Winners
Dwayne Haskins
The Redskins were adamant about adding weapons to the offense in the draft, doing everything they could to surround Haskins with as much talent as possible. With the additions of both Antonio Gibson and Antonio Gandy-Golden, Haskins now has a highly versatile pass-catching running back to shoulder the load in the backfield, and a big-bodied WR who can take the top off of the defense opposite Terry McLaurin. Washington also added Thad Moss, an extremely competent blocking TE with as sure of hands as you’ll ever see, plus Saahdiq Charles, an LT who can hopefully step into the starting role down the road.
If you’ve ever wondered who the most important guy is for Washington, the answer is clear — it’s Dwayne Haskins, and he got a lot more help around him this weekend.
Losers
Bruce Allen
If it wasn’t clear before that Bruce Allen was an incompetent general manager who set the Redskins back several years, the trade compensation that Washington got back from the San Francisco 49ers in lieu of a Trent Williams departure was the icing on the cake. After sitting out the entire 2019 season, Williams lost out on $13 million and a year of his prime, and the Redskins were able to get just a third and fifth-round pick for him. It’s easy to think that if Washington had traded him before the deadline in 2019, they would have easily been able to get a first-rounder for him at the very worst.
Bruce Allen's parting gift to the Redskins was completely mismanaging the Trent Williams situation. There were opportunities to secure a premium draft pick(s) to help build toward the future. Instead, he stubbornly refused.
Now, the best offer was a 3rd and a 5th.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) April 25, 2020
Winners
Logan Thomas and Richard Rodgers
The Redskins chose to pass up the TE position completely in the draft, saying that instead they are confident that they have a couple of solid players already on the roster, and it wasn’t a major area of need. Talk about a vote of confidence for a couple of free agents who have yet to take a snap in Washington, huh? The Redskins signed Thaddeus Moss as an undrafted free agent after the draft was over, and he will have a chance to compete for a roster spot, which he can definitely take, but as of now, it seems that both Thomas and Rodgers are not only safe going into the 2020 season, but they will likely be slotted in as the top two options at the position.