While Dwayne Haskins‘ status is murkier than it would have been had the Redskins retained Bruce Allen, the Ron Rivera regime’s plan does not include giving Cam Newton a chance to reignite his career.
The Redskins have been linked to Tua Tagovailoa at No. 2 overall, but they will not add a high-profile veteran quarterback. Even if the Panthers cut Newton, the Redskins are not expected to be interested, John Keim of ESPN.com notes. The same goes for Jameis Winston, who is now in search of a new team after the Buccaneers landed Tom Brady.
Washington does not want to put Haskins in a position where he would be the clear backup, Keim adds. That would be the case if Newton and Rivera reunited. Each of Newton’s 124 starts came when Rivera was Carolina’s coach.
The Panthers are having trouble finding a trade partner for Newton, which makes sense given the COVID-19 pandemic preventing teams from having their medical personnel examine players with injury concerns. The Panthers are likely to release the former MVP soon. Winston has not been linked to any teams since the Bucs signed Brady.
Haskins finished with by far the worst QBR figure among qualified passers last season. Daniel Snyder, however, pushed for the Ohio State prospect going into the draft. Although Rivera mentioned Alex Smith as a candidate to start in 2020, the odds may still be against the former No. 1 overall pick playing again. Unless the Redskins draft Tagovailoa over Chase Young, Haskins remains the best bet to take the snaps in Week 1.
i would think Smith may be done has a starter . Haskins should get the chance to start and should be his job to loose.
Or lose.
Winston is too turnover prone for any team; and Cam has too many injuries. They’ll get picked up when camp opens. But for far less than what they earned last year is my bet.
Cam and Jameis running out of options
Well they aren’t throwing
Wondering what Denver sees in Drew Lock
im not terribly high on Haskins, but seems hasty to give up on him now. that said, i would still consider trading for Cam if the asking price isnt too high. you never know when someone else’s QB will go down, and Cam will probably be better than anyone else’s backup plan.
Impossible to pay Newton’s contract as a backup and field a viable team. You have to wait for the cut (when he can be signed on new and more team favourable terms).
Thanks for not making a move that previous staff would have jumped at and prolly given up 3 #1s
Wouldn’t mind Winston joining the Steelers like Bridgewater had joined the saints. I know it’s not the same scenario but Ben plays one year and Winston takes over
No thanks.
That sound you heard?
A million Redskins fans letting out a collective, “Oh, thank god.”
No way the Deadskins have that many fans
Riiiiiiiiiiight.
Alex Smith not done. He is better than Fig Newton or crab legs JW.
1-Haskins was not exactly surrounded by talent last year.
2-Haskins finished on a high note, with three good games. That’s not a lot to go one, but since he has only 7 GS, that’s all we can look at.
on top of what u said, the took him with the thinking that he was going to need time to develop and wouldn’t be ready to start day 1, year 1.
As a lions fan, I would love to see the Redskins trade Haskins and the second overall pick to the Lions for Stafford. Let the Lions start over again, and with two and three take Chase Young and one of the QBs, and let Haskins battle it out with that QB for starter & backup.