games. When they return, they play the Giants, Lions, Bengals, and then the Cowboys on Thanksgiving. These next four games are all winnable. Right now, they are a half game back of the division lead behind the Eagles who are 2-4-1. The coaching staff has to be encouraged by the team as they have shown signs of life in the last two games. Much of that can be attribute