Forget the historic collapse; the Atlanta Falcons went from an 8-8 record -- with three wins in the final 11 weeks -- to a team that held a 25-point lead in the Super Bowl in one year. So it's worth asking: Can the Washington Redskins go from an 8-7-1 team to a Super Bowl contender in one offseason?
Just looking at the roster, here are some comparisons:
Quarterback
Kirk Cousins is not Matt Ryan. But Ryan isn’t Aaron Rodgers, either. And, like Cousins, Ryan needed to help to take his team places.