Week 10 vs. Dallas Cowboys

Dallas - After pulling off an upset win against the Denver Broncos, the Redskins almost pulled out another one of their patented ugly wins. Almost. For Redskins fans already planning for the 2010 season, it was a relief when the Cowboys scored a touchdown late in the fourth quarter to take the lead and ultimately the game.

The Redskins' disappointing season is figuratively over. There will be no playoffs or big second half of the season run for this squad. The team will simply play out their remaining schedule for pride and some players and coaches will use the remaining games an audition for next season's team. Instead, the Redskins are now in a heated battle with some of the NFL's elite basement dwellers for prime draft pick position. Right now, the Redskins are slotted to pick at #9. An upset victory over the Cowboys this past week, while it always feels good to stick it to the Cowboys, would have put the team in a much weaker position for drafting a top QB next April.

There are already several teams currently ahead of them including the Oakland Raiders and St. Louis Rams, who both need QB's. The Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers and Seattle Seahawks are the second wave of teams that could also draft QB's in the first round. The competition is stifling. While this is a deep draft for QB's, the Redskins naturally want to be able to pick the QB they want as opposed to whoever falls to them in the draft.

Sam Bradford's name has been linked to the Redskins for some time and his name has quietly faded. Lately, the hot name is Notre Dame QB Jimmy Clausen who is a junior and will most likely enter the draft early. The Redskins would also consider Washington QB Jake Locker and Texas QB Colt McCoy.

Despite the Redskins solid defensive play, the team probably has too many injuries on offense to muster many upsets late this season. After losing the likes of Chris Cooley, Chris Samuels, Clinton Portis, Ladell Betts, Chad Rinehart and Randy Thomas for all or most of the remaining season looks bleak. With the loss of star TE Chris Cooley, fans have at least begun to see some contribution frolm second year TE Fred Davis. It would be nice to see the team end teh season on an up note by getting WR Devin Thomas and WR Malcolm Kelly involved as well. Kelly, who began the season as the team's #2 starting WR has been an overwhelming disappointment and has a mere 10 catches on the year. As a comparision, FB Mike Sellers has 11 catches on the year. Perhpas he could start at WR next year.

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