In the olden days young QBs sat behind a vet and learned. Rypien behind Williams, Theismann behind Sonny and Billy, Sonny behind Van Brocklin. Even Cousins had to wait until his fourth year until he was named the starter. Dwayne still has time to improve. He has to want to.
Based on what Duke , your speculation ?
I keep insisting that DH is their guy, apparently, nobody here believes that or are willing to give this young man the benefit of doubt that is typically afforded young mid to high first round QB's. The questions related to why this is happening, I'll leave to the conscience of individual posters. In the meantime, I'm just going to offer this little nugget in support of my position...
Based on history and what I have seen so far. I am much more sceptical of the team than you are and history has proven that football czars generally don't work out.
Thats because RR is an idiot and is playing mind games with DH. He needs to pick a lane and stick to it. Neither he nor Smith have any clue what to do here. He should have traded DH in the offseason if he was never the guy. Instead, he lost all trade leverage by handling this so poorly. Another mistake by the circus.
There were all kinds of reports that the guy they wanted was Louis Riddick as GM. I still believe that he is by far the best choice here and in high demand hereafter. That said, all talk of hiring Mr. Riddick ended with the hire of Mr. Rivera. Coincidence? Perhaps, but I tend to think not primarily because Mr. Riddick has made it known that he is a big supporter of Dwayne Haskins while Mr. Rivera's support of the same remains loaded with questions.
Not securing the ball... he's turned it over in every game that he's played thus far (fumble at the goal line on 4th and goal against Dallas) and "pressing" is who he is. Changing that would be akin to his growing into a 8 foot giant. There is the visual that seems to show the team as operating more smoothly with Allen playing, but that's an illusion bought about because he's playing against teams that are equal to or worse than Washington.
I have a better reason and it begins with Washington beating Carolina with, the rookie Haskins as starter and ends with Ron Rivera's dismissal. Petty? Absolutely!! but how else do we explain some of these early decisions, especially that "Test" that he offered as lending itself to some disappointment because Haskins didn't throw it into the end zone?
I agree with your first part, but you second is a bit puzzling. It could be a misunderstanding on my part but I still believe that DH is going to be a really good QB. Is it your point that "the ship has sailed" on him here or throughout the league?
This has certainly been an interesting change at QB with NO real justification other than, Kyle knows our offense better. Who cares, Dwayne has the physical tools that Allen does not have and once he learns the system inside and out, his ceiling has unlimited growth imo. What a ploy if this was RR's plan all along when bringing Allen in. I certainly hope not and would have rather seen DH improve with each game in RR's first year as HC.
I agree, it's beyond what has or will happen on the field. My best guess is it's all about giving Kyle Allen every chance in the world to become, well... Kyle Allen. Perhaps there's something else about the guy that went 1-9 in Carolina and 1-2 here in D.C that's unconvincing to Rivera.
