You have it wrong.
Teams that are winners like New England and KC somehow manage to get their rookies and younger players on the field early on.
Here this team often comes to camp with 18 or 19 of the starting 22 already in place! Which is remarkable given the team's record in recent campaigns.
As Brian Mitchell asked last year ‘how can a team coming off 7-9 have so many key slots already locked down?'. It was simply amazing to him and others as well.
Every team in the league has more set positions, than not. Every....single.....one. Whether stated, or not.
Meanwhile, high picks like Ryan Anderson and Geron Christian are put in mothballs and made inactive for most of their rookie seasons.
This team is very slow to make changes and move on from veterans.
Where else would Shawn Lauvao, released from a one win Cleveland team, go and be a starter for three years?
There was no one else this team could find in 3 years to replace this bum?
It really stretches the bounds of credulity.
Thanks Jay Gruden. The HC decides who plays on Sunday. And no one will ever convince me that the FO didn't try to fill his wishes. especially during the first 3 yrs.
You can put Norman in this category as well. We started Dunbar and Moreau against SF and didn't miss Norman one bit.
Yet he remains on board ready to get beaten like a drum by Kirk Cousins as he no doubt will get his spot back despite his poor performances.
And it was the "Real GM" everyone was bellyaching for that made the move. His $'s make him virtually untradeable. But whatever way costs less, I would certainly hope these are his final days as a Redskin.
But if you take guys in the top 3 rounds the profile of these players is usually a projection to being NFL starters and/or contributors.
Using your criteria, sure?
Hell, they're ALL Projected, or at the very least hoped to be starter/contributors. Unfortunately, most do not.
According to much of what I've seen, 65% of 1st rounders are a success.
2nd and 3rd rounds drop to just over 30%
Every round after is single digits.
As such they may need refinement to reach their full potential but their skills and performance should be at a level where they can get on an NFL field and not make a fool of themselves.
Simply an opinion.
Starting 31 and 32 year old journeymen at qb at 1-6 is reaching the point of stupidity. The season is over for all intents and purposes.
In trying to protect a big investment, sacrificing 2 old guys while better preparing the kid, is very smart. IMHO.
Besides a real GM would want to see IF the pick of Haskins was the correct one.
Fans here on this board seem to be largely in the two extreme camps - Haskins will be a star or Haskins will be a bust.
I don't have any real idea at this point.
And neither do I. But if a guy doesn't walk through the door oozing WOW!, then the smart move is to get him as comfortable as possible before putting out there.
If he is an NFL qb, that will show through in flashes even if he makes mistakes and has his share of turnovers.
Who cares about interceptions? Have you seen this line pass protect? I'm trying not to get him killed. I see no downside in giving it until the bye week. Hell, that may even be too soon. Funny how patience is often preached, but rarely practiced.
I remember after the Redskins beat the Cowboys 30-7 and Aikman was knocked around quite a bit, Monte Coleman came up to him after the game and told him to keep grinding because he had the talent to be one of the best in the league.
I remember when gasoline was $0.30 a gallon.
That's the confirmation some of us that aren't decided want to see in 2019.
I want to see it too. I just don't think it's the end of humanity if he doesn't start for a couple more games.