It's strange for any team coming off just seven wins in two years to be as optimistic as the 2015 Washington Redskins. Subtle yet significant changes during this offseason have created a rare feel-good factor around a franchise which has been mired in downbeat controversy for too long.
Most of those changes have come from the men at the top. More specifically, they've come from the new man at the top.
General manager Scot McCloughan has given this offseason a sense of direction, purpose and professionalism. His savvy moves in both free agency and the 2015 NFL draft, moves designed to rebuild the team in a time-honored way, have been met with an almost universal seal of approval by the league fraternity.