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mredskins · 10-23-2023, 08:12 AM

Ron Rivera needs to bench Sam Howell for Jacoby Brissett if he wants to keep his job

The Commanders have lost four of their past five games to drop to 3-4 on the season after Sunday's loss to the injury-shredded Giants. Howell, the second-year quarterback out of North Carolina, has been Washington's starter since the beginning of the season and has shown some flashes of what he can do, but he has also been incredibly reckless.

He was sacked six times Sunday, which sounds like a lot unless you've been paying attention to Howell's season. He has been sacked at least four times in each of the Commanders' seven games and a total of 40 times so far this year. Since sacks became an official stat in 1963, the only quarterback who has been sacked more times in the first seven games of a season is David Carr, who was sacked 43 times in the first seven games of his 2002 season. And Howell has also thrown seven interceptions and fumbled once.

Verdict: NOT AN OVERREACTION

I don't see how the Commanders can keep running Howell out there if he's going to keep putting himself and the ball in harm's way this often. I mean, he was sacked six times on Sunday by the Giants. New York had a total of five sacks all season prior to Sunday's game. Howell is on pace to be sacked 97 times this season. The all-time record is 76 by ... yeah, David Carr in 2002. That was a rough year. But Howell is on pace to break that record this season in Week 15, and only because Washington has a bye in Week 14. There's no way to sustain an offense when your quarterback is constantly moving the chains backward instead of forward.

The Commanders are under new ownership, which generally calls a coach's job into some level of question. There is obviously time for them to salvage their season. Brissett has been a competent-to-good starting quarterback in the NFL, finishing eighth in QBR last season with Cleveland (62.0), and could at least calm things down a bit while Howell works in a backup role on the parts of his game that need ironing out.

It might be a good idea to make this move before it's too late.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/sto...omes-kelce#wsh

10-23-2023, 08:12 AM	#494
mredskins Gamebreaker Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 13,011	Re: The Sam Howell Thread *Ron Rivera needs to bench Sam Howell for Jacoby Brissett if he wants to keep his job* The Commanders have lost four of their past five games to drop to 3-4 on the season after Sunday's loss to the injury-shredded Giants. Howell, the second-year quarterback out of North Carolina, has been Washington's starter since the beginning of the season and has shown some flashes of what he can do, but he has also been incredibly reckless. He was sacked six times Sunday, which sounds like a lot unless you've been paying attention to Howell's season. He has been sacked at least four times in each of the Commanders' seven games and a total of 40 times so far this year. Since sacks became an official stat in 1963, the only quarterback who has been sacked more times in the first seven games of a season is David Carr, who was sacked 43 times in the first seven games of his 2002 season. And Howell has also thrown seven interceptions and fumbled once. Verdict: NOT AN OVERREACTION I don't see how the Commanders can keep running Howell out there if he's going to keep putting himself and the ball in harm's way this often. I mean, he was sacked six times on Sunday by the Giants. New York had a total of five sacks all season prior to Sunday's game. Howell is on pace to be sacked 97 times this season. The all-time record is 76 by ... yeah, David Carr in 2002. That was a rough year. But Howell is on pace to break that record this season in Week 15, and only because Washington has a bye in Week 14. There's no way to sustain an offense when your quarterback is constantly moving the chains backward instead of forward. The Commanders are under new ownership, which generally calls a coach's job into some level of question. There is obviously time for them to salvage their season. Brissett has been a competent-to-good starting quarterback in the NFL, finishing eighth in QBR last season with Cleveland (62.0), and could at least calm things down a bit while Howell works in a backup role on the parts of his game that need ironing out. It might be a good idea to make this move before it's too late. https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/sto...omes-kelce#wsh __________________ When life gives you paper jams, turn them into paper footballs!