Redskins: Five takeaways from the first depth chart release
By Ian Cummings
No. 4 – Redskins giving rookies “the rookie treatment”
As a converse point to the previous slide, the Redskins, are very clearly giving their rookies the “rookie treatment”. They’re not handing their rookies anything, and instead telling them to earn what they seek.
It’s easy to tell, too. Dwayne Haskins, in a race that’s been largely equal, as no quarterbacks have been able to consistently separate, is in third of three. Terry McLaurin, a receiver who has, by all accounts, dominated training camp, is the fifth receiver, and Kelvin Harmon is the eighth. Wes Martin, at his natural position, is stuck behind a transitioned tackle. And even Montez Sweat, the team’s latter first-round pick, is listed behind Ryan Anderson, a player with much less athleticism and upside.
The Redskins are aware that developing a rookie is a long game, not a short one. And they’re not rushing themselves, with four preseason games left on the schedule. By the time that four-game slate is over, the rookies could earn themselves out of limbo.