Hey all, Commanders fan here. I was wondering what the unbiased opinion on Sam Howell is looking right now. Obviously as Washington fan, I’m definitely looking at Sam through rose tinted goggles, more specifically, a QB with a crazy high ceiling with any woes being attributed to growing pains. However I know this is definitely a biased view and even a little naive. I was hoping to get a greater understanding on what the the NFL fanbase as a whole is feeling on him, perhaps to temper my own expectations. Thanks y’all

  • _User_Profile@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    He’s an incredibly valuable asset. His cap hit is $1,075,400 next year. You’re getting him for probably $25M-$35M less than market value, and you can buy some really good pieces to put a good team on the field with that. He’s the guy in Washington for sure.

    Thought exercise: would you trade him to the Jets next year for Aaron Rodgers?

  • CarpeValde@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Kinda under the radar tbh. I don’t hear much about him one way or the other.

    But when I’ve seen him, he looks like he’s good and keeps the commanders in games.

  • rynwrrn15@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    He replaced Justin Fields as my QB1 in fantasy. Looks like a solid, composed QB who will probably be a franchise QB at some point

  • russianturnipofdoom@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I can’t figure out if Howell has good weapons, a good line, a good HC, or a good OC.

    When he plays the Eagles it’s must watch TV. He takes a lot of sacks but it feels like he’s so close to mastering that style of pocket presence.

    He looks like a player that is only going to get better the more reps he gets.

  • StudyRoom-F@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I feel like if yall make the right Head Coach hiring Rivera is inevitably fired hell be really good player.

  • OOvvV@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I thought he looked completely awful against the Bills - reminded me of when Mitch Trubisky played in Buffalo his first or second year and it was like, “there is NO way this guy ends up being good.”

    That being said, I did see him play later this season and he looked WAY better. Can’t remember against who. So, I guess I’m sitting on the fence. Both surprised and glad to see that others are optimistic on him. Hope he kills it for y’all.

  • LandLordLovin@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    looks like a dawg. Makes mistakes but seems to make plays as well. I watched him while doing other things so I could be off but I like him.

  • QuirkyScorpio29@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Great arm with athleticism and bad pocket awareness.

    I think he’s franchise QB material. A modern NFL QB needs to be able to scramble and he has that. And he’s clearly not scared to get hit back there…so he’s tough…another good quality.

    Overall he’s still young…WSH need to figure out their OL to protect him better but he also needs to do a better job seeing the field faster and not overhold the ball if he wants to have a long career.

    If he can figure out the sacks thing, he can be a top QB.

  • ComedianSecret419@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Disgruntled Panthers fan here. One of the many mistakes the Panthers front office has made was drafting Matt Corral instead of Howell…but, not surprising as they don’t seem to know what a good QB even looks like…

  • Philyeagles710@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I like him. He needs a better coach. I think he could be a better version of Mark Sanchez that led the Jets to 2 straight AFC championship games.