Ron Rivera made some big personnel decisions when he first arrived in Washington, trading away both Trent Williams and Quinton Dunbar. In both cases, the new head coach refused to consider extending or renegotiating the players’ contracts, saying that he wanted to see them up close and personal before committing further to them or any player on the Washington roster. Rivera pitched it as part of his culture re-building scheme — he was in “try before you buy” mode.
Dwayne Haskins
Well, with the final game of the regular season upon us, a major shot was fired on Monday when the head coach unceremoniously waived Dwayne Haskins, the team’s 2019 15th overall draft pick — apparently due more to the type of person he is off the field than because of lack of performance on it.