A viral video from over the weekend shows Washington Redskins quarterback Dwayne Haskins pleading with his offensive line on the sidelines.
On first pass, it seems like Haskins is asking his guys to step up. He’s animated in a good way, but most of the guys he addresses look disinterested at best.
But offensive tackle Morgan Moses says otherwise, per Kareem Copeland of the Washington Post:
“I knew when he came over there his intentions. And everybody else might not have known, but I knew what he was asking. It wasn’t, ‘You guys have got to do better.’ It was, ‘Hey, help me feel this out because I need some direction.’ That’s what we’re here for as veterans and guys that have been here and been in the league and seen all these exotic looks, to help him figure this out and figure it out together.”
It’s a good note from Moses, who also said his reply in the heat of the moment was simple — there wasn’t much the line could do. The topic of discussion, per Moses, was a scenario in which the opponent brought seven rushers.
The video comes from a 34-17 loss to the Jets, which slumped the Redskins to 1-9. Haskins threw two touchdowns and one interception, but iffy play up front and overall for the offense was a common theme.
