Could the dawn of the Dwayne Haskins era be upon us? Redskins starting QB Case Keenum is dealing with a foot injury and did not practice today, which could force Jay Gruden to turn to one of his backup signal-callers when his team takes on the Giants this weekend. John Keim of ESPN.com notes that Colt McCoy, who hasn’t taken part in a full practice since August 11, participated in the team’s walk-through today, but Gruden wants to see him plant and push off before he thrusts him back into action.
Haskins, the 15th-overall pick in the 2019 draft, is Washington’s QB of the future, and Gruden did not rule out the possibility of turning to the Ohio State product this weekend. However, Gruden does expect Keenum to be ready to go, which means Redskins fans may have to wait a little longer for their first regular season glimpse of Haskins.
Now for more injury-related items from the NFC East:
- A brief scare for the Cowboys, as WR Amari Cooper left practice early today with a right ankle injury. However, Todd Archer of ESPN.com says the team does not believe it’s a serious issue and expects Cooper to see his normal workload against the Saints on Sunday night.
- Eagles WR Alshon Jeffery was a full participant in practice today, as Ian Rapoport of NFL.com tweets. That obviously suggests that he’ll play in tomorrow night’s key matchup with the Packers. Philadelphia could certainly use him, as the team is at risk of falling to 1-3.
- The Giants are still short-handed at wideout, as receiver Russell Shepard has been diagnosed with a foot sprain, per Rapoport (via Twitter). Shepard’s availability for Week 4 is in doubt.
As a Buckeye fan who watched a ton of Haskins, the Redskins won’t be disappointed when they decide to put Haskins in. The guy isn’t a rah rah kind of guy, he’s smart, he’s incredibly accurate and he will surprise them as to his football knowledge. The guy scared the crap out of me many times wondering if he understood what he was doing and every time he passed with flying colors. He’s not going to run much, but can move well in the pocket and is fearless. Many times I didn’t know how he was able to stand in and make a perfect throw. He even did the same thing in this NFL preseason, where he stood in the pocket, took a shot and delivered a dime for a touchdown. I’m not at all doubting that he’ll work out for the Skins who’ve had some terrible luck the last year or two.
To me it’s all a flip of the coin because everybody was good in college. With that being said I Said the same thing about Patrick Mahomes
Thanks for the eval, super scout
The Redskins have only yielded 6 sacks through the first 3 games (much better than most fans expected) so I would go ahead and start Haskins. Washington is only averaging 2.8 yds per rush so that should be their prime concern.