Washington Football Team: The good, the bad, and the ugly of Week 2

The Bad

QB Dwayne Haskins 

To be as blunt as possible, Dwayne Haskins wasn’t good enough in Week 2. Not all of the offense’s inability to perform was on him, but he still was not good enough. On multiple occasions, Haskins missed recievers in crucial situations.

He overthrew Logan Thomas on a pass that would have inched the offense closer to field goal range to end the half. He completely missed Dontrelle Inman on a 3rd-and-5 in the third quarter. He also showed similar problems to Week 1 with both poor footwork and lacking touch on his passes. He also was very poor at evading pressures.

Haskins’ line did him no favors, but you have to be better at avoiding the pressures in the NFL. Unlike last year, Haskins’ play didn’t improve from week to week. In the crucial moments, Haskins has to be better.

CB Ronald Darby 

For the second week in a row, Ronald Darby was beat over the top. His trend of getting beat deep while a member of the Philadelphia Eagles has continued in Washington. He cannot continue to let his man beat him deep. With an offense that is working out some serious kinks, giving up big plays on defense can be back-breaking. He has to better against Cleveland.

Steven Sims on kick and punt returns 

Through the air, Steven Sims logged another decent game. However, he was putrid on special teams. His fumble on the punt return down 7-0 took the wind out of the sails for Washington. The defense had done well during the game up until that point. However, after consecutive Washington fumbles, the defense was gassed and the lead increased to 14-0. On other kicks, he relied too much on his speed and ran east to west, instead of down the field. Sims has to be better in the return game or it may be time to call up Isaiah Wright.