Ron Rivera: Limiting QB competition to camp was a mistake

The Washington football team started four different quarterbacks in the 2020 season and none of them left head coach Ron Rivera feeling like they were settled on the future of their job.

It was like a more settled situation as the season approached. Rivera gave Dwayne Haskins the majority of the team’s reps during training camp, but he was benched after four weeks in favor of Kyle Allen. During an appearance on 106.7 The Fan, Rivera said he regretted limiting the competition this summer.

“The greatest thing I would have done is I would have created a few more opportunities by mixing everyone up,” Rivera said, via NBCSportsWashington.com. “Instead of saying ‘OK, I’m going to stick with one guy and do this.’ I think now, in retrospect, and again the hindsight is 20/20, I would. What I’m saying is I made a mistake and I admit it and it’s the truth. To put it as simple as that, that’s what I’m saying. I’m just being honest.

Haskins is gone and there is no obvious answer for the future of the job with Allen, Alex Smith and Taylor Heinicke. That image will likely be different once the team gets back to work on the pitch, but there may not be a clear No.1 and it should look different this time around.