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The Washington Redskins have brought in a new head coach in Jay Gruden who, at the very least, should be less of a distraction than former head coach Mike Shanahan. The success of the team will rise and fall with how well-prepared Robert Griffin III is for the upcoming season. The addition of DeSean Jackson should help RGIII stretch the field and give him his first real deep threat of his career.
As beneficial as the loss of Shanahan may have been for organizational peace, it remains to be seen what will happen to the Redskins’ running game. Shanahan has a reputation for seemingly pulling 1,000 yard rushers out of nowhere and it will be interesting to see if Alfred Morris and Roy Helu are able to keep their production up without Shanahan’s schemes. The good news is that the passing game should be improved. DeSean Jackson and Pierre Garcon are good weapons and RGIII can be absolutely electric on the field.
The defense finished 30th last season and there isn’t much evidence that they’ll improve much this year. The Redskins overspent on Jason Hatcher based on one year of production and the only other significant move they made was to sign Ryan Clark, a former Redskin who left his best playing days in Pittsburgh. If the Hatcher move doesn’t pay off big, the Redskins are in trouble no matter how good RGIII plays.
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