Case Keenum should return to the Washington Redskins for the 2020 NFL season.
The Redskins are entering the offseason with a solid option at the starting QB position, but with Keenum and Colt McCoy set to become free agents, they are looking to fill out their quarterback room and find a solid QB2. We think that QB2 should be Keenum, and here’s why:
It’s understandable that Keenum may want to leave, as he is likely could find a better situation for himself on the free agency market — one in which he would have a legitimate chance to become the QB1 for a desperate team. While his performance in 10 games for the Redskins in 2019 wasn’t spectacular, he lost his job more due to injury and a desire to see what the team had in Haskins than anything else. It’s fair to think that another team could desire his services in 2020.
However, this is an awful year in which to be a middling free-agent quarterback on the open market.
The group of QBs scheduled to become free agents in March has been selected to a combined 39 Pro Bowls. That’s 16 more than any other free agent QB class has ever had.
One of the most anticipated QB offseasons in a long time.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) February 6, 2020
With names like Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Phillip Rivers, Teddy Bridgewater, and Jameis Winston, it might be hard for Keenum to compete for open positions. If Keenum is unable to land a surefire QB1 position elsewhere in the league, and he is left looking for backup roles, why not sign a short deal with the Redskins and try again in 2021?
By staying in Washington, Keenum would be able to compete for the starting job, according to Ron Rivera, and even in a QB2 role, should Haskins win the QB1 competition, he would be in a solid place among teammates he knows.
It may be tough out there for any FA quarterback this offseason. Come on back to Washington, Case. They’ll take care of you until 2021.
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