However, in Weeks 10 & 11, all three phases came together to play as a team - “complementary football” led to back-to-back wins, with no single player standing out as the ‘hero’ of either win. In the couple of weeks before the bye, the defense seemed to come together just as the offense began to sputter. During the first half of the season, individual players had good performances, and in some games, the offense played well but the defense didn’t.
While wins and losses are the primary driver of fan confidence, there are other factors that matter. If the form is not visible or you are unable to complete it here, you can complete the sign up form by following this link instead: You’ll receive an invitation weekly to complete the survey, which takes just a minute or two. If you’d like to participate in the Hogs Haven fan survey, you can sign up using the form below. This week, 4 out of 5 fans surveyed expressed confidence in the direction of the team, marking a dramatic rebound from recent weeks when confidence levels had bottomed out.
Surging confidenceīut that feels like a lifetime ago to Washington Football Team fans. What should have been a sure touchdown turned into a 4th & 1, and Heinicke then was stopped short of the touchdown on a quarterback sneak, ending the 11-play, 76-yard drive with no points. Possibly no football play was more emblematic of the Football Team’s frustrating season to that point than the Taylor Heinicke run against the Packers where he fell forward as he approached the goal line and was correctly deemed by the officials to have given himself up at the half-yard line. NFL fans across the country, who probably haven’t seen Washington play good football this season, can easily be forgiven for thinking that the WFT is one of the worst in the NFL in the weeks prior to the bye, it looked like it was. Washington’s long history of failure combined with a very rocky 2-6 start to the 2021 season had many of its own fans writing the team and the season off as lost not long ago, but that too has changed. ☑️has led a #WashingtonFootball offense that has gone 17-of-32 on 3rd downs & 4-of-4 on 4th downs- Al Galdi November 21, 2021
Taylor Heinicke over his last two games, each of which has been against a very good defense: