The Redskins Will Struggle With Whoever Is at QB

The 2019 NFL season is just weeks away, so Andy Benoit makes a few predictions for each NFL team. Today he analyzes the Washington Redskins, who finished 7-9 and third in the NFC East last year.

Dwayne Haskins takes over (sooner or later) and struggles. Almost any rookie QB would, and especially one who started just 14 collegiate games. Washington’s system is crafty and well-coached, with its bevy of intertwined receiver releases and multi-option route combinations. But executing that requires a knack for detail that a QB can’t develop overnight.

O-line problems sink the offense. Even as Haskins’s field vision improves, his performance wavers behind unsteady pass protection, particularly on…