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We’ve seen rookie quarterback Dwayne Haskins take the field before for the Washington Redskins, and every time he did, it didn’t go very well. So when he trots out to the hashes on Sunday to face the New York Jets in his second career start, what will make this time different? Why should fans have boosted expectations?
Repetition and comfortability, straight from the QBs mouth.
When speaking to the media on Wednesday morning, Haskins said that having the experience of live reps in the offense has improved his comfortability immensely, and given him a great deal of confidence going forward.
Haskins: “It’s different when you hear a play and talk about a play and haven’t gotten live reps. Now that I’ve had a chance to practice and get multiple reps, I’m a lot more comfortable.”
— Craig Hoffman (@CraigHoffman) November 13, 2019
The truth is, the spotlight is now focused solely on Haskins, as he has been named the starting QB for the rest of the season in Washington. Though, as a first-round signal-caller, the spotlight has always been on him, it’s now brighter than ever going forward. He seems to understand that and has been trying to bring more accountability and leadership with him each day at practice.
Haskins says at Ohio State he had to earn the trust of older players and he took pride in doing that. He’s working on doing that now with the Redskins, and it shows in the weight room and the meeting room.
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) November 13, 2019
If you still have low expectations for the rookie on Sunday when he takes the field against the Jets, nobody can blame you. But things seem to be different this time around; Haskins is carrying himself with the demeanor of a starting QB in the NFL. We’ll just have to wait and see if that shows itself on the field on Sunday.
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