Washington Redskins football is back.
Another new season has arrived, and no matter how down on the Redskins some prognosticators are, this time of year is always one full of hope for football fans here and around the country.
Here’s how to watch and what to watch for as the Redskins embark on the 2019 season this Sunday.
Opponent: Philadelphia Eagles
Where: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
When: Sunday, Sept. 8, 1 p.m.
Television: Fox
Radio: The Team 980
What to watch for:
- Case Keenum is your starting quarterback, joining the long list of Redskins starters of this millennium that includes everyone from Robert Griffin III to Todd Collins. How will Keenum be remembered? Is he keeping the driver’s seat warm for first-round pick Dwayne Haskins or can he prove he’s a good NFL quarterback, like he looked in Minnesota in 2017? Keenum’s performance against the Eagles will provide the first real hint of how this season might go.
- Derrius Guice is one of the most popular players among Redskins fans, yet Sunday will mark his first time ever taking a regular-season snap. After tearing his ACL in his first preseason game as a rookie in 2018, Guice completed a long road to recovery and will start Sunday. Washington listed him ahead of Adrian Peterson on the depth chart, with coach Jay Gruden saying the team has gotten him prepared to handle “the mother load” of carries.
- Carson Wentz will take the field for the first time since his second straight season-ending injury, a fractured vertebra. Wentz’s last game was Dec. 9 of last year; he missed the playoffs and sat out the 2019 preseason. The former No. 2 overall pick will face extra scrutiny as he returns to lead a team that again has Super Bowl aspirations — after all, this year Wentz doesn’t have Nick Foles waiting in the wings if he goes down again.
Pre-game reading:
What goes around keeps going around for the #Redskins, @thomloverro writes https://t.co/ms1sMKZiRg
— WashTimes Sports (@WashTimesSports) September 6, 2019
With the possibility of being inactive for Week 1, Adrian Peterson is accepting a reduced role in the #Redskins offense, by @Matthew_Paras https://t.co/LiAYrvRLjq
— WashTimes Sports (@WashTimesSports) September 6, 2019
Power shift: Marquee players find leverage in league long ruled by owners, by @Matthew_Paras https://t.co/uZs6jJy9ql
— WashTimes Sports (@WashTimesSports) September 6, 2019
#Redskins medical team under microscope amid Trent Williams holdout, by @Adam_Zielonka https://t.co/awPek5u9Ty
— WashTimes Sports (@WashTimesSports) September 6, 2019
Case by Case: As a backup or starter, #Redskins QB Keenum keeps an even keel, by @Matthew_Paras https://t.co/5pVWnvSViV
— WashTimes Sports (@WashTimesSports) September 5, 2019
A bird’s-eye view? #Redskins downplay significance of adding former #Eagles, by @Matthew_Paras https://t.co/NUTguP5v1m
— WashTimes Sports (@WashTimesSports) September 5, 2019
The #Redskins defense has talent. This year, they’re trying to add top-notch communication, @Adam_Zielonka writes. https://t.co/xv4xDZBPoj
— WashTimes Sports (@WashTimesSports) September 4, 2019
It wouldn’t have been unheard of for Jay Gruden to relinquish play-calling duties to Kevin O’Connell. Instead, Gruden will remain in charge of that, though he says it’s a “group effort.” More on the #Redskins offense from @Matthew_Paras: https://t.co/F0SJFeSQBB
— WashTimes Sports (@WashTimesSports) September 3, 2019
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