I understand why Gruden didn't want Haskins. I am still all in on Dwayne Haskins, but I knew he wouldn't be ready on day one. His timeline doesn't match up with where we thought the rest of the team was a few months ago. I didn't want to trade up for Haskins, but at #15 it was a good pick. Gruden, being a guy coaching for his job, definitely wanted a contributor to help right away. I blame the front office for not being able to work with Jay Gruden and say, "We may be preparing for the future, but we're still going out and signing Landon Collins, trading up for Montez Sweat, and doing our best to ensure we can win today."
Good franchises can find a balance between striving to win today while putting a down payment on the future. The Redskins failed to get buy in from the coaching staff on that approach.
What coach would ever trust anything Allen says? Even if he told Gruden to start Haskins and that his job was safe, why would Gruden believe him?
