Gruden are likely safe after the season. This is not the news Redskins
fans wanted to hear on the last Sunday of the regular season.Gruden's record is
35-44-1 since becoming the Redskins head coach in 2014. He has dealt with
multiple problems that started at the top since getting the job. He has also had
23 players on IR last season and 24 players this year. These sound like excuses
to many fans for a coach with only one playoff appearance that ended in a loss
at home in the 1st round. This likely buys him another
year
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Defensive Coordinator Greg Manusky will likely have a target on his back and
could be replaced. His defenses have fizzled late, and he was publicly called
out by D.J. Swearinger(which led to his release). The Jets are expected to fire
Head Coach Todd Bowles, and his name has come up as a possible replacement at
DC. Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line Coach Bill Callahan is another name to
watch. There are rumors he might be ready to move on. Matt Cavanaugh is
Offensive Coordinator, but no one really knows what he does on the team. Kevin
O'Connell is the teams QB Coach/Passing Game Coordinator and could be in line
for a bigger role if either or both of the Redskins top offensiveassistants
leave.Rapoport cites the recent purge of 4 business executives hired this year
to enact positive change in the Redskins organization as a sign Allen is safe
once again. Owner Dan Snyder also reportedly believes Bruce is vital in getting
a new stadium deal done. Recently fired Redskins COO Brian Lafemina was brought
in with experience working with stadium deals during his time in the NFL league
office. LaFemina is now gone, and the bidding war between D.C., Maryland, and
Virginia hasn't happened. The team also hasn't been able to get the approvals
needed from Congress to use the RFK Stadium site.There is a lot of speculation
that Bruce Allen will be reassigned to the business side of the organization to
focus on the stadium deal. The Redskins lease at FedEx Field isn't up until
2027, but if they stay in Maryland, getting out of that deal sooner will be
easier.If Bruce Allen stays, which never really seemed to be in doubt despite
the #FireBruceAllen campaign on social media, he will still have influence on
the entire organization. It won't matter what his new job description is, this
will not be good enough for a frustrated, angry, and indifferent fan base that
is more and more ready to move on. Dan Snyder lives in an insulated bubble and
is reportedly surprised by the fan revolt. He doesn't have a clue what he has
done to the organization over the last two
decades
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of error. The Redskins continue to make money, but the cracks in the local fan
base are getting bigger. Dan Snyder doesn't care, and Bruce Allen will outlast
us all. The 5 o¡¯clock club is published Wednesday to Saturday during the season,
and aims to provide a forum for reader-driven discussion at a time of day when
there isn¡¯t much NFL news being published. Feel free to introduce topics that
interest you in the comments below.A quick peek backwardsBefore we move forward
to look at the challenge the Redskins will be facing when they visit the Jaguars
on Sunday, let¡¯s take a final quick look back at last week¡¯s beatdown at the
hands of the 4-8 New York Giants.Last weekend, ahead of the Giants game, 5
o¡¯clock club readers were invited to vote on over-under predictions for the
game. Let¡¯s see how we did.Predictions & actual results for last week¡¯s New
York Giants gameOBJ and Barkley combine for 13.5 catches against the Redskins on
Sundayprediction: over (57%)actual: Of course, OBJ was a late-week scratch from
the game, so this one was a little unfair.By himself, Saquon Barkley had only 4
catches for just 27 yards.Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty ImagesSaquon Barkley gets
131 scrimmage yards against the Redskins on Sundayprediction: over (58%)actual:
Barkley didn¡¯t even need his 27 receiving yards to get this number.He had 170
yards on the ground on a mere 14 carries.Saquon Barkley averages 5.81 yards per
touch against the Redskins on Sundayprediction: under (58%)actual: Normally, the
average yards from scrimmage is a number that is dragged up by the receiving
yards, and down by the rushing yards to some compromise spot in the middle.Not
so for Saquon Barkley last week.He averaged an astounding 12.1 yards per carry
as a rusher, and a mere 6.75 yards per reception as a receiver.I¡¯m too disgusted
to even do the math on the yards per touch average. It was a lot more than
5.81.Hell, it was a lot more than 9.81.The Redskins give up 429 yards of total
offense to the Giants on Sundayprediction: under (69%)actual: Not that 429 yards
is a challenging total for a
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402 yards of total offense, but a lot of that was likely due to New York taking
their foot off the gas once they were up 40-0.Photo by Dan Kubus/Getty
ImagesSanchez will throw 2 interceptions on Sunday versus the Giantsprediction:
He will throw exactly two (54%)actual: The fans ¡ª incredibly ¡ª got this one
