It is now safe to confirm the Washington Football Team will be looking for a new quarterback for next season. In shockingly unshocking news the Football Team has released their former 1st round pick, Dwayne Haskins. This comes just a few days after photos of Haskins being at a party with strippers, without even wearing a mask, surfaced right after their loss to the Seattle Seahawks.
That hasn’t been the first time Dwayne Haskins has made immature decisions since being drafted. On draft night he was reportedly charging people to get into his draft party. He also attempted to bring in a family friend to the team’s hotel, which is another obvious COVID violation. To put the cherry on top of everything their head coach, Ron Rivera, is freshly off beating cancer.
The former Ohio State quarterback started Washington’s first four games this season before being benched. He has since taken over for an injured Alex Smith in weeks 14, 15 and 16 this year but is now a free agent. What a roller coaster of a season.
Will we ever see Dwayne Haskins in the NFL again? Probably so, but when exactly is probably the better question. Without a doubt he has talent, and is still very young in his career. As Pat McAfee said though, being labeled a distraction is tough to come back from, and Haskins is definitely on the verge of that.
I wouldn’t be surprised if a team like the Colts, Steelers or even the Eagles were to try and take a shot at him in the offseason. None of those teams, plus a few others, will be in a legit position to draft a quarterback so free agency might be the best option. Hitting on a cheap quarterback is a rarity and normally leads to great team success.
Personally I would love for him to end up in Pittsburgh learning behind Ben Roethlisberger for a year or so. He would not only learn how to be an NFL quarterback under Ben’s wing, Mike Tomlin would be a great mentor over him too. Not to mention the offense would be very similar to what he had in Ohio State. He will be able to sling the ball to many different options with plenty of short and intermediate routes.
Where do you think he should end up?
