A
fractured fibula ended Colt McCoy’s season when he attempted to take the Redskins
to the playoffs when starter Alex Smith, who suffered the similar injury earlier
in the season, was lost for the year. For all non-medical individuals, the fibula
bone is the long slender bone that connects the ankle all up to the knee, it’s commonly
known as the calf bone.
McCoy fell to the ground and his
leg bent in a rather awkward way against the Eagles. Surprisingly he toughed it
out for two more plays before he limped his way to the locker which was the
last sight we saw from him the rest of the season. He finished with three
touchdowns along with three interceptions in three games this season. Bone
fractures are way more beneficial than a ligament injury, which in many cases may
require nine months to a year before they can compete again and a whole year
before they feel confident and play like they did before the injury. Luckily for
Colt after his surgery he should be back before Super Bowl weekend to get ready
for the 2019 season.
Bad luck ruined his opportunity in
the 2018 season as he signed a two-year deal worth $6.5 million. Colt was on
pace to void his contract, whether be a free agent or an increase in salary if
he played 65% of his snaps this season. But Washington is believed to bring him
back as the backup for the fifth straight season consequently from the fibula
injury.
At 32, McCoy is as seasoned at they
come with experience. He was drafted in the third round by Cleveland but never placed
himself as their franchise signal caller. He was then traded to the 49ers who
played for just the one year. Washington signed McCoy in 2014 who went through
the whole RG3 and Kirk Cousins debacle. Both of them moved on after the 2017.
The Redskins were content with the idea of McCoy as the starter before they
traded for Alex Smith this past offseason.
Eagles’ quarterback Nick Foles
established a need to have a quality backup that can play if need be. Washington
still has a need for a backup but won’t feel comfortable with Mark Sanchez who replaced
McCoy as the third quarterback that started for the Redskins. There is some
trade value for McCoy as many teams struggle to develop a backup quarterback
just in case something happens to their signal caller.
A fifth-round pick would be
reasonable to acquire McCoy if the Redskins want to take a new path to find
their quarterback of the future, but the 2019 NFL Draft is very weak in terms
of finding the next franchise saving quarterback. They have yet to find their
franchise quarterback when RG3 was behind center who has had jumped teams the last
few years and Kirk Cousins signed a mega deal with the Vikings who many thought
had not even come close this season as a payoff. The Vikings failed to make the
playoffs.
The 2020 season will most likely
give Colt the chance to test the free agent market and will attract many offers
from quarterback needy teams. He is well respected among his teammates and will
be a great presence in the locker room which he brought from the forty acres. Many
scouts believed he wouldn’t last in the league this long but the fans have looked
in the distance with satisfaction he is still alive and well. The memories of
beating Ohio State, the come from behind victories, the record breaking stats,
and the wishful thinking of what if he didn’t get hurt in the national
championship game against Alabama have given him story to root for.
