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Washington head coach Bill Callahan announced Monday that rookie QB Dwayne Haskins will start for the remainder of the season. That means he will be under center when the Jets visit the nation’s capital this weekend.
Both teams have struggled to gain traction in 2019. The Jets, however, are coming off a win against the New York Giants. Big Blue was represented by a rookie signal-caller of its own in Daniel Jones. Rewind another two weeks and New York faced off against the Jacksonville Jaguars and Gardner Minshew. Gang Green wasn’t as fortunate in that game, as they were defeated by a score of 29-15.
So, New York is currently split at one game apiece vs. first-year quarterbacks.
It’s important that New York adds this matchup against Haskins to the win column. Following Sunday’s victory, Sam Darnold spoke on the importance of stringing together games in hopes of making a playoff appearance. Though a lofty aspiration, the 2-7 Jets will need to prove they can land on the better side of that rookie split in Week 11 if they hope to prove their own signal-caller right.
Haskins, drafted 15th overall last April, has already made one start and appeared in three games. He’s yet to throw a touchdown compared to four interceptions. The numbers have not been pretty, but with Washington sitting at 1-8, the focus is on the future.