For weeks, Washington’s brass has insisted that first-round rookie QB Dwayne Haskins would see live game action only when he’s ready. The team’s commitment to this responsible path seemed resolute, as they realized that veteran Case Keenum’s five-turnover performance in last Monday’s loss to the Bears was mutually exclusive from their young QB’s readiness. So, they stuck with Keenum for Week 4 at New York.
But midway through the second quarter of that game, trailing 14-0 and having amassed all of one first down, head coach Jay Gruden gave in and veered off the path. Apparently, sometime during Washington’s barrage of incompletions, stuffed runs and punts, Dwayne Haskins suddenly became ready.