Report: Washington plans to stick with Taylor Heinicke…until they don’t

Watching Carson Wentz run Washington’s offense was painful, and made you query each facet of the staff to attempt to determine the way it might all look so dangerous. He broke his proper ring finger in per week 6 Thursday Evening Soccer win over the Chicago Bears. Wentz went to IR and this has been Taylor Heinicke’s staff ever since.

The Washington Commanders have been 2-4 when Heinicke took over, and so they went 3-1 throughout Heinicke’s 4 begins. Their solely loss was after they gave up a ten level result in the 8-1 Minnesota Vikings. Washington’s large upset win over the undefeated Philadelphia Eagles on Monday Evening Soccer was the staff’s finest win in a very long time, and appears prefer it cemented Heinicke because the starter going ahead.

That is clearly Heinicke’s staff, and you’ll see that by how they gamers assist him, and the way the followers chant his identify. The staff is simply extra enjoyable to look at with him below heart, and he can run the model of Scott Turner’s offense that really strikes the ball and scores factors.

There have been a couple of experiences this morning saying Washington plans to stay with Heinicke, and when Wentz is cleared to return, he’ll assume the backup function that Sam Howell is taking part in now. Ian Rapoport provides in {that a} change again to Wentz might nonetheless occur if Heinicke struggles, but it surely’s unlikely at this level. John Keim experiences that Rivera has talked to the staff concerning the choice, and Carson Wentz has been knowledgeable that Heinicke is the starter.

This could lock within the draft decide compensation that Washington nonetheless owes the Indianapolis Colts subsequent yr to finish the Wentz commerce. If he performed greater than 70% of the snaps on offense, the Colts would get Washington’s 2nd spherical decide in 2023, if he performed much less it drops all the way down to their third spherical decide.