Twitter Reacts to Dwayne Haskins Overthrowing Terry McLaurin for an Interception

October 24, 2019

The early struggles of Washington Redskins rookie quarterback Dwayne Haskins continued Thursday night against the Minnesota Vikings. Haskins replaced Case Keenum at the start of second half, as Keenum was ruled out with a concussion.

Haskins’ first drive resulted in a punt. The second in field goal. But, the third ended in disaster as Haskins overthrew his former Ohio State teammate Terry McLaurin before the ball bounced into an interception.

Haskins INT – Had McLaurin over the middle, sailed his throw. Aikman on commentary pointed to Haskins' low elbow which has a tendency to cause it to sail. #Redskins pic.twitter.com/Ci9q2J88FN
— Mark Bullock (@MarkBullockNFL) October 25, 2019

Vikings safety Anthony Harris came away with the pick. Minnesota then turned Haskins’ fourth interception of the season into a field goal, extending their lead to 19-9 in the third quarter.

Dwayne Haskins now has 4 INTs in 22 career throws
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) October 25, 2019

Haskins has generally operated smoothly out there tonight. Just has to hone in on mechanics in the pocket so those throws don't go high. It's a process.
— Riggo's Rag (@RiggosRag) October 25, 2019

Remember too he's a rookie. Rookie QBs throw picks. Peyton Manning threw 28 his rookie year.
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) October 25, 2019

And the #Redskins will have all of the 2020 training camp, preseason, and regular season to assess that question responsibly. https://t.co/Fryh039VHF
— Chad Ryan (@ChadwikoTWW) October 25, 2019

Agreed. Ball was high, not in the sky & still catchable. That part was a bit ignored. It's an interception yes, as several rookie QBs have had, with more first-team reps. https://t.co/tQq1tk58tb
— IG: JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) October 25, 2019

Dwayne Haskins isn't ready.
— Michael Fabiano (@Michael_Fabiano) October 25, 2019

Dwayne Haskins pic.twitter.com/0lHDRcwBdB
— Heath Cummings (@heathcummingssr) October 25, 2019

You can tell that the game is moving at a million miles per hour for Dwayne Haskins right now. Experience is the greatest teacher for young QBs and the #Redskins should play him to let him work through his mental flaws.
— Jordan Reid (@Jordan_Reid) October 25, 2019

https://twitter.com/chaddukes/status/1187559214606176256

Dwayne Haskins still isn’t ready.

(🎥 @NFL)

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— OddsChecker (@OddsCheckerUS) October 25, 2019

Killer INT from Dwayne Haskins after the defense gave him the ball in FG range. Bad mechanics led to ball sailing on throw tons wide open WR. Going to happen some but not ideal. 4 INTs in less than 3 quarters now.
— Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen) October 25, 2019

https://twitter.com/NC_Skins23/status/1187556026259779589

Let’s all hope that these are just early struggles. Remember Peyton Manning threw 28 interceptions as a rookie. After tonight’s performance the debate of whether to let Dwayne Haskins play or not will rage even more.