Under Ryan Fitzpatrick, the Washington Football Team’s offense has produced the following results on six drives through two preseason games: Punt, missed field goal, punt, turnover on downs, lost fumble, field goal.
In re-watching what the unit did against the Bengals on Friday night at FedEx Field, it wasn’t like Fitzpatrick and his weapons were completely dormant.
At the end of their first foray versus Cincinnati, for example, Fitzpatrick located a wide-open Logan Thomas for what should’ve been a simple completion on third-and-seven and just flat-out missed him.
The next time out, Antonio Gibson and the offensive line were unable to get past the line to gain on a fourth-and-one.
The home side advanced deep into Bengals’ territory thanks to a Gibson screen and a gorgeous back-shoulder toss to Brown, but then more small misses occurred.
A few plays later, Fitzpatrick missed high and hot again while targeting Adam Humphries, who had found some room and also would’ve scored.
More often than not, Fitzpatrick will be more accurate when looking for Thomas on that medium third down or when his receivers get loose by the goal line.
Brown, meanwhile, whom the franchise selected after Cosmi, has impressed all summer, too.