The Washington Redskins came into the 2019 season with aspirations of competition. Bruce Allen famously remarked, in front of an assembly of reporters, that his team was close to contention. The Redskins selected a quarterback at No. 15 overall, in order to quickly fill the void left by Alex Smith’s injury. Then they traded up into Round 1 to solidify their defense. A win-now move.
Winning now was in the Redskins ambitions. But, in what has been a repetitive and fatal flaw of a self-conceited franchise under Dan Snyder and Bruce Allen, the Redskins thought they were closer than they actually were.