Redskins' Doug Williams: 'We're not looking in the rear-view mirror'

ASHBURN, Virginia -- Before Doug Williams discussed the Washington Redskins new quarterback, Alex Smith, he delivered a message to the assembled media. It was the start of a new era for the Redskins, occurring on the same day a part of their past, Kirk Cousins, had signed with the Minnesota Vikings.

But this day was about Smith, not Cousins, who becomes a part of the franchise's history.

"We're not looking in the rear-view mirror," said Williams, the Redskins' senior vice president of player personnel. "We're going forward, and that's where we are today. Everything is going forward, nothing behind us."

Though his three-year deal is short-term in nature, Kirk Cousins said the expectation is…