While many extended families and social groups crowd into eight-person Zoom video chats during the coronavirus pandemic, it’s important to remember the man who is most familiar with the ‘octo-box’ — NFL Network’s Scott Hanson, the host of NFL RedZone.
While there are currently no sports to break down, and uncertainty about when those sports will return is prevalent, Hanson offered some time this past week to discuss the Washington Redskins and second-year quarterback Dwayne Haskins in particular. While Haskins thinks that the Redskins will end up drafting Chase Young with the No. 2 overall pick, he may not think taking a QB is the worst idea.
“I think there are more questions about him after his rookie season than maybe any of the other highly drafted rookie quarterbacks,” Hanson said of Haskins, via NBC Sports Washington. “I still think the ‘Skins will end up going [with] Chase Young at two. But I gotta think that there is — or at least was — temptation to say ‘We don’t necessarily know if we have our franchise quarterback.'”
When compared to the other high-profile rookie QBs in the 2019 draft class that saw significant playing time — Kyler Murray, Daniel Jones, Gardner Minshew, Drew Lock — it’s fair to say that Haskins was one of the less appealing options. However, it should also be noted the situation that he was thrown into, with a coaching staff who didn’t want him, and an offensive line that couldn’t protect him. Regardless, it’s hard to argue with Hanson’s declaration that Washington may not be 100% sold on Haskins just yet. His main piece of evidence for a lack of confidence in the Redskins QB is the lack of marquee plays that show a bright future.
“What you do expect is throws, moments, instincts displayed [and] drives that a rookie quarterback takes on where you’re like ‘That’s it. That’s it right there — why this guy was drafted in the first round, why they could give the keys to the franchise to this guy,'” Hanson said. “Those moments were fewer for Dwayne Haskins than they were for Kyler Murray or Daniel Jones or the other quarterbacks that were drafted to be franchise quarterbacks.”
Will those moments start to increase as the 2020 season gets underway? One can only hope.
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