4 Reason Why The Redskins Will Make the Playoffs

The New Signal Caller

Wild Card Round - Tennessee Titans v Kansas City Chiefs

No one knew what the Redskins were going to do at the quarterback position. Were they going to give Cousins the money? Draft a quarterback? Did they believe in backup Colt McCoy? But they ended all that drama, trading for Smith just a couple days before Superbowl LII. The Redskins traded a 3rd round pick and cornerback Kendall Fuller, which had many fans disappointed because Fuller had a great 2017 season.

But both teams got something out of this trade: The Redskins got a veteran quarterback coming off his best season yet and a player who had taken the Chiefs to the playoffs four times. The Chiefs were able to trade Smith as they had drafted Patrick Mahomes in 2017 in hopes of him being the future of the team. At the same time, the Chiefs needed a cornerback as they were weak in the secondary (and it became weaker after trading Marcus Peters to the L.A. Rams).

Once the Redskins added a few more players to the team, including bolstering the offensive line to protect Smith, signing wide receiver Paul Richardson, and drafting Derrius Guice, the Redskins certainly had something going.