Washington legend says Dwayne Haskins needs to overcome ‘being arrogant and over-confident’

Haskins has the talent to be a solid NFL QB, but Darrell Green thinks he needs to work on not being arrogant and over-confident first.

There are probably few things that could knock a young quarterback in the NFL off of his pedestal quite like getting benched only a few games into the year following some mediocre, yet not completely terrible performances.

For Washington quarterback Dwayne Haskins, that’s exactly what happened though. After a ho-hum start to the 2020 season, Haskins was sent to the third-string by Ron Rivera after throwing three interceptions against the Cleveland Browns in Week 4, and subsequent stories about his attitude and preparation come to the forefront, with many people believing that he took his foot off the gas once he was named the starter in Washington.

According to Washington legend Darrell Green, this was probably a good thing for Haskins, who he believes has a good chance to be something special if he can get the arrogance out of his head.

“I’m on record to say that that kid had if anything he had a problem with arrogance, just being arrogant and maybe overconfident,” Green said. “And I thought if he could get those other non-football issues straight he probably could play football pretty good.”

Getting paid millions of dollars to play the most important position in all of sports is liable to cause some to be arrogant, and it’s hard to blame Haskins for thinking highly of himself. However, once you allow that to affect your performance, it’s time to take a look in the mirror. It sounds like that is what Haskins has been doing since being benched, with a  report coming out earlier this week saying that he’s gone through extra film-study and workouts outside of the Washington facility due to a lack of reps in practice. It’s clear that he wants to get back on the field, and Green thinks his time is coming as well.

“I hope they give him the chance. I hope he gets another chance to do it again,” Green said. “I’d just love to see the kid back in there. It’s got to be painful.”

Depending on how these next few games go with Alex Smith at the helm, Haskins could be getting that chance to get back under center sooner rather than later. If Washington is unable to find some wins under No. 11, then there is no reason not to put No. 7 back on the field and give him more experience, seeing what he’s learned.

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