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Determining what Washington should do at QB this offseason

By Jonathan Eig

GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - JANUARY 12: Russell Wilson #3 of the Seattle Seahawks greets Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers after the Packers defeated the Seahawks 28-23 in the NFC Divisional Playoff game at Lambeau Field on January 12, 2020 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - JANUARY 12: Russell Wilson #3 of the Seattle Seahawks greets Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers after the Packers defeated the Seahawks 28-23 in the NFC Divisional Playoff game at Lambeau Field on January 12, 2020 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /
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Hi. I’m Jon. Been away for a while. Judging by all the cards and letters, I know a lot of you missed me. TBH, I just couldn’t muster much of anything worthwhile to say about the final month of the 2021 season. And a little piece of me was hoping to hold out until 2/2/22 so I would never have to type Washington Football Team again.

But the off-season bug has hit me. When you’re a fan of a team like the one we have here in DC, you always get more excited about the off-season. ‘Nuff said about that.

I’m going to take a quick run through each position group on the soon-to-no-longer-be Washington Football Team over the next few weeks. You know – to see where we stand, and to imagine what we might do. 14-19 over the past two seasons feels about right for where this team is. But I do think there is reason for hope. I do think things are trending in the right direction. If they just get a few key decisions right.

And that’s where I come in, with lots of free, unsolicited advice. Today, we begin with the quarterback.

What should the Washington Football Team do at QB?

I’m sure you’ve all debated this one quite a bit already. With your family. With your friends. With your former friends who are just too stupid to recognize that you are right and they are wrong about this.

So I’ll move through the basics quickly. The Washington Football Team does not have a quarterback capable of leading them to the level where they consistently compete for championships. In fact, they only have one quarterback currently under contract, and even Taylor Heinicke’s biggest supporters no longer make bold claims about him.

Heinicke has earned the Washington backup job, which is more than I thought he could do. And, I’ll go a half step farther and admit that as a backup, he is a very good option. Well-prepared, energetic, capable of making big plays and winning ballgames. But his arm has always been the limiting factor, and over the course of an entire season, if a decent opposing defense can prepare for him, Heinicke simply cannot win meaningful games on a consistent basis. His overthrows and his red zone inefficiency are prime examples of a quarterback who cannot make NFL-caliber throws often enough. He has to loft the ball to get any distance, and that simply won’t fly for a starter on a good team.

So if it’s not Heinicke, who should it be?

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