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One reason every team can win Super Bowl 52

By John Buhler

Dec 18, 2016; Glendale, AZ, USA; Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald (11) looks on after losing 41-48 to the New Orleans Saints at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 18, 2016; Glendale, AZ, USA; Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald (11) looks on after losing 41-48 to the New Orleans Saints at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 13, 2015; Landover, MD, USA; Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) talks with Washington Redskins head coach Jay Gruden before the game between the Washington Redskins and the Miami Dolphins at FedEx Field. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 13, 2015; Landover, MD, USA; Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) talks with Washington Redskins head coach Jay Gruden before the game between the Washington Redskins and the Miami Dolphins at FedEx Field. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports /

Washington Redskins: Kirk Cousins, Jay Gruden continue to grow together

Don’t screw it up, Washington. Keep Kirk Cousins and Jay Gruden together. And probably don’t franchise tag your franchise quarterback again, because Cousins is going to hate that.

Together, Cousins and Gruden have made the Redskins organization a lot less dysfunctional. Washington may not make the NFC Playoffs this season, but they play in a division with two of the five best teams in football in the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants.

Whenever Washington’s 2016 does come to an end, realize that the Redskins will have won the NFC East twice in a five-year span. People actually like this team outside of the D.C. area. Football fans can look at Cousins and Gruden and see competence they haven’t seen from Washington since the internet came into being.

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Cousins and Gruden appear to be in sync — they really do bring out the best in each other — and we haven’t seen the best of either of them just yet. This is a head coaching/quarterback tandem that can win a Super Bowl. Could 2017 be the year it all clicks in D.C. for the Redskins? Don’t mess this up, Washington. Don’t!

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