Redskins QB Alex Smith ushers in new era, and something more

The Washington Redskins have a new quarterback. Again.

It’s almost become routine. The passing of the torch.

Some quarterbacks have held onto it longer than others. The John Beck era spanned over a gargantuan four weeks. Patrick Ramsey got four years, and some would say four years too many. Robert Griffin III didn’t get the time he needed. In hindsight, Kirk Cousins may have gotten too much.

For years, it seems, the Washington Redskins have been searching for the right quarterback. At times when they seemed to have the right one, they didn’t. And even when the glory days seemed to be upon the burgundy and gold again, there was still that lingering uncertainty. The teasing guarantee of change.…