- Sam Howell: While his career is still young, He was simply thrown to the wolves behind a terrible offensive line and an offensive philosophy that was equally terrible. Led the league in pass attempts with 612, which resulted in leading the league in interceptions, with 21, and sacks, with 65, while under constant pressure. His career still has time to grow but Washington did him a disservice last season.
- Dwayne Haskins (RIP): A quarterback for whom many were excited, as his only real concern was maturity on the field. One can argue his scenario was worse than even Howell. Haskins was drafted into a situation where the head coach, Jay Gruden, was coaching for his job, yet the owner reportedly forced his will on this selection. Haskins, already starting behind the eight ball, was never developed properly by Gruden or Ron Rivera. However you choose to appoint the blame, there was no denying that Haskins had the tools to be successful in the NFL but this organization ruined yet another career of a young quarterback.
- Kirk Cousins: Amongst this group, the most productive selection for Washington over the course of his career. The biggest knock against him, which still remains, is his ability to produce consistently in big moments. He is ranked 4th all-time for Washington in passing yards with 16,206, top in completion percentage at 65.5%, and 6th in touchdown passes, with 99. The biggest failure here was Bruce Allen’s handling of Cousins, which resulted in him having no interest in resigning with the team.
- Robert Griffin III: He had an electrifying rookie campaign that resulted in the AP Offensive Rookie of the Year honors and a trip to the Pro Bowl. He completed the season with a 65.6 completion percentage, 3,200 yards passing, and a 5.1% / 1.3% touchdown to interception ratio. He added 815 rushing yards, at a rate of 6.8 yards per attempt, and 7 rushing touchdowns while guiding Washington into the postseason. Rushing back after his knee injury, coupled withpoor handling by both the organization as a whole but also Gruden in particular, ended his time in Washington 2 years later.
- Jason Campbell: Campbell never became the franchise quarterback Joe Gibbs hoped for. He certainly underperformed his draft status (25th overall selection). His second year was Washington’s only playoff run, but he was benched in favor of Todd Collins in week 14 heading into the playoffs. He regressed every year afterward. He played under 2 separate offensive coordinators, Don Breaux and Sherman Smith, and 2 very different offensive schemes, Air Coryell and West Coast, but he never truly had the stability a young quarterback needs. Campbell was also a perfect case for sitting a year to fully develop, but he never got that opportunity.
- Patrick Ramsey: Ramsey was never going to get the development needed under Steve Spurrier his first 2 seasons and Joe Gibbs simply wanted a veteran signal caller in Mark Brunell. With the drafting of Jason Campbell the the 2005 NFL Draft, Ramsey was just never afforded the proper opportunity to develop within the organization.
- Number 1 overall selections combined for a .495 regular season winning percentage (878-897-9)
- Number 2 overall selections combined for a .477 regular season winning percentage (149-164)
- Number 3 overall selections combined for a .463 regular season winning percentage (228-246-1). Without Matt Ryan, drafted in 2008, they are a combined .402 regular season winning percentage (104-155).
- Quarterbacks drafted in the top 3 have a combined .468 playoff winning percentage, 44-52, with a 3-4 Super Bowl Record.
- They have a combined .541 regular season winning percentage (547-465-2) but, for perspective, a 473-443-2 combined record (.516) without Patrick Mahomes.
- They have a combined .571 playoff winning percentage (32-24) but a 17-21 combined record (.447) without Patrick Mahomes (15-3).
- No quarterback from this group besides Mahomes has been to the Super Bowl and has recorded a 3-1 record.
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