Everyone knew Ron Rivera had a tough gig on his hands when he agreed to be head coach of the Washington Redskins.
One of the most prominent issues, obviously, was the impasse between the team and left tackle Trent Williams. With the front office and training staff overhauled and Rivera at the controls though, it seemed like the new head coach would be able to pull it off.
Adding Quinton Dunbar to the mix wasn’t something anyone widely predicted.
From the sounds of Dunbar’s request to be traded or released, he and his reps felt like he had an extension on the way this offseason. That has changed since Rivera took over.
And that’s a big problem for a Redskins team that has spent significant time developing Dunbar into a quality cornerback — after he joined the team as a wide receiver.
The Redskins already have big questions in the secondary thanks to the question that is Josh Norman and the unsteady play elsewhere. So in an ideal world, Rivera will be able to get in here and rehab this issue to the point it’s a strength again.
But as is usually the case for the Redskins lately, nothing has been perfect. Now Rivera has to tackle the impasse between Williams and the team — be it medical concerns, money or otherwise — as well as fix the money issue between the team and Dunbar.
Rivera is often cited as the right man for the job, so we’ll see if he can put out this new, unanticipated fire in the middle of February.
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