Dwayne Haskins

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by MTK

Haskins was 100% Snyder’s pick and some still think Gruden or anyone else will make the call as to who starts?? LOL


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was it ever confirmed Haskins was "100%" Snyder's pick? This was a rampant rumor on draft day, but beat reporters seemed to back off/debunk this in the days following the draft.

As with every player, different people within the organization had different opinions on Haskins' draft value... And part of that difference of opinion dealt with how long people thought it would take him to be NFL-ready. If you think a guy can start day 1, you're going to draft him higher than if you think he needs to sit a year.

So even if, as those initial reports claimed, every single coach and scout and front office guy was against Haskins at 15, but Snyder "took control of the first round" and overruled them all, that does not correlate to Snyder making the decision on when he starts. Its entirely possible Snyder wanted to get his franchise QB of the future at 15, but he'll let the coaches decide when he plays.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

was it ever confirmed Haskins was "100%" Snyder's pick? This was a rampant rumor on draft day, but beat reporters seemed to back off/debunk this in the days following the draft.

As with every player, different people within the organization had different opinions on Haskins' draft value... And part of that difference of opinion dealt with how long people thought it would take him to be NFL-ready. If you think a guy can start day 1, you're going to draft him higher than if you think he needs to sit a year.

So even if, as those initial reports claimed, every single coach and scout and front office guy was against Haskins at 15, but Snyder "took control of the first round" and overruled them all, that does not correlate to Snyder making the decision on when he starts. Its entirely possible Snyder wanted to get his franchise QB of the future at 15, but he'll let the coaches decide when he plays.

I thought it was pretty clear the football people didn't want Haskins at #15. There was more than enough smoke there to call it Snyder's fire.

[sdskinsfan2001]

Originally Posted by MTK

I thought it was pretty clear the football people didn't want Haskins at #15. There was more than enough smoke there to call it Snyder's fire.

Not arguing whether this is accurate or not, but that's surprising if true. I thought Haskins, as a warpath paid expert, at 15 was an easy choice.

[sdskinsfan2001]

^^^

Still can't believe we got Sweat in the 1st round. We could have picked anyone at 15 that was a reasonable choice, and with Sweat included, I would have loved the 1st round.

Note - I originally wanted Lock (would have been pumped with him at 15), but every team passed on him in round 1, so looks like I was off. I'm sold on Haskins now tho. Excited to watch him play. I always am intrested in preseason, but this year its ramped up a notch.