Have the Washington Commanders lastly discovered a long-term reply at quarterback within the type of Sam Howell? Coach Ron Rivera actually thinks so.
Rivera had intensive reward for Howell throughout preseason, going so far as to say the Commanders really feel “very strongly” that they now have a franchise quarterback for the primary time in years.
“We really feel fairly snug, fairly good concerning the man this 12 months. We really feel very strongly — I do know I do — going into this season that we have a man,” Rivera mentioned of Howell, by way of John Keim of ESPN. “For 3 seasons, I’ve at all times felt that I had a query mark, and now it seems like, ‘OK, that is fairly good.’ I imply, I am fairly snug, fairly assured and I stay up for seeing it.”
This can be coach-speak, however there’s positively a special feeling about Howell than there was about previous Washington quarterbacks. Rivera actually didn’t have the identical positivity about Carson Wentz, for example.
Howell has not had a lot of an opportunity to point out what he’s able to in sport motion, however the Commanders should not hiding their confidence. He was notably spectacular within the Commanders’ preseason win over Baltimore, going 19-of-25 for 188 yards and two touchdowns whereas enjoying the whole first half. Carry these numbers into the common season and Washington needs to be fairly comfortable, and Rivera could also be proved proper.
