By the time Haskins, who wears “Haskins Jr.” on his jersey, was in second grade, he and his father were already driven to make him a great NFL quarterback. By the time I reached high school, I had watched four first-round busts — Jack Scarbath (third overall, 1953), Ralph Guglielmi (fourth overall, 1955), Don Allard (fourth overall, 1959, zero career completions) and Richie Lucas (fourth overall, 1960). 2-rated quarterback in the country in the fourth grade, how does that help you cope with failure in the highest league under a microscope? This is all so Washington Football Team — and thus so depressingly predictable. But there is more here than the usual Washington Football Team nonsense.

Source: Washington Post December 29, 2020 09:32 UTC