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Redskins Saturday Spotlight: Boise State QB Brett Rypien

By Ian Cummings

PHOENIX, AZ - DECEMBER 27: Quarterback Brett Rypien #4 of the Boise State Broncos drops back to pass during the Motel 6 Cactus Bowl against the Baylor Bears at Chase Field on December 27, 2016 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Bears defeated the Broncos 31-12. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
PHOENIX, AZ - DECEMBER 27: Quarterback Brett Rypien #4 of the Boise State Broncos drops back to pass during the Motel 6 Cactus Bowl against the Baylor Bears at Chase Field on December 27, 2016 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Bears defeated the Broncos 31-12. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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LANDOVER, MD – SEPTEMBER 16: Head coach Jay Gruden of the Washington Redskins talks to quarterback Alex Smith #11 of the Washington Redskins against the Indianapolis Colts during the second half at FedExField on September 16, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD – SEPTEMBER 16: Head coach Jay Gruden of the Washington Redskins talks to quarterback Alex Smith #11 of the Washington Redskins against the Indianapolis Colts during the second half at FedExField on September 16, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /

Relevance to the Redskins

As it stands, Brett Rypien is likely to go off the board in the middle rounds. If his play keeps up, Day 2 seems like a trustworthy possibility. Aside from his relation to Mark Rypien, the Redskins could truly use a player like Brett Rypien at the quarterback position.

Alex Smith will be the Redskins starting quarterback for the foreseeable future. He’s started the season strong, and as he continues to gather chemistry with Redskins receivers, he should only get more comfortable.

But there’s a reason the Kansas City Chiefs gave up Smith. He’s 34 years old, slowly heading toward the edge of the shelf, and he does play a limited, albeit winning brand of football.

The Redskins won’t be in the market for Smith’s replacement this year, but with two quarterbacks over 30 years old, and no possible succession plan in place, drafting a mid-round quarterback for Smith to groom for a couple years would do no harm. Perhaps they could use the third-round compensatory pick they’re bound to get from losing Kirk Cousins.

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With the Redskins, Rypien would be a quality backup alongside Colt McCoy, and if he worked to refine his reads and mental processing on the field, he could end up being the eventual replacement to Smith. He’d be great at the famous bootlegs that Jay Gruden loves to run. Contrary to popular belief, quarterback development can be a thing in the modern NFL. And if that happened to the second coming of Rypien, the expectations would inevitably be great.

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