There are some things that one simply can’t deny about the 2020-21 Washington Football Team. They outperformed all expectations. The team gave fans cause for optimism for the future. Ron Rivera showed in words and actions that he is committed to impacting cultural changes. Alex Smith was an inspiration and an aberration.
Now the league’s slam-dunk Comeback Player Of The Year looks like he’s played his last snap in Burgundy and Gold. Fans, management, coaches, and teammates alike have said all the things that you would expect them to say, have honored and celebrated Smith’s accomplishments, and have praised him for what he was able to accomplish, however as unique as his season and this season has been, there is a very familiar path that things seem to be headed on as player and club begin to grow further apart.