As Brandon Johnson hauled within the tip-drill Hail Mary move from Russell Wilson, your entire District of Columbia and surrounding areas set free a number of expletives, I’m certain.
“The Commanders are actually going to Commie this up, aren’t they,” some drunk individual in Adams Morgan mentioned. After a comeback that confirmed energy on either side of the ball with Sam Howell correctly operating the offense, Brian Robinson Jr. wanting like one of many most-improved operating backs in soccer, a defensive entrance that may disrupt a well-oiled offensive line, and not one of the bone-headed errors which have outlined Washington’s on-field NFL purgatory of this millennium, all of it almost went away as no Commanders’ defensive again managed to knock the ball to the turf and finish the sport.
In some way, Washington didn’t additional screw up its season from there and gained the sport. And the Commanders are 2-0 for the primary time since two names in the past, and extra particularly, 2011. That yr, Washington went to 3-1, had a Week 5 bye, then gained two video games the remainder of the season to complete 5-11. Then they traded as much as the second total choose of the following yr’s draft and chosen Robert Griffin III.
Welcome to the Commanders, Drake Maye!
Kidding.
History (hopefully) gained’t repeat itself as Washington already has a North Carolina quarterback main it. The outlook for this season is higher than solely 5 wins for the Commanders, even in one of the best division in soccer.
The Commanders wanted a fourth-quarter comeback at dwelling to defeat one of many worst groups within the league by 4 in Week 1. They usually have been dismantled by the first-half Broncos. The second-half Broncos are trash and Washington picked them aside. Now with the Payments coming to city in Week 3, will we lastly see the “actual” Washington? I’m not so certain. If the Commanders get blown out, everybody will say it’s extra of the identical crap within the nation’s capital. If Washington wins, everybody will suppose it’s a fluke until it’s an intensive demolishment. So the Commies actually don’t have anything to lose in opposition to a crew regarded as one of many favorites to achieve the Tremendous Bowl.
Properly, apart from one sport.
Regardless of two wins, the outlook for the Commanders within the NFC East is third, at greatest, which is ok. Philadelphia is actually certainly one of two groups ok to play within the Tremendous Bowl from the NFC this season, and Dallas’ protection is likely one of the greatest within the league and would be part of the 49ers and Eagles as potential Tremendous Bowl contenders if it didn’t have an enormous current historical past of choking within the playoffs.
The Giants comeback win over Arizona doesn’t show something about their capability, as taking on a sport in opposition to one of many worst groups in soccer isn’t spectacular. A lot of the remainder of the NFC is unproven too. The Lions and whoever comes out of the NFC South will even make the playoffs, which means there’s loads of wiggle room for the Commanders to go 9-8, or presumably 10-7 and nonetheless make the postseason.
Will this Washington crew set the world on hearth?
Nope, not even shut.
Is that this a Washington crew on the rise?
Sure, which is a bracing-for-impact-style reply.
There’s been loads of instances the franchise has “turned a nook” solely to have fallen again into purgatory, specifically with Griffin because the crew’s future greater than a decade in the past. And with out Dan Snyder concerned within the group, possibly this euphoria isn’t unwarranted.
And that’s the loopy half.
We’ve seen eight quarters and two wins from the Commanders. We’re not near determining what the crew is able to.
