4 teams that should make a trade offer for Dwayne Haskins before the deadline
Will anyone take a chance on Dwayne Haskins at the NFL Trade Deadline?
The Dwayne Haskins experiment is over in D.C., or so it seems.
Ron Rivera has Kyle Allen starting while Alex Smith has back up duty all but locked up. With all that in mind, Haskins becomes expendable.
Is the former 15th overall pick truly talented, or was he a product of Ryan Day and Urban Mayer at Ohio State? No matter what, Washington should strike while the rumors are hot, thus garnering a higher selection. And although you can’t expect more than perhaps a late-round addition, sometimes it’s the later picks that turn into franchise faces.
Haskins likely is done for the year, but some teams might not be too high on drafting a new pocket-passer outside the top three names next April. If that’s the case, where should Haskins be looking to call home for 2021 and beyond?
NFL Trade Rumors: Where will Dwayne Haskins end up?
Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. North. 4. player. 55. AFC. Pittsburgh Steelers
The Steelers are perhaps the NFL’s best team entering the midseason point at 6-0. Their defense is well-built in the trenches and secondary while the offense has a plethora of weapons for Ben Roethlisberger to add to his Hall of Fame numbers. And for that reason, it’s why the fan base probably is puzzled to hear that Big Ben is rapidly declining. Although he’s thrown for over 1,400 yards and 13 touchdowns, he’s also averaging only 6.8 yards per throw.
Haskins has the arm strength to extend plays deep but lacks the accuracy to connect consistently with his target. Roethlisberger currently has a 68.2 completion percentage and continues to average over 240 yards per outing. Working with a veteran might seem like a step back, but Haskins wasn’t a finished product when entering the NFL.
At least with Roethlisberger, the young gun from D.C. can perhaps pick up on the cadences that made the Steelers’ gunslinger a star for over a decade. Plus, with Pittsburgh likely heading to the postseason, they’d be far out of line to draft one of the top names next April. Send the nameless football team a fifth-rounder and call this a day.