Washington Football Team: Ranking quarterback options, early Feb. edition

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Washington Football Team QB Options 20-16

20. Jamie Newman (Georgia)

Or Wake Forest. That’s where he actually played in college. His COVID opt-out meant he never got on the field for the Bulldogs. I like Newman. I think he is the kind of guy you can take a flyer on in a later round. He really has all the raw skills you would want. He just needs coaching and time.

19. Shane Buechele (SMU)

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I realize this will be an affront to many Crimson Tide fans, but when I watch Shane Beuchele, I see a guy who is just about the same as Mac Jones. Jones is a little bigger and maybe has a slightly stronger arm, but I just don’t see much difference.

Buechele is accurate and plays in rhythm. He has not had the most elite talent around him, but he has been highly productive. I’m not saying he’s better than Jones. He isn’t. I’m just suggesting that Beuchele in the sixth round is a better value than Jones in the first.

18. Kellen Mond (Texas A&M)

I don’t like Mond as much as some others seem to, but I also have seen less of him than a lot of other mid-level prospects. That’s my own fault. He has certainly played a lot for the Aggies. I have him ranked above some other guys who I think have played better than him because of Dak Prescott. Allow me to explain.

Coming out of Mississippi State, I thought Prescott was very talented and very inconsistent. I didn’t think he would turn out to be as good as he has in the pros. I admit they’re not all that similar as players, but I kind of get that vibe from Mond. I worry about his accuracy, but if he gets with the right coach and the right scheme, there could be a lot of upside.

17. Kyle Trask (Florida)

This is the last of the run of lower-tier draftees. Trask needs a good team around him. Maybe it’s not fair to judge by his final game against Alabama, in which he was playing without most of his best teammates. But he looked helpless and unless you’re Nell Fenwick, helpless is never a good look.

Trask’s productivity has to get some respect. Not first-round respect. Maybe third-round respect. That’s more than I ever got. (Google Nell Fenwick is you’re not old enough to remember the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s finest.)

16. Teddy Bridgewater (Panthers)

We will never know how high Teddy Bridgewater could have risen. I was never a big fan, seeing a mid-level pro at best when he was in college and in his early years with Minnesota. After a knee-injury almost ended his career, the fact that he returned at all has been remarkable.

Bridgewater is a veteran now who can serve as a solid game manager. And let’s admit it, he beat the Washington Football Team late in 2020 when Washington was desperate for a win, so he can still play. I just don’t think he is ever to going to more than serviceable.

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