New York Giants draft profile – QB Dwayne Haskins
By Ed Stein
Haskins Negatives
While there are many positives about Dwayne Haskins, there are also important concerns that should be noted. It’s not all sunshine and Rose Bowls.
What should be concerning to any NFL team, not only the New York Giants, is Haskins lack of experience. He only had 14 career starts at Ohio State and they all came last season. Ideally, a top end quarterback draft prospect would have more than one season as a starter under his belt. As Mitchel Trubisky has shown in Chicago after only one season as a starter in college, there is much more to learn on the fly to make him a complete QB.
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Haskins, at this point in his career, is a very raw quarterback. It shows in his mechanics and footwork. He is very inconsistent in his throwing motions and release points. Part of that has to do with his setup. Haskins can have a long windup, combined with an occasional lack of setting his feet correctly affects his accuracy.
The NFL has increasingly become a mobile quarterback’s league. Players such as Baker Mayfield are becoming the norm. The capability to get out of the pocket and extend plays or take off downfield for rushing yards is very beneficial. Haskins inability to get out of the pocket and run is a liability with today’s increasingly fast defensive linemen.
Thoughts
With the future of the franchise at stake in finding a successor to Eli Manning, the New York Giants can’t afford to miss on a quarterback. Of course, there are question marks about every player in the draft. In this case, the concerns about Haskins are justified.
General manager Dave Gettleman has said he wants to go with the Patrick Mahomes approach, letting a rookie QB sit and learn from a veteran. There may be no better vet to learn from than Manning. His work ethic and preparation are legendary.
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Still, the negatives outweigh the positives with Haskins as a top-six player in the draft.