McCoy damage doubtless makes Keenum Skins’ high QB

ASHBURN, Virginia — The Washington Redskins stay unsure about when quarterback Colt McCoy will be capable of play in a recreation, leaving Case Keenum on observe to begin the season opener.

McCoy has but to play within the preseason and mentioned Sunday that he has visited famous foot specialist Dr. Robert Anderson twice since coaching camp started on July 25. McCoy suffered a damaged proper leg on Dec. 1 and wanted three surgical procedures within the offseason. He has practiced all through camp, however admitted early on that he was nonetheless having points along with his leg. He has not performed within the preseason and didn’t observe Sunday.

McCoy mentioned he didn’t have a setback in camp and mentioned he expects to return “sooner reasonably than later.”

“It is likely to be two or three weeks into the season,” Redskins coach Jay Gruden mentioned of when McCoy would possibly return. “We do not know but. There isn’t any timetable for him till he seems like he is 100% to push off that leg. Till that point comes, he’ll be rehabbing.”

Colt McCoy’s ongoing restoration from a damaged leg doubtless means Case Keenum would be the Redskins’ Week 1 starter at quarterback. Geoff Burke/USA Right now Sports activities

However no one fairly is aware of when, or why it stays a problem. Nevertheless, when he was damage final season, the Redskins didn’t place him on injured reserve, considering he is likely to be obtainable ought to they attain the postseason.

“That was in all probability a part of the problem,” Gruden mentioned. “He in all probability rushed again, we in all probability rushed him again. So that they had to return in a bit of bit. That was no one’s fault, only a fluke deal that one thing else occurred. Hopefully we get him proper. He’ll do no matter he can to get proper, we have simply received to get it proper first.”

All through coaching camp McCoy has been alternating with Keenum each day so far as who takes the first-team reps.

Keenum has began the primary two preseason video games. He has accomplished 7-of-16 passes for 112 yards and one landing.

Gruden was not prepared to call a beginning quarterback, however mentioned “ideally” one could be named after the third preseason recreation. The Redskins play at Atlanta on Thursday. They play at Philadelphia within the season opener.

“You may need your normal ideas on who it is likely to be, but when one thing occurs within the preseason recreation three the place you may need to flop them, you by no means know,” Gruden mentioned.

Rookie Dwayne Haskins stays a risk, however quite a few individuals within the group — from front-office personnel to coaches and gamers — have echoed the identical level: He is gifted however has loads to study earlier than being prepared to begin. As a result of he is thought of a pure drop-back passer — and does not depend on his legs to threaten a protection — the Redskins need him to grasp as lots of the nuances of the place as attainable earlier than placing him within the recreation.

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Throughout coaching camp, Haskins, the 15th general choose within the draft, persistently labored third within the rotation among the many quarterbacks. Within the preseason video games, they’ve performed a number of the beginning offensive line with him when he is been within the recreation. Gruden mentioned they may give him extra time with the starters Thursday. In two video games, Haskins has accomplished 15-of-29 passes for 231 yards, one landing and two interceptions. He is been sacked 5 instances and fumbled as soon as.

The coaches and Haskins have identified how a lot he is nonetheless studying, from calling the performs within the huddle to dealing with safety calls and throwing in rhythm. They preferred final week how, on his 55-yard landing cross, his onerous depend pressured the safeties to rotate early. That enabled him to change the safety and alter his development pre-snap.

Final week, Haskins instructed ESPN, “It is simply going to occur naturally, organically. I needed to come to phrases with that. Now that I have been right here for a bit of bit, it is like, man, it is a course of. … In no way am I settling. I do know that I need to be nice and I do know I will likely be nice. It is simply that I’ve to be in a spot the place I do know what I am doing.”