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Washington Football Team 2020: A Redux of the 2001 Season

The Washington Football Team's new Head Coach Marty Schottenheimer (L) speaks to the media during a press conference with at Redskins Park in Ashburn, Virginia, 04 January 2001. Schottenheimer signed a four-year, 10 million USD deal to join the team. AFP PHOTO/Leslie E. KOSSOFF (Photo by LESLIE E. KOSSOFF / AFP) (Photo by LESLIE E. KOSSOFF/AFP via Getty Images)

The Washington Football Team’s 2020 campaign feels eerily similar to their 2001 season.

Tell me if this rings a bell. Your favorite team struggles through the season and eventually fires its head coach to bring in a renowned veteran coach to solve the problem.