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Derrius Guice is “itching” to go for Week 11 against the NY Jets

Guice has finally been removed from the IR and will take the field this week as the team prepares to host the Jets.

Week 11 is finally here, and the Washington Redskins get one of their best players back on the field at long last. After sitting out the last eight games, second-year running back Derrius Guice is ready to get back in the mix.

While Adrian Peterson has once again been great in Guice’s absence, it will be a two-man show going forward as the team looks to split the workload between them, though they haven’t yet said who will see the brunt of the load.

Guice has yet to play a full game in his young career, as two consecutive knee injuries have kept him sidelined.

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Redskins name Dwayne Haskins starting QB for rest of the season

The Redskins finally bit the bullet and said that their rookie QB will be named the starter from here on out.

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The Washington Redskins have officially named rookie QB Dwayne Haskins the starter for the rest of the season.

It was reported earlier last week that Haskins would at least accrue two-straight starts after being named QB1 in Week 9 against the Buffalo Bills, as interim coach Bill Callahan said that he would be the guy going into Week 11 against the New York Jets, but now Callahan says that they will be going with the rookie for the rest of the season.

This can be seen as a great move by the Redskins, as they need to get Haskins as many reps as possible during the remaining games this year as the team has no hopes to reach the playoffs.

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Terry McLaurin has accounted for nearly half of Washington’s touchdowns this year

The Redskins rookie has been outstanding this season, but his brilliance helps to magnify the turmoil all around him in Washington.

It’s a great sign to see a rookie break out in the first season of his career, no matter what position he plays. That becomes significantly less great when you consider the fact that the breakout season is virtually the only positive sign of life from the team.

That’s the situation that the Washington Redskins are in with rookie wide receiver Terry McLaurin. Through his first nine games, the 3rd-round pick out of Ohio State has almost 500 yards receiving and five touchdowns, which is the first among rookie receivers. That’s great news for Washington, but it’s troubling when you consider the fact that those five TDs have accounted for 45% of the Redskins 11 total touchdowns, none of which have come in the last three games.

It’s tough to look at a stat like that and feel sorrow, as it likely points to McLaurin being a huge piece of the future offense in Washington. The Redskins just need to make sure he’s not the only piece of the offense.

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What is the most disappointing aspect of the Redskins’ 2019 season?

The Redskins have been historically bad this season but it’s made worse by their inability to take advantage of a historically bad NFC East.

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If someone were to ask you to name what you thought was the most frustrating thing about the Washington Redskins 2019 season, what would you say?

Is it the Trent Williams situation, or the tempered development of Dwayne Haskins? Maybe another year of questionable planning from Bruce Allen and Dan Snyder? Perhaps it’s all of those combined, which have culminated in one giant mishap for the Redskins:

They missed out on taking advantage of a historically dreadful season from the rest of the NFC East.

Washington’s division has long been one of the toughest in the NFL in recent history. Along with the Redskins, the Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys, and New York Giants have combined to be the most successful division in the NFL since the 1970 NFL merger, with 21 NFC championship wins and 13 Super Bowl victories. You wouldn’t know that by looking at it thus far in 2019, as the division has a combined record of 13-24 just past the midway point in the season which ranks dead last in the NFL. The next worst division is the AFC South, which sits at 15-21 while being boosted by an 0-9 start from the Cincinnati Bengals.

While the Redskins aren’t the only team to blame for the abysmal season in the NFC East, they surely get a big piece of the pie. However, looking around them and seeing the turmoil felt by divisional rivals does almost more harm than good, as it shows what could have been possible if the team could have put together a few wins this season; if they could have found a way to put points on the board and actually resembled a professional football team with a path forward. Those are two big ‘ifs,’ but the point stands.

The Eagles — who won a Super Bowl in the last two seasons — sit at 5-4 without a capable defense. The Cowboys — who are one of the NFL’s most historically successful teams — sit at 5-4 with a question mark at the QB position. The Giants — who have a future Hall of Fame running back and a QB who is growing more capable by the week — sit at 2-8 with another chance at a top pick in 2020.

Then there’s the Redskins, sitting there at 1-8 with no answers for the present, and no plan for the future. When they look around at the rest of the division, it’s unlikely that they’ll smile and utter the adage that misery loves company; rather they’ll see this all as a big missed opportunity. If they couldn’t find a way out of this dogpile version of the NFC East in 2019, then how will they ever do it in the future?

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