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Ron Rivera has stated “nothing is out of the query” with regards to discovering a brand new beginning quarterback. After biking by way of six starters since arriving in 2020, the Washington Commanders head coach appears poised to maneuver on to No. 7 and hand the keys to a different veteran or a rookie.
The purpose has all the time been to discover a long-term answer. However as Rivera found in his latter years with the Carolina Panthers and has present in Washington, the groups that win and win constantly are typically those with top-tier quarterbacks.
“I’ll level to the truth that our first season right here once we moved some individuals round and Alex Smith got here in and we actually noticed that improvement and development,” Rivera stated lately. “That to me is what quarterback can do for you, is he elevates the play of the individuals round him. He manages the video games, he distributes the ball and when wanted, makes performs. That’s what you search for. That’s what you gotta have.”
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The query is whether or not the Commanders can discover that this offseason.
Whereas their choices seem easy — commerce for a veteran, signal a free agent, draft a rookie or keep the established order with Taylor Heinicke — every one is sophisticated by uncertainties and, in fact, price.
Right here’s a better have a look at a few of their potential choices:
