The NFC East often seems like the division no one wants to win. The Washington Redskins closed the season on a four game winning streak to win the East behind an up and down Kirk Cousins. Going into the offseason, Washington wanted to get the taste of their playoff loss to the Packers out of their mouths and made big moves to make sure that doesn’t happen again in 2016.
2015 record: 9-7
Key draft picks: WR Josh Doctson, CB Kendall Fuller
Key additions: CB Josh Norman, TE Vernon Davis
Key departures: QB Robert Griffin III, S Dashan Goldson, RB Alfred Morris
Kirk Cousins started off the 2015 in a rocky place. He was consistently turning the ball over and put the Redskins in a 3-4 hole going into the bye week. That was just the break he and the team needed to gather themselves. For the rest of the season, the team only dropped three more game with two of those coming to the Patriots and Panthers. In six of the last nine games of the season, Cousins completed at least 70% of his throws. He finished the regular season with 4,166 yards, 69.9% completion with 29 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. Yes, Washington fans like that.
When you have someone like DeSean Jackson to throw to, you would think he would be the team’s leading receiver. Surprisingly, it was not. It was the tight end Jordan Reed. Reed finished 2016 with 952 yards and 11 touchdowns. Going into the 2016 season, the receiving corps still starts with Jackson and Pierre Garcon, but now first round pick Josh Doctson comes into the mix to round out the three go-to receivers. Reed is now accompanied by Vernon Davis after his Super Bowl run with the Denver Broncos. Read more...
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2015 record: 9-7
Key draft picks: WR Josh Doctson, CB Kendall Fuller
Key additions: CB Josh Norman, TE Vernon Davis
Key departures: QB Robert Griffin III, S Dashan Goldson, RB Alfred Morris
Kirk Cousins started off the 2015 in a rocky place. He was consistently turning the ball over and put the Redskins in a 3-4 hole going into the bye week. That was just the break he and the team needed to gather themselves. For the rest of the season, the team only dropped three more game with two of those coming to the Patriots and Panthers. In six of the last nine games of the season, Cousins completed at least 70% of his throws. He finished the regular season with 4,166 yards, 69.9% completion with 29 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. Yes, Washington fans like that.
When you have someone like DeSean Jackson to throw to, you would think he would be the team’s leading receiver. Surprisingly, it was not. It was the tight end Jordan Reed. Reed finished 2016 with 952 yards and 11 touchdowns. Going into the 2016 season, the receiving corps still starts with Jackson and Pierre Garcon, but now first round pick Josh Doctson comes into the mix to round out the three go-to receivers. Reed is now accompanied by Vernon Davis after his Super Bowl run with the Denver Broncos. Read more...
For NFL news, video highlights, game-day coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more only at feeltheaction.com
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