Washington Football Team 2021 Mock Off-Season - Hogs Haven

With the football season having ended for Washington Saturday night at the hands of Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, discussion will now have to shift to the off-season.

There is no doubt this team has several key areas it needs to improve this winter/spring to become a consistent competitor in 2021 and beyond - none more important than finding a stabile force at quarterback.

Below is a mock off-season, starting with re-signing our own free agents and taking us through the 2021 NFL Draft.

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2021 Salary Cap:

Based upon the NFLPA’s agreement with the league, the 2021 salary cap can not go below $175M, but recent projections have the cap at $195M(how you ask me...IDK).

So, I’m going to go on the high side of this projection and assume we see a $190M salary cap for the new league year.

Given this, the Washington Football Team should have around $55M(give or take a few million) in cap space.

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Cuts/Retirements:

I agree with Bill, that we will see Alex Smith announcing his retirement within the next few weeks, clearing roughly an extra $14.5M in cap space for 2021 - and more in 2022($21M).

*Projected New Cap Space: $69.5M

Re-signing our own:

Fortunately, one of the big off-season pieces, center Chase Roullier, has been locked up for the foreseeable future. However, there are a few more key soon-to-be unrestricted free agents that the Football Team should re-sign.

- Chase Roullier(already done): 4 years, $40.5M($2.2M cap hit in 2021)

- Brandon Scherff: 4 years, $62M($8M cap hit in 2021)

- Ronald Darby: 3 years, $27M($4M cap hit in 2021)

ERFA:

- Kyle Allen - Original round tender($850k)

- Cam Sims - Original round tender(Unknown)

*Projected New Cap Space: $54M

2021 Key Free Agent Acquisitions:

- Allen Robinson(CHI) WR 6’3” 211 Age 27: 3 years, $60M($7M cap hit in 2021)

- Anthony Walker Jr.(IND) ILB 6’1” 238 Age 26: 3 years, $27M($5M cap hit in 2021)

- Jayon Brown(TEN) LB 6’0” 228 Age 26: 3 years, $18M($3M cap hit in 2021)

- Gerald Everett(LAR) TE 6’3” 240 Age 27: 2 year, $12M($6M cap hit in 2021)

Acquired Via Trade:

Washington sends a 2021 1st round pick and 2022 3rd round pick to the Lions for Matt Stafford.

- Matt Stafford(DET) QB 6’3” 220 Age 33: 2 year, $43M($20M cap hit in 2021)

*Projected New Cap Space: $13M

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2021 NFL Draft:

Round 1: Traded to Lions

Round 2: Teven Jenkins OT Oklahoma State - Massive, easy-mover with a bit of a nasty steak who can project at either offensive tackle spot in the NFL. Would be best suited in a zone scheme.

Round 3: Elijah Moore WR Ole Miss - Moore is an explosive, tough, run-after-the-catch slot receiver who can thrive in an offense like Scott Turner’s who utilizes a lot of crossers and choice routes.

Round 3: Elijah Molden CB Washington - Uber-athletic corner with smooth hips and good closing speed who can play either on the outside or in the slot.

Round 4: Baron Browning LB Ohio State - Many view him as a downhill thumper with special teams ability due to some hip stiffness and lack of awareness in zone coverage.

Round 6: Peyton Hendershot TE Indiana - Ron and company take a shot on a talented, yet troubled(arrested for domestic violence) tight end.

Round 7: Xavier Henderson S Michigan State - Developmental safety prospect who will need to make his mark on special teams.

*First four rounds were done using TDN’s Mock Draft Simulator

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2021 Projected Starting Lineups:

Offense:

QB - Matt Stafford

RB - Antonio Gibson

WR - Allen Robinson

WR - Terry McLaurin

Slot - Elijah Moore(R)

TE - Logan Thomas/Gerald Everett

LT - Cornelius Lucas/Teven Jenkins(R)

LG - Wes Schweitzer/Saahdiq Charles

C - Chase Roullier

RG - Brandon Scherff

RT - Morgan Moses

Defense:

EDGE - Chase Young

DT - Jonathan Allen/Matt Ioannidis

DT - Daron Payne

EDGE - Montez Sweat

MIKE - Anthony Walker Jr.

SAM - Cole Holcomb

WILL - Jayon Brown

CB - Kendall Fuller

CB - Ronald Darby

Nickle - Jimmy Morland/Elijah Molden(R)

S - Landon Collins

S - Kamren Curl

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Analysis/Reasoning:

I went into the 2021 off-season with hope of finding a quarterback... and find one I did. The price for Stafford may seem a bit high, but he’s a legitimate talent even at age 33. With a solid offensive line in front of him, and weapons all around him, Stafford can thrive with a solid running game, and play-action shots to McLaurin and Robinson.

Outside of quarterback, I really set out to improve our offensive weapons and linebacking corps. You can see that with the free agent signings of Robinson, Everett, Walker Jr. and Brown. I also wanted to keep our offensive line intact, but give us a potential stud young offensive tackle to develop - which I landed in Jenkins.

I know many of you will ask about a Jonathan Allen extension this off-season. Right now, I’m going to hang tight and see how a few things play out. There is always time to get a deal done during the season or next off-season. But, I am a tad bit hesitant to give him a big payday at the moment. Time will tell...

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