Before leaving with ankle injury, Dwayne Haskins showed more growth

LANDOVER, Md. -- In the first half of Sunday's game against the New York Giants, the Washington Redskins saw what they needed from Dwayne Haskins: A strong showing, building on his best performance the previous week. And then they saw something they didn't need: Haskins leaving the game with a left ankle injury.

But at least before leaving a 41-35 overtime loss to the New York Giants, Haskins showed more progress. In a season gone bad long ago, that's what the Redskins need to build on moving forward. He completed his first 10 passes and was 12-of-15 for 133 yards and two touchdowns in the first half. He threw in rhythm; he had a good grasp on the Giants' coverage -- helped by motion that…