Surprised anyone wants Josh Rosen these days...
You think Haskins has fallen? Let's glance back to when Rosen was drafted.
Here are some quotes.
Mel Kiper:
"On the field, he's NFL-ready. He makes throws few quarterbacks can... Plus, the Cardinals jumped two spots to get in front of the Dolphins to take Rosen and only gave up extra third- and fifth-round picks."
Gregg Rosenthal:
"There was a crazy disconnect among draft analysts about Rosen. So many of them called him the best pure passer in the draft, yet few of them ranked him as the best quarterback. His timing, anticipation and ability to make plays under duress translates so well to the NFL level. Rosen is perhaps the most pro-ready quarterback in the class..."
Will Brinson
: "...The Cards GM got a good deal on moving up to grab the last remaining quarterback of the "Big Four" when he landed Josh Rosen out of UCLA. He's considered the most "pro ready" of all the quarterbacks in this draft class."
Geoff Schwartz
: "It’s crazy to be that the best passer in the draft, Josh Rosen, fell to the Cardinals who traded up to get him at 10."
There's more. I don't dislike Josh, but his numbers have been just terrible. I don't recall him ever looking like an NFL quarterback, even a backup, for more than a few plays, and his numbers this year are some of the worst I've ever seen. Edit: Here they are. Mind you, these were mostly in garbage time:
Vs. Dallas -
1 for 6, 16.67% completion percentage, 1 INT, for a 0.0 passer rating. His adjusted yards per pass was -5.17.
Vs. New England:
1 for 3, which is 33.3%, 1 INT (almost 2), for a 2.8 passer rating. Adj YPP was -13.33.
He also played in week 2 against Tampa and was 0-2, and against Philly but didn't throw a pass, which was probably a good thing.
Pro Football Reference has his passer rating this year at 0.0 average, and QBR at 0.1. Previous years were bad, really bad, but not this bad. It's hard to think he's still playing in the NFL.
Haskins numbers are only slightly better in his career. But at least Rosen doesn't have his demotivated, poor work ethic and disinterest I guess.
And fans wonder why players like Ryan and Roethsbeger stay around the NFL for so very long and keep starting.