If there’s one source of optimism for the future of the Washington Redskins, besides perhaps Derrius Guice or Terry McLaurin, it’s their simple path to the No. 1 overall draft pick in 2020.
Washington’s 17-point loss Sunday to the New York Jets, a team supposed to be comparably underwhelming, dropped the Redskins to 1-9. The defeat created some more space between the two teams in the league standings: The Jets are now 3-7, two games better than Washington.
Now, had the Cincinnati Bengals pulled out their first win of the year Sunday against Oakland, Washington would be sitting in the No.