That said – if Alex Smith is 100 percent back, cleared by all medical personnel and seen fit to face opposing defenders, he will be the starting quarterback.
All things being equal, there is no way a 23-year-old Dwayne Haskins, with seven NFL starts, beats out Alex Smith legitimately for the starting job, especially with a new coach in Ron Rivera and a pressure-packed preparation training camp in light of COVID-19.
Smith is 36 with 161 NFL starts. He has the football instincts that Haskins is a long way from developing, instincts and experience that will be valuable with a new coach and a short training camp.
I am not saying that Smith should be the starter. I know that likely the best scenario is for Haskins to start and either develop or fail as an NFL starter. The team needs to find out what they have with Haskins, and if he is the future, he needs to play.
But that becomes complicated if Smith shows he is 100 percent back and is clearly a better option for game one than Haskins, Rivera will have to make the move to Smith. One thing a coach can’t do is hide those results from his players. If the locker room believes in Smith, Rivera risks losing that room right from the start if he doesn’t select their best option for winning.
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TIGHT ENDS
TIGHT ENDS
WIDE RECEIVERS
WIDE RECEIVERS
RUNNING BACKS
RUNNING BACKS
QUARTERBACKS
QUARTERBACKS
GUARDS/CENTERS TOP AVAILABLE FREE AGENTS
GUARDS/CENTERS TOP AVAILABLE FREE AGENTS
Q&A with Ron Rivera, Martin Mayhew and Marty Hurney
Coach Ron Rivera, General Manager Martin Mayhew and Executive Vice President of Football/Player Personnel Marty Hurney met with the media via Zoom on Feb. 3 to discuss the direction of the new front office. The interview is edited for space.
OFFENSIVE TACKLES
OFFENSIVE TACKLES
Never a quiet time for WFT
The dust never settles around the Washington Football Team.
Bargains can be valuable additions
Raise your hand if you muttered derisively last offseason when the Washington Football Team signed free-agent tight end Logan Thomas away from the Detroit Lions.
3 big thoughts
3 big thoughts