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For as long as I’ve watched football, the Washington Commanders have never had a franchise quarterback who year after year could ensure them at least 9 wins just based on him suiting up that day.
From Patrick Ramsey to Taylor Heinicke, Washington has been incapable of finding a guy who can lead them to the Promised Land. 1
The closest they came was in 2012 when Robert Griffin III was the Offensive Rookie of the Year and looked like Washington’s savior. And then Mike Shanahan ran him into the ground and played him through leg injuries that totally destroyed his career. Mike Shanahan will pay for his sins. As you read this, hell is preparing his room.
Shout out to Kirk Cousins2 but no. Nah.
But they may have finally found their messiah.
Enter Sam Howell:
While everyone and their mothers are debating who’s to blame for Josh Allen’s nasty interceptions, Sam Howell has quietly emerged as one of the best quarterbacks in the league.
Let’s take a look at what he’s doing this season and where he stands amongst his peers:
- 2,783 yards (1st)
- 264 completions (1st)
- 17 touchdowns (3rd)
- 127 first downs (2nd)
He also leads the league in getting bodyslammed by defenders with 47 sacks which is 14 more than the guy behind him. Sam Howell is having a tremendous season despite an offensive line made up of guys who seemed terrified of pass rushers.
Their offensive line plays the same way I would play if Micah Parsons and Dexter Lawrence were running full speed at me. Perhaps the Washington O-Line has a future writing here at Deadseriousness. Or I have future pass protecting in Washinton.
Howell has shown flashes of brilliance all year. In Week 4, he led a 4th quarter comeback against the Philadelphia Eagles. With 1:36 left in the 4th quarter and Washington down a touchdown, Howell led a 10-play, 64-yard drive to tie the score as time ran out.
Hero shit.
Sam Howell is coming off a 3-touchdown, 312-yard game against the Seattle Seahawks. And of course, Washington lost. This man cannot do everything on his own.
Howell is playing for a head coach in Ron Rivera who straight up had no idea his team was still in playoff contention last season when he took his foot off the gas and started planning vacation destinations.
A GM in Martin Mayhew who gave up on this season and traded Montez Sweat and Chase Young—two of the best pass rushers in the league—for a 2nd and 3rd round pick. Cool. Maybe Mayhem can use those picks to select a guy like Phidarian Mathis who he drafted in the 2nd round last year. Phidarian Mathis has 1 CAREER TACKLE.
We need to free Sam Howell from the shackles of an organization that was pimping out cheerleaders and was desperately in search of the one pick-me Native American group to co-sign their racist ass name.
2023 feels like one of the worst seasons ever. Every team sucks. Most offensive lines stink which is leading to some disgusting quarterback play and defenses have put all of their energy into preventing big plays so it’s all lame little 5-yard slants and shit.
Sam Howell has the potential to give us some exciting football in a current era that needs it and he’s shackled to the worst franchise in the NFL.
Which team should acquire Sam Howell?
The Carolina Panthers drafted a BUST in Bryce Young and chose to give away their 2024 first round pick to acquire a wide receiver their little quarterback isn’t tall enough to even locate over his offensive line.
I don’t know what the Las Vegas Raiders plan is but I do know Howell is better than Jimmy G. Vegas should have a gunslinging quarterback who takes big risks for big rewards. Print those Slot Machine Sammy t-shirts.
The San Francisco 49ers entire team-building philosophy appears to be acquiring all of the talent in the world at every position and then taking the last $5 in their wallet to pick up some random quarterback lying on the clearance rack.
San Fran is the only real, grown-up adult organization capable of giving Howell the structure he needs to succeed. He’s better than Brock Purdy. Let him play with Christian McCaffrey and that star-studded defense and see how many rings they can run up.
But most importantly as a Giants fan, I need this man out of the NFC East before they fire Ron Rivera at the end of the season and do something funky like trade for Bill Belichick or something that could actually be a threat to me.
FREE SAM HOWELL.
Is Sam Howell being wasted in Washington? Leave a comment below. Respond on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. Or shoot me an email at Deadseriousmailbag@gmail.com. Let’s chat, bay-beeeee. Let me know if you noticed me leaving out his interception numbers.
- NEVER forget in 2010 when Donovan McNabb signed a 5-year $78 million extension and then lost 28-59 to his former team, the Eagles, like, 3 hours later.
- No idea why I just ‘shout out Kirk Cousins’ as if that man wouldn’t cross the street or reach for the rape whistle around his neck if he saw me walking towards him.
