Best Offense ... Ever?

Not New England, but Washington
By "Gary Gray"

Off-Season 2127 (Washington DC) - The rosters aren't full. Training camp hasn't started yet. The ink hasn't dried on free agents' contracts. And yet some Redskins fans are already speculating ... do we have the best offense to ever play the game?

It starts with the O-Line. The big weakness over the past couple seasons, Dave Randolph, has been benched in favor of the Panthers' anchor Steve Castle. This addition rounds out the second-best unit that AGM Ben Breeden has ever assembled. It rivals the powerhouse of the 2028 undefeated Denver Broncos, but comes up just short in head-to-head comparisons. Grant Elliott is the best lineman in the league, and Stefan Kennedy isn't far behind. Adam Waldrop is about to break out as a top-five guy, and Alex Sullivan would start for any team. This line looks forward to pancaking Brett Smalls and Mark Smith in Week 12; who else dares to make that statement?

Then the quarterback. Molded in the form of USAFL legend Reggie Albert, Cornell Millen is entering his prime. No gunner in the league can match Millen's elusiveness, and no field general has the luxury of throwing to a better set of receivers.

Jeff Armstrong is, bar-none, the best wide receiver in the game (apologies to aging stars Dillon Howell, Pat Easterly, and Ethan Thomas). His backup, Ron Justin, catches everything and has the speed and acceleration to create space. But the key to the receiving corps is the oft-overlooked lifetime Redskin, Alton Stringer. Being assigned the WR3 slot in the K-Gun is a badge of honor; the WR3 is the deep threat and will be used extensively. Some analysts predict that Stringer will actually surpass Armstrong's totals in catches, yards, and touchdowns in 2127.

Building a core of the K-Gun offense - linemen, quarterback, and wide receivers - is enough to run up the points. But add in a rising star at halfback (Dean Dawson), a reliable workhorse fullback (Trent Somers), and an all-around great tight end plucked from the waiver wire (George Longley), and it's easy to see why Skins fans are so excited.

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