There was plenty of chatter about the Redskins taking Tua Tagovailoa with the No. 2 pick in this year’s draft, leading many to believe the team didn’t have faith in Dwayne Haskins as the long-term starter. The franchise ultimately took Chase Young with their top selection and the team has since publicly embraced Haskins, who was the club’s first-round pick in 2019.
Doug Williams, who led Washington to a Super Bowl victory in 1992, believes Haskins has one of the best arms among all the young signal-callers in the league.
“I don’t care who came out this year, last year, there’s not a quarterback that’s come out in the last two years that has the ability – from an arm strength standpoint and arm talent – that Dwayne Haskins has,” Williams said (via NBC Sports).
Haskins didn’t have the best rookie year. Seven touchdowns with seven interceptions; 56.8 completion percentage and 6.7 Yards/attempt. He is expected to improve on those numbers, though we shouldn’t expect an offensive surge, as the former No. 15 overall pick is expected to be more of a game manager in 2020.
Betting Corner
There’s reason to believe the Redskins will improve over last year’s 3-13 record, though by how much is a major question mark.
Only the Dolphins had a worse point differential than the Redskins, a metric that is more valuable than the previous year’s win totals when projecting future outcomes in the NFL.
This is a year for Rivera to build in Washington. It’s hard to imagine the coach getting new schemes in place perfectly with the coronavirus altering offseason activities. Fan Duel has the O/U at 5.0 (-120/+100).
[…] Haskins, who was the No. 15 overall pick in the 2019 draft, will enter year two of his NFL career as the starter in Washington. The franchise has faith that the former Ohio State Buckeye can be the QB of the future and former Super Bowl-winning QB Doug Williams believes in Haskins’ talent (via Pro Football Action). […]
[…] Haskins, who was the No. 15 overall pick in the 2019 draft, will enter year two of his NFL career as the starter in Washington. The franchise has faith that the former Ohio State Buckeye can be the QB of the future and former Super Bowl-winning QB Doug Williams believes in Haskins’ talent (via Pro Football Action). […]