Washington Offense
Much like the Giants, Washington is a team in transition. They entered the season under Head Coach Jay Gruden, the brother of Raider HC Jon Gruden. In five previous seasons as Washington head coach, Gruden had a compiled an unenvious 35-44-1 record, with just two winning seasons and zero playoff trips. After an 0-4 start, including a Week 4 24-3 loss to the Giants where he replaced starting quarterback Case Keenum with rookie Dwayne Haskins, Gruden panicked. In the Week 5 game against New England, Gruden started neither Keenum nor Haskins, opting instead for ten-year veteran backup Colt McCoy. The Patriots crushed Washington, 33-7, and Gruden was fired the following morning. He was replaced by Assistant Head Coach/Offense Bill Callahan.
Now 63 years old, Callahan has a coaching resume which goes back to 1980. He has limited head coaching experience: 2002-2003 in Oakland, and 2004-2007 at the University of Nebraska. Both stints were overall failures. As a coordinator, Callahan is a name that Giants