Washington Redskins quarterback Dwayne Haskins seems to understand he’ll be in a quarterback competition under the supervision of new head coach Ron Rivera.
And he fully embraces it.
For a front-office member like Doug Williams though, it’s merely nice to see Haskins get a shot with a coaching staff willing to give him a chance from the opening gun, per Peter Hailey of NBC Sports:
“He didn’t have the opportunity last year where the coaches put their arms around him. I think he’s got to know that we want you to be good. I think now, with the new staff coming in, and what he did towards the end of the year, he’s going to give this new staff an opportunity to say, ‘Hey, we need to work with this kid to get the best out of him.’ That’s the positive thing that Dwayne has on his side.”
Haskins notoriously didn’t have full-fledged support last year before Jay Gruden got fired. Bill Callahan and Co. eventually worked him into things as the season progressed.
As Williams notes, Haskins has backing this time and it’s in his hands to prove to Rivera he’s the one.
This doesn’t mean the Redskins won’t add quarterbacks through free agency or the draft. But it does seem to vibe as if Haskins has a much better chance this time around from the start.
