Dwayne Haskins isn’t as good (yet) as Jeff Driskel

This will be Haskins’ third start as a rookie quarterback for Washington. The first two did not go all that well.

Haskins completed a fair amount of his passes (34-of-57), but they don’t move the ball all that well. Those stats are also padded by two garbage-time TD drives at the end of last week’s game when they were down 34-3 to the Jets. His net yards per attempt is half a yard lower (6.3 to 6.8) than Driskel’s, and Lions fans know Driskel doesn’t challenge down the field often enough.

His inability to handle or escape pressure is a big reason. Haskins was sacked six times in Week 11 by the Jets. Haskins gets sacked on 15.1 percent of his dropbacks, a figure more than double Driskel’s 6.5. To put his sacks into better context, Case Keenum started seven games behind the same offensive line and was sacked just 12 times. Haskins has already been sacked 14 times in over 100 fewer attempts.

Then there are the interceptions; Haskins currently sits with a ratio of two TDs to five INTs. Driskel is at 3-to-1.

Haskins still has a bright future, but his NFL career is off to a rough, unimpressive start.