Despite having a second-year quarterback in the building, working tirelessly to get better and improve on his rookie season, the Washington Redskins are likely to find a second signal-caller to add to the roster this offseason, be it in free agency or the NFL Draft.
That doesn’t mean that the Redskins are going to look to replace Dwayne Haskins as the QB1, but they absolutely will find someone that can compete with him for the starting job, while coming on a relatively team-friendly contract. Head coach Ron Rivera has been clear about that much; he mentioned the desire to bring in a veteran quarterback in his introductory press conference, and he harked at the combine that there will be a “very competitive” competition in the QB room this offseason.
So who might the Redskins be looking at? Who are a few players that check both of those boxes, and aren’t above a trip to Washington to compete with a young gun who could potentially leave them riding the pine? Back by popular demand, it’s our handicapping breakdown. For sports gamblers, you know the deal. Should you need a refresher on how the odds work, you can find one here.
NOTE: The goal of this exercise is to consider the realistic options that are on the table for the Redskins — realistic being the operative word. Washington isn’t looking to sign a star quarterback that is going to demand $20 million or more per season, so we can removed names like Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Phillip Rivers, Ryan Tannehill, and Dak Prescott.
Jacoby Brissett — Indianapolis Colts (+225)
The Colts made great use of Jacoby Brissett in 2019 after they were forced to ask him to step in for the recently retired Andrew Luck and lead their highly-competent roster with little notice. While he did a great job to keep the Colts in playoff contention deep into the season, his statistics didn’t jump out at you — he averaged less than 200 passing yards per game, with just 18 total touchdowns and six interceptions.
His ability to lead the locker room was what the franchise most admired about him, but they may not have as big of a need for that going forward, depending on what happens in free agency, or the draft. The Colts are believed to be major players when it comes to some of the top FA QBs, like Rivers, Brady, or Tannehill. There are also some expectations for Indianapolis to look at drafting a QB should they come up short in free agency.
A move to Washington could be in the cards for Brissett. We know that he has the skillset to be a competent starting QB in the NFL, and he would undoubtedly push Haskins in a competition once camp rolls around. If we were to compare his 2019 form to Haskins’ 2019 form, it would be easy to crown Brissett the QB1 right now, but should we see some anticipated growth from the Redskins’ rookie this offseason, that would be a great battle for the top spot on the depth chart.
With (+225) odds, if you wagered $100, you would win $225 in profit.