Well Youth Chase Roullier Jersey , The Redskins fall to 5-3 following the beat down handed to them courtesy of the surging Atlanta Falcons. To add to the misery, Washington loses Paul Richardson Jr., Brandon Scherff, and Shawn Lauvao to season-ending injuries. It was ugly all-around for so many reasons, and what once was a promising outlook to the final stretch of the season has turned into a bleak and demoralizing week heading into the Redskins game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. All in all, it seems terrible now, but games still have to be played, and the Redskins must adapt to new circumstances. In the meantime, let us look at the things we learned from the game against the Atlanta Falcons.Will the Redskins be able to keep up with anyone, at all? The Redskins performances in wins compared to losses are night and day to each other, and it is just amazing. In each victory, the Redskins never trailed and had gotten off to fast starts in four of the five victories. However, in each of the three losses, they never had a lead, nor was the game close. The average margin of victory for the Redskins opponents are 20 points per game, they have been completely manhandled in all three losses. With the loss among the offensive line, especially pro bowlers Trent Williams and Brandon Scherff, the task will be even more significant to establish the line of scrimmage and a rushing attack. Without a rushing attack and an effective Adrian Peterson, the offense is a tad worse than anemic, so whatever adjective you have in mind is exactly what they are. The Redskins defense failed to show up in two of the Redskins three losses; however, if the Redskins are unable to put up points to give this team a chance to win against more efficient offenses (i.e., Tampa Bay coming up) they will be in big trouble.Speaking of the defense, the Redskins had a great test to show New Orleans was a fluke and failed just as bad. They are good, but not an elite unit.Greg Manusky and his defensive staff have these guys playing well collectively, for the most part, this is the unit that gives the Redskins the best chance to win week in-and-out. However Shawn Lauvao Jersey , in two outings against high powered offenses, they were thoroughly outplayed. The biggest threats to the Redskins defense coming up will be the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles, and possibly the Houston Texans. For obvious reasons, the Redskins are reeling right now, so regardless of how they are perceived from an outsider’s perspective, they must respond against the Buccaneers if they want to save the season. Quit the talk of “players effort” the issue in these losses are execution and coachingWherever you want to place the majority of the blame for losses is up to you, but other teams were just better than Washington. The effort is there, and they are not merely a lifeless team. So whether it is the fact that the Redskins struggle to move the football, defend simple route concepts, exploit a team’s defensive weaknesses, or apply more pressure on opposing offenses, the Redskins players and staff fail to get the job done. Saying that is not by any means a consolation prize for how they look when they lose, because they have to do a significantly better job. Moving forward in the season there is no doubt there should be some pressure on Jay Gruden to address the vulnerabilities on his team that has been consistently attacked by opposing teams. The task will become greater due to injuries but at this point, five years into his coaching stint, excuses have run dry, and he must get the job done. No, it is not time to bench Alex Smith, and that time will never arrive; however, it is officially okay to hit a panic button. If you have one.You can argue that Alex Smith had his best game as a Redskin in a 14-point offensive outing against Atlanta, but what is that saying? It says absolutely nothing. The Redskins struggled to move the ball against an Atlanta Falcons defense who was giving up 28 points per game. Overall, Alex Smith has not been good, and there has been no sense of incremental improvement as the weeks went along. To what point does the play at the quarterback position dash any chances of a playoff berth this year? With five of the remaining eight games on the road for Washington, playing in hostile environments, the Redskins will desperately need for Alex Smith to become a more efficient quarterback. It seems like a longshot, but if Alex Smith can even play to the level of a top 16 quarterback Authentic Deshazor Everett Jersey , the Redskins can find a way to finish the year with double-digit victories.It’s time for the 2nd annual roster contest! Predicting late round draft picks & UDFAs It’s time for a roster contest!Here’s