The Haskins Threat

I don't see that happening. Rosen was light years ahead of where Haskins is right now.



Right. What would we get for him? Who would give up as much as a 4th rounder?


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And Keenum was 12/16 for 130 yards in one half against that "very good D".

And Keenum was 12/16 for 130 yards in one half against that "very good D".



Agreed.


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I think most reasonable fans understand a rookie QB is going to struggle especially on a bad team.

You know Matty, normally I agree with you on most things but if this thread (before tonight's game) is evidence of anything it's that it doesn't matter how many reasonable fans are willing to stick by Haskins, there are already people here ready to declare Haskins a bust because he clearly needs serious development.

Yeah, can we put to bed once and for all that Haskins should be starting? He doesn't give this team a chance at all right now. If you want to lose the locker room, put him out there as the starter looking like he has the last two times he's played in a real game.



A chance to what? Win and go 2-7? For what? Those players know he is (should be) the future. We have to see what he is or isn’t. He has to keep playing.

Did he play for OSU?

JUST CHECKING!

Dude was a bust from jump and we all knew that, we just wanted a little hope. Haskins wont be in the league in 3 years.

I don't know where the improvement is the coaches keep talking about. He looked worse than preseason by a country mile. His mechanics even seemed to get worse. Obviously the quicker speed and more confusing defenses of games that count caused the regression.

Don't know where I saw it but back when he was still playing there was a long piece on the development of Steve Young and how Bill Walsh coached him up. He said a QB relies on instincts when they are under pressure. One of Young's biggest faults was to take off running if his first read wasn't open and he saw a running lane. He said he would practice making all his reads, and was getting better at not taking off running too soon, yet when the pressure was on like being down late in a game, he would revert back to quickly looking to run.

Young said not until he practiced good habits over and over and over again to the point of exhaustion did the good habits become his instincts. The amount of repetitions that Walsh made him go through bordered on insanity.

So hopefully Haskins just needs time and obviously lots of it. Nobody thought the dumpster fire that was Steve Young early in his career would end up in the Hall of Fame. I am kind of amazed and how bad Haskins mechanics are.
You can get away with a lot as a college QB when you are lining up with guys who are far superior than the guys on the other side of the ball. Now Haskins is lining up with guys inferior to those defending them and it definitely shows.

I’ve seen enough .. if rumors are true and the Haskins pick was Snyder’s idea this may be what it takes for him to step aside hire a real football person to run this team .. I’m sorry I know some are hoping it will work out for the kid but for me I don’t think there is any chance he will succeed in this league.. we will have to wait and see if I am right but it does not look good ... and this is not after 1 game. He has been in the building for 6 months .. As bad as keenum is he is by far the best QB on roster .The entertainment value of this team is all the drama and the storylines not the on field performances.. it is what it is...

Way too early to write him off. He's barely played.

Give the kid a chance for Pete's sake. He was able to get away with poor mechanics and a few other things at OSU because of a strong arm and superior teammates. It does appear college coaches don't stress mechanics and techniques these days if players are good enough in other areas to compensate.
It blows my mind when I see guys get to the pros with poor techniques that you would not have seen back in the day.

I kind of look at Haskins as the kid who got straight A's in High School without studying thinking he could do the same in College. When he found out otherwise it took him a while to adapt. I think he will be ok. I base my opinion on he isn't showing the traits that a lot of high draft pick bust QBs have.