Fire the Redskins Winning the NFC East

Grossman is a wee bit too optimistic. (Getty)

Redskins starting QB (according to the depth chart, anyway) Rex Grossman said he expects his team will win its division. The main reason he's wrong is mostly because he's the starting QB.

"Nobody's talking about us," Grossman said. "That's right where we want to be. You look at us from top to bottom out here, there's a bunch of great players. And we don't need people saying we're the best right now, but when it's all said and done, I really feel like this team's gonna win the East."

There's a reason nobody is talking about the Redskins, at least not in a positive sense. Grossman has been to the Super Bowl once, but it wasn't exactly on the strength of his play. In 2006 he threw for 3,193 yards with 23 TDs and 20 INTs along with a 73.9 passer rating. He went 13-3 that season mostly on the strength of the Bears' defense, and he was so bad that he got benched the next year despite the Super Bowl appearance. He has not been a full-time starter since.

If the Redskins instead decide to go with John Beck, whom coach Mike Shanahan thinks the entire league has been wrong about for four years, they'll have a guy who is 30 years old and last started a game in 2007. He's 0-4 in his career with a passer rating of 62.0 and a TD/INT ratio of 1/3. 

Beyond the QB issues, the Redskins have upgraded significantly at many positions, but this team still ranked 18th in total offense and 31st in total defense last season. How much can they realistically improve in one year? The NFC East is also very strong. The Eagles went on a free-agent spree that turned out to be Christmas in July, the Cowboys will have Tony Romo back and the Giants have beaten the Redskins five straight times plus 8/9.

Good try on the spin, Rexy. I'm sure you made Dan Snyder proud, but nobody with any sense is buying this prediction.

UPDATE: Grossman was so convincing that some fans have posted a Craigslist ad seeking a new QB.