Dwayne Haskins - released



First Guice and now Haskins Doug.

Maybe the "gig" you have just ain't for you?

From a PR standpoint, it worked very well.

The "What ifers" were silenced with his disastrously anemic performance Sunday.

Plus, in this "sensitive" climate, having one more exhibit of disproving the many "victim storytellers'" narrative that Haskins was not given enough chances.
 
Best quote...

The other side of this is should Doug Williams really be making any decisions right now? He’s effectively a guidance counselor
 
I can't name a good Ohio St QB that made it big in the NFL in my lifetime.
 
Or they saw enough from Heinicke to believe he brings more to the table than Haskins.

I see a lot of you all wondering what sort of compensation may or may not have materialized under different circumstances, and I say look at what was lost when Haskins was drafted.

The trade up for Sweat could have been avoided. Knowing what we know now, they could have traded down, still gotten Sweat, picked up another draft pick, and had that 2nd round pick.

You want to talk about a 6th or 7th round pick, let's talk about the real compensation that was lost.

I know, I know...some of you will say that we could never have known Haskins would end up here...well, I think some of us did. In fact, I think wagers were willing to be made he would not be on the roster in DC in his 3rd NFL season. I know someone who should be hired as an AGM in the NFL! If for nothing else to tell them to stay the f*** away from big stat QB's who play in conferences that don't play defense in college.
Haskins' only God-given purpose was to bring us McLaurin and convince the top cats to take Young since Haskins was "The QB Prospect". Because if we were just winging it with no Haskins, we're taking Tua or Herbert instead. If hindsight were a thing....we should have taken Herbert over Young and dumped Haskins Josh Rosen-style.
 
This is sending ripples all over the internet



He makes fair points, but the biggest issue people are having is his use of focus on African American athletes.

I think his point is fair, and he easily could have not subjected his criticism to a single race... left the door open to ALL NFL players with his description because I think it fits.
 
the race card is alive in well once again. If I said that about white people I would be on a the first train out of town.

building your brand should be important for anyone with a limited time in the NFL. You have to think about after your career.
 
the race card is alive in well once again. If I said that about white people I would be on a the first train out of town.

building your brand should be important for anyone with a limited time in the NFL. You have to think about after your career.
Wouldn't the whole build your brand thing come right along if you did what was necessary to perform on the field at a high level?
 
the race card is alive in well once again. If I said that about white people I would be on a the first train out of town.

building your brand should be important for anyone with a limited time in the NFL. You have to think about after your career.


agreed

but what he is describing is 100% a description of Dwayne Haskins. I fell victim to it... I stood in here and argued that he had put in the work, when in reality he put in the work in order to post it on Instagram (well that's how it appears).
 
Wouldn't the whole build your brand thing come right along if you did what was necessary to perform on the field at a high level?
Absolutely! But, Michael Jordan has made 100x the money from his brand than he did from playing. One is not exclusive from the other.
 
As with any field of occupation, talent only gets you so far, you still have to work and it appears that four letter word Haskins doesn't know
 
Absolutely! But, Michael Jordan has made 100x the money from his brand than he did from playing. One is not exclusive from the other.


100%

He's also arguably the greatest basketball player of all time.
 
Absolutely! But, Michael Jordan has made 100x the money from his brand than he did from playing. One is not exclusive from the other.
His brand wouldn't have taken off if he didn't perform on the court, no one would buy his gear if he flamed out in a couple seasons
 
His brand wouldn't have taken off if he didn't perform on the court, no one would buy his gear if he flamed out in a couple seasons
at no point did I say it would. I said "ABSOLUTELY!" meaning that he had to put in the work.

but, now he doesn't do anything and people still freak out over the newest J's.
 
100%

He's also arguably the greatest basketball player of all time.

agreed, but Larry Bird doesn't have anything. Hakeem, Kareem, etc.

heck, even Shaq doesn't have anywhere near what Jordan has name brand wise and he is the most dominant center of our time.
 
marketing and being socially visible is an important part as well. Players need to think past the 4 years average an NFL career is.


I agree completely.. i have no problem with him wanting to build a brand, but part of building that brand is success ON the field. You can't expect people to buy your shoes if you're on the sideline sulking because of the fact that you got benched.

Chase Young is already doing commercials for Mercedes Benz of Arlington. He's also playing football ON the field at a high level.
 
I agree completely.. i have no problem with him wanting to build a brand, but part of building that brand is success ON the field. You can't expect people to buy your shoes if you're on the sideline sulking because of the fact that you got benched.

Chase Young is already doing commercials for Mercedes Benz of Arlington. He's also playing football ON the field at a high level.

I did say that as well.

But, if Chase wants to get real money he knows it will be in the Mickey D's and nationwide brands. That is why they are doing it.

"The average NFL career lasts 3.3 years, according to the NFL Players' Association; 78 percent of players go broke within three years of retirement and 15.7 percent file for bankruptcy within 12 years of leaving the league, according to a paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research."

You have a flash of a chance to make all the money you can...and then what? Most of these kids aren't really educated, they only know football since it is all they've done. If they can get a brand going and have it be successful they have a chance to carry on after their first contract.
 

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