the deal.I’ll list the late round draft picks (everyone taken from the fourth to seventh round + the supplemental draft pick) and several UDFA players who were in college a few months ago.You predict which ones will make the team or practice squad, and which ones won’t.It’s that simple.6 Late Draft PicksRound 4 - Troy Apke - S, Penn StateRound 5- Tim Settle - DL, Va TechRound 6 - Shaun Dion Hamilton - ILB, AlabamaRound 6 - Adonis Alexander - DB, Va Tech (supplemental draft)Round 7 - Greg Stroman - CB, Va TechRound 7 - Trey Quinn - WR, SMU9 Offensive UDFAsSimmie Cobbs, Jr. - WR, IndianaCam Sims - WR, AlabamaShay Fields - WR, ColoradoDarvin Kidsy - WR, Texas SouthernJ.P. Holtz - TE, PittMatt Flanagan - TE, Rutgers & PittGarrett Hudson - TE, RichmondTimon Parris - OL, Stony BrookCasey Dunn - C, Auburn5 Defensive UDFAsQuinn Blanding - S, UVaDanny Johnson - CB, Southern UJerod Fernandez - LB, NC State Ranthony Texada - CB, TCUVontae Diggs - LB, UConnThat’s 20 players — 6 draft picks, 9 offensive UDFAs & 5 defensive UDFAs.========================================================Make a prediction for each of these 20 guys and score points.Here’s how it’ll work:For each player, simply predict “TEAM”, “PS” (practice squad) or “CUT” in the comments belowEach correct prediction will earn you points; each wrong prediction loses you pointsPicks need to be made by 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time Youth Montae Nicholson Jersey , 31 August 2018. Note that entries will not be accepted if submitted after the Redskins publicly announce ANY roster moves following the end of the Baltimore Ravens game, regardless of the original deadline.The results will be determined based on the status of these 20 players on Thursday, 6 September 2018, at 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.In case of confusion or dispute, Bill-in-Bangkok will be the final arbiter of each player’s status.Any of the 20 players above who are listed on the 53-man roster, PUP list, IR list or NFI list will count as “team”.Players on the Practice Squad should be self-explanatory.Everyone else, will be deemed to be “cut”.To enter, just copy the list of 20 names above, paste it into the comment box and then make your 20 predictions.If you want to update or change your predictions, just reply to your original comment with a whole new list, and I will use the last eligible posted entry that you submit.=======================================================Scoring:To enter, just copy the list of 20 names above, paste it into the comment box and then making your 20 predictions.If you want to update or change your predictions, just reply to your original comment with a whole new list, and I will use the last eligible posted entry that you submit.======================================================Sample Entry:Late Draft PicksRound 4 - Troy Apke - S, TEAMRound 5 - Tim Settle - DL, TEAMRound 6 - Shaun Dion Hamilton - ILB, TEAMRound 6 - Adonis Alexander - DB, TEAMRound 7 - Greg Stroman - CB, PSRound 7 - Trey Quinn - WR, TEAMOffensive UDFAsSimmie Cobbs, Jr. - WR, TEAMCam Sims - WR, CUTShay Fields - WR, CUTDarvin Kidsy - WR Cheap Josh Doctson Jersey , PSJ.P. Holtz - TE, TEAMMatt Flanagan - TE, CUTGarrett Hudson - TE CUTTimon Parris - OL, CUTCasey Dunn - C, PSDefensive UDFAsQuinn Blanding - S, TEAMDanny Johnson - CB, PSJerod Fernandez - LB, CUTRanthony Texada - CB, PSVontae Diggs - LB, PS=====================================================Let’s see how the scoring would work out.For simplicity, let’s just assume that I only got four players wrong: Shaun Dion Hamilton, Trey Quinn, Kidsy and Blanding.Sample Scoring:4th round- 1 Team right = 5 points5th round - 1 Team right = 6 points6th round - 1 Team right (7 pts) 1 Team wrong (-3 pts) = 4 points7th round - 1 PS right (5 pts), 1 Team wrong (-2 pts) = 3 pointsUDFAs - 42 pointsTeam - 2 right = 10 pointsTeam - 1 wrong = -1 pointPS - 4 right = 28 pointsPS - 1 wrong = -1 pointsCut - 6 right= 6 points Total Points = 60 (5 + 6 + 4 + 3 + 42)=====================================================To enter, just copy the list of 20 names above, paste it into the comment box and then making your 20 predictions.If you want to update or change your predictions, just reply to your original comment with a whole new list, and I will use the last eligible posted entry that you submit.PrizesYour reward for the top score in the Roster Contest will be bragging rights for 12 full months.This will include, but is not limited to, the opportunity to list “Roster Contest Champion, 2018” in your signature line in perpetuity.2017 Roster Contest Champion - RedspinLinks to information on UDFAsReview of Redskin UDFA wide receiversReview of Redskin UDFA offensive players (non-WR)Review of Redskin UDFA defensive players