Dwayne Haskins will have to earn more responsibility from Ron Rivera. That much was made clear in the Washington Redskins head coach’s introductory press conference in early January. But it’s important not to run with that, and make the assumption that Haskins won’t be the starter. In fact, reports from an insider directly conflict with that notion.
In his weekly mailbag, Pro Football Network’s Tony Pauline, who has a good track record with insider info, was asked about the Redskins and Giants quarterback situations with Haskins and Daniel Jones, respectively. Here’s what Pauline said, in regards to Washington’s situation:
I’m told two things about Rivera and the Redskins front office the way it is presently assembled: 1) they like Haskins; and 2) they love the Predator, Chase Young.