Sports Illustrated NFL writer Matt Verderame thinks Washington could be a surprise playoff team in the NFC this season.
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00:00is there a team you know NFC or AFC in your mind that you know maybe based on
00:06injuries last year poor quarterback play maybe this team has a different
00:09quarterback that you see jumping up and being a playoff team this year that was
00:15not a playoff team last year yeah I'll give you one of these golfs one of them
00:19I think is I think Indianapolis can be that team in the AFC yeah they lost
00:23Richardson early he looked pretty good early on the season made some plays I
00:27think Steichen is a really good coach he's a really good coach with young
00:31quarterbacks he was the one who was there when Herbert had his great rookie
00:35season in LA he was there obviously with Hertz in Philly when he when he helped
00:40turn him into an all-pro I think Steichen if Richardson can stay healthy
00:45I think that is a team that can win 10 games and be a playoff team I don't think
00:50all of a sudden they're gonna you know run off and win 13 games to go to the
00:53Super Bowl but I think they can be interesting and then I really feel like
00:57Washington for me is that team in the NFC I think you know Daniels to me is an
01:06interesting guy I love watching him in college you know they're gonna have to
01:10you know like any rookie quarterback bring them along but I think if that
01:15offense can do enough the Quinn Quinn can coach defense that team is going to
01:20be solid defensively yeah they're gonna win the division yeah I don't know but
01:25you know that division quietly is kind of there for the taking the Giants are
01:29not good the Cowboys as we talked about kind of a messy offseason and I have no
01:36idea to make Philadelphia Philadelphia can win 13 games wouldn't surprise me
01:39Philadelphia could go eight nine that wouldn't surprise me based on everything
01:42going on with Sirianni so I think Washington I think Washington can get
01:47you know 23 points a game I think they could be a team you know I don't want
01:53ten games and they're in the playoffs and they're interesting I really do see
01:58a dad in Chicago or the two young NFC teams I'm watching