right.What makes it perhaps more impressive, is that Sanchez managed to do this
while playing just over half the game.Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty ImagesThe
Giants defense did manage to collect a third INT, but that one was late in the
game, and came from the arm of Josh Johnson.The Giants will get 3.5 sacks
against the Redskins on Sundayprediction: A perfect 50/50 split, with 82 votes
for ¡°over¡±, and 82 for ¡°under¡±.I should become a bookie.actual: Washington gave
up 5 sacks to the Giants defense.Photo by Rob Carr/Getty ImagesBy the way, all 5
of the sacks were against Mark Sanchez.The very mobile Josh Johnson spent most
of his night on the field sprinting left or right, and the Giants pass rushers
couldn¡¯t catch up with him.Which will Mark Sanchez throw more of on
Sunday?prediction: 37% of fans said that Sanchez would have the same number of
INTs and TDs, as opposed to more of one or the other.actual: We all know that
the Redskins were being shut out when Jay Gruden turned to Josh Johnson, so
it¡¯ll come as no surprise that Mark Sanchez further enhanced his standing as an
unreliable quarterback by throwing two picks, while failing to score at
all.Here¡¯s what James Dorsett had to say about the Sanchize following the Giants
debacle:Adrian Peterson rushes for 89.5 yards against the Giants on
Sundayprediction: Over (58%)actual: I have to admit, this fan prediction
surprised me.Peterson actually got only 16 yards on 10 carries, which surprised
me more.Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty ImagesShifting the focus to the
Jacksonville JaguarsThe Jaguars played in the AFC Championship game last
year
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people felt that the Sacksonville defense would see the team right back in the
AFCC game again this season.Meanwhile, preseason expectations for the Redskins
weren¡¯t very high (except for me... I picked them to win ten games and the NFC
East).By the time both teams had played 5 games, each of them was sitting at
3-2.The Jaguars had a big win over the Patriots in Week 2 and the Redskins had
quality wins against the Packers and Panthers.Over the next 4 games, the two
teams would head in dramatically different directions.The Redskins went 3-1 to
reach an overall record of 6-3, and put themselves at the top of the NFC
East.Jacksonville went 0-4 and plummeted to the bottom of the standings in the
AFC South.Thelosing streak reached 7 games before Jacksonville picked up a 6-0
victory over division rival Indianapolis in Week 14.That was followed up by a
30-9 beatdown at the hands of another division rival, the Titans, last week on
Thursday Night Football ¡ª a game that looked a lot like the Redskins-Giants
travesty that followed on Sunday.The Redskins come into this week¡¯s game in
Jacksonville riding a 4-game losing streak, and having lost 5 of the last
6.Jacksonville, meanwhile, has lost 8 of their last 9 games.The Redskins come
into the game with plans to start their 4th different quarterback of the season
in Josh Johnson, with most fans seeing that as a likely upgrade to last week¡¯s
starter, Mark Sanchez.The Jaguars will probably be starting Cody Kessler over
Blake Bortles; I don¡¯t think it even matters which one gets the nod.Bortles
started the first 11 games for the Jaguars this season.As a starter in 2018 he
has a 3-8record, and has thrown 13 TDs and 10 INTs, while rushing 50 times for
325 yards.Kessler started in the last two
games
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against the Colts and 9 points in the loss to the Titans.Kessler also played in
the Houston Texans game mid-season.Kessler, in his three appearances, has 2
passing TDs and 1 INT.He has also run 12 times for 53 yards.Photo by Wesley
Hitt/Getty ImagesSuffice to say, neither quarterback has been leading many
offensive explosions this season.Here¡¯s my take on this game: Whichever team
loses this game should be #32 in the Power Rankings that follow.This is a
contest to see which team has fallen the to the deepest depths from which there
is no return (this season), and which team still has a little pride left.My gut
tells me that the Jags are the team that has given up, and that the Redskins ¡ª
still just a half-game out of a playoff seeding ¡ª have a reason to fight
on.Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty ImagesMy gut tells me that the Jaguars are lost
in the wilderness at quarterback, while the Redskins stand ready to rally around
Josh Johnson, at least this week.Let¡¯s see what your collective guts are telling
you.Jacksonville is ranked 30th in the league in Points per Game scored, at
16.3.Only Arizona and Buffalo are worse.The Redskins rank two slots above the
Jags at 19.2 ppg, among a group of only six teams averaging under 20 ppg.Photo
by Wesley Hitt/Getty ImagesSince Week 5, Jacksonville has scored over 20 points
just twice, and is averaging 13.75 ppg in those 8 games.They have been held
under 10 points five times this season.In Cody Kessler¡¯s two previous starts
against the Colts and Titans (ranked 15th & 4th in scoring defense) the Jags
averaged 7.5 points per game.The Redskins are ranked 14th in scoring defense,
one slot ahead of the
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