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on Keenum?That appears to be the caseRon Chenoy-USA TODAY SportsWe are
considered the voice of the fan here at Hogs Haven and we talk daily about who
the Redskins are and how the Redskins are doing. From last week¡¯s game to this
week¡¯s game to that awful call from the
referees
Doug Williams
Jersey , Washington fans congregate here and consensus
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published by Hogs Haven, and may end up on SBNation.com also along with the
results from other team sites.Ready to sign up as a Hogs Haven FanPulse
participant? CLICK HERE.In the most recent SB Nation FanPulse survey, Redskins
fans identifiedQUARTERBACK as the team¡¯s top need going into the draft.I confess
to being surprised.I see Case Keenum as a legitimate NFL quarterback who is
serviceable, and maybe better than that.He won playoff games with the Vikings at
the end of the 2017 season.For his career, Case Keenum has a 62% completion
rate
Sean Taylor
Jersey , 64 TDs and 42 INTs.He had a ¡®career year¡¯ in 2017:If the Redskins
offensive line can protect him, and if the front office can find him a receiver
or two, then Case could pair nicely with a reloaded Redskins defense and the
punting of Tress Way to keep the team competitive all season long.My feeling was
that, by signing Keenum, the Redskins front office had taken the urgency out of
the quarterback position.The Redskins have a guy who can capably start in
Philadelphia on 8 September, and who should be capable of playing in all 16
games; after all, he started 30 games over the past two seasons and doesn¡¯t have
any real troubling injury history.Here is Keenum¡¯s injury history for his 6-year
NFL career, as per sportsinjurypredictor.com:Now Keenum may or may not be able
to flash the kind of production he had in ¡®17; it was, after
all
Earnest Byner
Jersey , a bit of an anomalous season for him ¡ª the best of his career.But
the 31-year old has thrown for over 12,600 yards in his pro career, and has
never looked truly bad, though he has looked mediocre many a time.If the
Redskins can acquire another quarterback, that¡¯s great.Truly.But I see other
areas of greater need.The Redskins are short a starting safety.Ereck Flowers is
the current ¡®best bet¡¯ at left guard.The Redskins have what is arguably the
worst wide receiver group in the NFL.Personally, I voted ¡°other¡± in the FanPulse
survey because I think the 1(a) and 1(b) needs for the Redskins are to find a
talented receiver on offense and a starter-quality safety on defense.I see the
2(a) and 2(b) needs as being a talented player to bookend Ryan Kerrigan at OLB,
and an interior lineman who can challenge Flowers for the starting LG position
and, perhaps, even provide backup for Chase Roullier at Center.I would rate
quarterback no higher than 5th on the priority
list
Clinton Portis
Jersey , and I don¡¯t see any real urgency in the need.The Redskins should
be able to get through the season with Case & Colt, with the ¡®luxury¡¯ of
waitingtill the 2020 draft to get the new signal caller if the right guy doesn¡¯t
fall to them in this week¡¯s draft.Today, I¡¯m an 18-percenter, in the ¡°other¡±
group. QB next month?"UPDATE: McCoy had another surgery.Redskins backup QB Colt
McCoy served as grand mashall for today's Circuit of the Americas Indy Car race.
He is still wearing a cast and using crutches. McCoy broke his fibula in a
December 3rd game against the Philadelphia Eagles. This injury came 3 weeks
after Alex Smith's season ended with a broken tibia and fibula.The Redskins
refused to put McCoy on injured reserve for several weeks as they held out hopes
on a playoff spot and a quick recovery from the leg injury. Neither of those
things happened and McCoy's season ended on IR.It has been over 3 months since
Colt McCoy broke his leg. There have been no reports of setbacks in his
recovery, and the injury was reportedly a clean break. Alex Smith's recovery was
delayed by several infections and surgeries to clear them up. He has a much more
complicated injury, and his playing career could be over. McCoy's injury
recovery should be further along if there were no complications.The Redskins
traded for former Vikings QB Case Keenum this month. He is still the only
healthy QB on the roster. The team also signed Mark Sanchez and Josh Johnson as
replacements, but neither of them appears to be in the team's plans for now. The
team has been meeting with all the top QBs in this year's draft, and is likely
to add one next month.