It has been a rough season for the Washington Commanders, with the storied franchise finding it difficult to compete, let alone win games on a regular basis during the 2023 campaign.
Although there have been many reasons why the Commanders aren’t a good football team this season, a losing season always leads to fingers pointing in the direction of the head coach and the starting quarterback, which in this case is Ron Rivera and Sam Howell.
Even though the Commanders only lost by eight points to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday in Week 15, Howell’s performance was put on the microscope after the game, as he struggled throughout the contest, which led to his benching in the fourth quarter in favor of veteran Jacoby Brissett.
Howell threw for only 102 yards, one touchdown, and one interception in three quarters, completing only 11 out of 26 passes, which obviously isn’t going to get the job done.
To make matters worse for Howell, Brissett came in and threw for more touchdowns (2) and more yards (124) while completing eight of 10 passes in one quarter as opposed to what the young quarterback could do in three quarters.
This led to reporters asking Rivera whether Howell’s time as the starter in Washington has come to an end after the game via JP Finaly of NBC4 Sports.
Rivera said that Howell will remain the starting QB.
Rivera says Howell remains starting QB pic.twitter.com/0kCuZUhp0P
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) December 18, 2023
For some reason, Rivera is sticking by the 23-year-old with only three games left in the NFL regular season rather than going with Brissett and trying to end the season on a strong note.
At this point in time, it seems as though Rivera will be fired after the season, which means he’s likely content with his fate and wants to give the young quarterback an opportunity to bounce back in order to help his future in the NFL.
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