PHILADELPHIA -- The preseason picks stuck with them a little while, which is why Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden brought it up once again this past week. He rattled off the names of publications that picked them last; he likely missed a dozen more that did the same.
And here they are. Champions of the NFC East after beating Philadelphia 38-24 Saturday night. Go ahead and scoff at the bad play of the division, but remember this: In 2011, the division champion only won nine games -- and the Redskins still lost 11. So just because it’s a bad division did not mean the Redskins would naturally contend.