The Washington Redskins had a season that many would like to forget. Things started off on the wrong foot, continued, and there was even a fired head coach in there for good measure. It all resulted in the second worse record in the league for the 2019-2020 season.
One silver lining in it all was the ability for former Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins to get a real crack at valuable playing time towards the tail end of the year to show what he can do as the potential face of the Redskins franchise. He had some issues in spot duty up until that point, but his last two games were shaping up to be his best before he suffered an ankle injury.
But there is hope and optimism as former Carolina head coach Ron Rivera now takes the reigns in our nation’s capital. Another former Buckeye, Terry McLaurin was a revelation at wide receiver, and it sure looks like the team is also primed to take Chase Young with the second overall pick.
Count Haskins in the crowd of optimism too. He took to Twitter to proclaim his excitement for next year and to tell all those Washington Redskins fans that there are good things coming.
Rivera left the door open to a quarterback competition, but Haskins will get his fair shake. We’ll have to see how it all plays out next year, but you have to like the attitude of the former Heisman finalist.
We’ll be rooting for you Dwayne, because once a Buckeye …
