Are the Redskins for real?

ESPN asks and answers the question: Are the Redskins for real?

How they got here: Great question. The Redskins were easily the least attractive team in the NFC East heading into this season, mainly because they had a first-year head coach (Jim Zorn) who was installing an entirely new offense. But it’s amazing what can happen when you take care of the football. Quarterback Jason Campbell has yet to throw an interception in 153 pass attempts, and the Redskins have just one turnover in five games. There are probably plenty of reasons for their fast start, but that efficiency is the most obvious factor. 

Where they’re heading: It’s easy to think the Redskins will fade eventually. The reality is they likely won’t. Remember, they went into Philadelphia and beat a talented Eagles team in Week 5 after winning in Dallas a week earlier. If you can pull out tough wins in those places, you have to be considered a legitimate contender for the NFC East crown.

That sounds right to me. The Redskins have beaten 2 teams with winning records [Arizona, Dallas] and 2 teams with losing records, but teams that are nonetheless very dangerous [New Orleans, Philadelphia]. I think the next three games, the cupcake part of the schedule, will actually tell us quite a bit about the Redskins. If they’re for real, they will win all 3 games and 2 of them easily. The Redskins haven’t dominated a team for the length of a game yet. They dominated the 4th quarter against the Saints and Cardinals and dominated the 2nd and 3rd quarters against the Cowboys and Eagles. What they need to do is come out this Sunday and dominated a bad Rams team at FedEx Field — dominate them from start to finish.
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