NFL Free Agency isn't over yet for the Washington Redskins, but we're already at the end of March and it's time to give them a grade thus far. The Redskins kicked off free agency with a blockbuster trade for quarterback Alex Smith and have been relatively busy since, despite not having a ton of cap space to work with.
This grade includes trades, retirements, signings, re-signings, and releases. With that in mind, here's our offseason grade for the Redskins.
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Key Additions/Re-Signings:
QB Alex Smith, WR Paul Richardson, CB Orlando Scandrick, LB Pernell McPhee
The Redskins will have a new quarterback under center and Jay Gruden thinks Smith is an upgrade over Cousins. Smith is coming off a career year and will need to get this Redskins offense clicking. The addition of Paul Richardson is intriguing because he is a lesser version of DeSean Jackson who had success in Washington.
Key Losses/Cuts:
QB Kirk Cousins, WR Terrelle Pryor, LB Trent Murphy, S Su'a Cravens, CB Kendall Fuller
Cousins spent six seasons in Washington and had spent the last two seasons playing under the team's franchise tag. Cousins has a regular season record of 26-30 as a starter and is 0-1 in the playoffs. Fuller was shipped to Kansas City in the Smith trade and not having him, or Cravens will hurt the secondary.
Grade: C
The Redskins signings were flashy and created headlines, but that doesn't mean they were good. With $19 million in cap space, Washington may make more moves in free agency before the NFL Draft, but at this point, I believe their team has gotten worse since the 2017 season ended.
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