Redskins, Robert Griffin III stake position in NFC East

With the beloved Eagles struggling tremendously to hang on a playoff spot in the NFC, attention has shifted from the Philadelphia team and to the rest of the teams in their division, the NFC East. After an incredible game Thanksgiving night, the new talk of the division has become quarterback Robert Griffin III and his Washington Redskins. In this article, though, Sally Jenkins of the Washington Post does not simply state the statistics from the game, but argues to her informed football audience that the Redskins showed something more than one good performance in their win over the Dallas Cowboys and are a legitimate threat to the New York Giants for the NFC East title. As a result, Jenkins is sending a message to her audience to jump on the Redskins' bandwagon now, since she envisions their recent surge to only grow in the coming weeks. She is able to back up her claim with substantial evidence: for example, the flailing performances of the Eagles and Cowboys, the easy schedule the Redskins now face, the return of many injured Redskins players, and the improvement in Robert Griffin III and his offensive line's performances. With the substantial backing used to defend her point and her use of diction to detail the present situation, Sally Jenkins was, in my opinion, able to achieve her purpose and bring attention to what could be one of the NFL's defining storylines this season.