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Originally Posted by Monkeydad
Gets fired from his job for partying with nasty strippers in a pandemic...posts Bible verses.
I am not the Judge and if he actually did turn his life around and found God that quickly, that's awesome, but it's just an odd post considering circumstances. He has a track record of immaturity.
Anyways, good luck, kid...hope you turn everything around on and of the field.
I don't think he can beat out Josh Dobbs or even Duck Hodges for third-string QB if he comes back to town.
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The Steelers have the long view in mind. They have had Big Ben for 15 years plus and won 2 SBs with him. They understand the value of long-term stability at QB and are looking for the next 10 year+ starter at QB. No one would dispute that Haskins has 1st round talent, he has a live arm and is accurate when he doesn't get lazy with mechanics, but he is a mess mentally in terms of both maturity and the basic intelligence to read Ds. You bring him in, and he has 2 years to get it together. The price is one roster slot, 3rd string QB, if he stops the ridiculousness immediately over short term, with the potential payoff being a long-term franchise QB without spending any draft picks. Can you imagine how Pittsburgh is sitting if Haskins can become even a quality back-up? Much less starter? If Haskins is the Pittsburgh franchise QB in 2023 for the next decade? It is a long shot, but a smart one, given how hard franchise QBs are to find. He takes the roster position of a 6th CB or LB that primarily plays ST.
The mentality is what is telling. The long-term perspective. The Skins were smart for cutting Haskins. It was the right choice. But we need the same long-term perspective when it comes to finding our franchise QB, and not knee-jerk trades.
Man Haskins was a tool. Gift wrapped a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and flushes it down the drain. What a moron. The laziness in game prep was the real killer, and the lack of character to face the media. He doesn't seem to love the game and probably attained success in college without putting in the kind of work a pro QB does in film, preparation, etc. Interesting to see if he is ever willing to put in that kind of work. If you don't love that process, love the game, 20+ hours a week in addition to practice can become quite a grind. The scouts almost certainly told THE DAN this before he picked Haskins anyway.