4 takeaways from Steelers win vs Cowboys in Hall of Fame Game

Dwayne Haskins didn’t live up to training camp hype

Let’s just say that Dwayne Haskins’ debut in Pittsburgh was not what fans expected. While many took to social media to try to put a positive spin on his performance, there’s really no getting around the fact that Haskins was mediocre at best.

During his NFL career (444 pass attempts over the past two seasons), The former Washington quarterback has thrown for a very unimpressive 6.3 yards per attempt and a bottom-of-the-barrel 74.4 passer rating. Against the Cowboys in the Hall of Fame Game, Haskins completed 8 of 13 passes for a dismal 54 yards (4.2 yards per attempt) and a 70.7 passer rating.

Obviously, this isn’t a reason to overreact, but perhaps expectations are far too high for the third-year quarterback. After all, his performance in the Hall of Fame game wasn’t far off from the player we saw the past two years for Washington.

Haskins will still have three more games to try to turn things around, but with Josh Dobbs making the most of his opportunities with a 122.9 passer rating, via ESPN, and Mason Rudolph churning out a 96.5 passer rating of his own, Haskins is going to have to do more in order to be handed the job as the next man up after Ben Roethlisberger.