“I wish there was actually a way to know you’re in the good old days before you actually left them.”
Andy Bernard — played by Ed Helms — said that on the Season 9 finale of “The Office” years ago, but it fits pretty well with how the Washington Redskins might feel just about now. While they are currently sitting with the second-worst record in the NFL, a look around the rest of the league shows numerous staffers, coaches, and players finding great success in new locations. Whether it’s a coach who used to be a coordinator in Washington or a GM who found a new team to manage, it seems that the Redskins franchise was exactly the jumping-off point that these guys needed to get their careers going.
NFC leaders
Niners (8-1): Coach used to work for Redskins
Seahawks (8-2): GM used to work for Redskins
Packers (8-2): Coach used to work for Redskins
Saints (7-2): ?
Vikings (7-3): QB used to play for Redskins
Rams (5-4): Coach used to work for Redskins
Redskins: (1-8)— Dan Steinberg (@dcsportsbog) November 12, 2019
In case you need help remembering who all of those future stars were they go as the following: Kyle Shanahan, Redskins OC; John Schneider, Redskins VP of Player Personnel; Matt LaFleur, Redskins QB coach; Kirk Cousins, Redskins QB; Sean McVay, Redskins OC.
All of them were at one point in the building, working to bring success to Washington. Now, they’ve been able to find success elsewhere, and the Redskins are still sitting at the bottom of the league, looking for the right answers. Here’s to hoping that the good old days are right around the corner.
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