Answering mailbag questions about the future in Washington, roughing-the-passer penalties, buyers and sellers at the trade deadline and more.
Week 6 starts Thursday. The mailbag starts now …
From Samuel Reyes (@YourfavHilo): Is it time to pull the plug on Ron Rivera and his staff? Either move him upstairs or completely get rid of him. His coaching isn’t working.
Samuel, I get your feelings on the trajectory of the operation. Washington was 7–9 in 2020, 7–10 in ’21, and would need to go 6–6 just to get to seven wins this year—which, given how much tougher the NFC East is than was expected, could be a bigger ask than you might think.