The Haskins Threat

[punch it in]

Originally Posted by mooby

Your need to determine whether a rookie qb is a bust in the span of a year is wrong IMO. We knew he wasn't pro-ready when we got him, projects take more than a year to develop.



If it were up to me I'd spend the rest of this year prepping him to start for the next coach in 2020. He's not going to be ready in a week, and I wouldn't even put him in a game until he shows that he can run the offense with a base set of plays in practice. If that doesn't happen this year so be it. But we have to give him at least 2 years before we give up on him. This team already has enough holes without adding qb to the list.

I am not looking for the kid to be a finished project by years end though. I think 8 games is ample time to see “improvement”. Because if he plays like he has - over the course of the next 8 weeks- without signs of improvement than you can develop him until the cows come home and it won’t matter.
Again, not looking for perfection and there is absolutely no pressure on him at this point to win. Just go show us what you are capable of. If we see “enough” of it we run with him. If we see zero of it we have to consider drafting another guy like the Arizona Cardinals.
I am not giving Haskins three years to blossom into a “decent “ starter while I watch McCoy or Keenum or any other has been/never was flounder around.