Jags
Mildly Disturbed
Howell's getting hit because he has a couple problematic issues, EB's playcalling has been dodgy, and the O-line sucks rocks. No football mind on the planet can untangle that combination of issues and 100% diagnose who exactly is to blame. When your offense is this dysfunctional with this many suspect pieces and leadership, all you can do is keep raising the talent level year-to-year.
And yet amid all that dysfunction, you have a QB that's averaging 250 yards a game, throwing more TDs than picks, doing his part to keep the team competitive more often than not, showing toughness and leadership by keeping his composure and not pointing fingers, displaying a lot of arm talent, and somehow seems okay despite getting hit more often than a boxer with no arms.
What's not to like?
If Howell had the talent and systems around him that Purdy does, we wouldn't be looking at him as a problem and would be planning to build around him. If only wishing made it so.
The book on this kid is that he's a film junkie with crazy work ethic, and he's clearly not a dummy. So if he can get the right coaches around him, I don't think there's any reason he can't fix his pre-snap reads and sack tendencies. His brain, physical tools, and character all seem to be on point.
I'm not sold on EB at all, however. Talk about him as HC in DC makes me nervous as hell. It's obvious that RR and JDR need to be jettisoned, but it's crucial that we get a serious head coach. Hopefully someone established. It was encouraging to hear Payton talk last year about how attractive the DC job would be once the ownership situation was resolved. I really hope that's true because the leadership vortex in Washington is glaring.
And yet amid all that dysfunction, you have a QB that's averaging 250 yards a game, throwing more TDs than picks, doing his part to keep the team competitive more often than not, showing toughness and leadership by keeping his composure and not pointing fingers, displaying a lot of arm talent, and somehow seems okay despite getting hit more often than a boxer with no arms.
What's not to like?
If Howell had the talent and systems around him that Purdy does, we wouldn't be looking at him as a problem and would be planning to build around him. If only wishing made it so.
The book on this kid is that he's a film junkie with crazy work ethic, and he's clearly not a dummy. So if he can get the right coaches around him, I don't think there's any reason he can't fix his pre-snap reads and sack tendencies. His brain, physical tools, and character all seem to be on point.
I'm not sold on EB at all, however. Talk about him as HC in DC makes me nervous as hell. It's obvious that RR and JDR need to be jettisoned, but it's crucial that we get a serious head coach. Hopefully someone established. It was encouraging to hear Payton talk last year about how attractive the DC job would be once the ownership situation was resolved. I really hope that's true because the leadership vortex in Washington is glaring.
