Naming Sam Howell the starting quarterback is a bold and risky bet. In doing so, Ron Rivera is literally putting his job on the line.
, a true upgrade at quarterback could have made all the difference. They were 8-8-1 last season in the best division in football, despite some awful quarterback play from Taylor Heinicke and Carson Wentz. Adding even Carr or Garoppolo could have made them contenders right now.
That could bite him in the end, for sure, no matter how good Howell turns out to be. It's just an unavoidable fact in the NFL that young quarterbacks struggle. Even for the best ones — future Hall of Famers — it's often a roller-coaster ride early in their careers. And in a division that had three teams make the playoffs last season, with three accomplished, $160 million-plus quarterbacks, the road in front of Howell is all very uphill.The Commanders believe in his talent, though.
Is he ready now? The best reason to hope is that neither Rivera nor Bieniemy were going to put their futures in the hands of someone who couldn't play. That's particularly true of Bieniemy, who left the cushy, ring-filled world ofHe knew what he was getting into. He knew he had to work wonders in this job. And he knew his quarterback would be Howell. Yet he still believed Washington was the right place for him to be.
That was selfless and bold and definitely a risky bet. Rivera is literally putting his job on the line with this decision. He's putting many jobs on the line.
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