The Washington Redskins are in need of depth at the quarterback position after Colt McCoy, who was operating as the interim starter with Alex Smith done for the year, suffered a leg injury that’s reportedly going to sideline him for a month during Monday night's’ loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on the road.
Speaking in front of reporters on Tuesday, Redskins head coach Jay Gruden revealed that Washington had discussed the possibility of adding controversial free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick, though, that idea is no longer part of what’s being currently considered by the team, per Lorenzo Reyes of USA TODAY Sports.
“Oh, he's been discussed for sure, and right now at this point, we already had a workout last week for the few guys,” Redskins coach Jay Gruden said Tuesday. “We had a couple other guys come in today and then it's just going to be a matter of which way we want to go.
“Not a lot of time to really get a brand new quarterback and new system installed and taught in a couple of days of practice. He's been talked about and discussed, but we'll probably go a different direction.”
Gruden's comments raise plenty of eyebrows. His insinuation that it’s going to be difficult for the Redskins to adjust to a new quarterback who lacks familiarity with the team’s system does not make much sense. After all, the Redskins are reportedly set to work out Landry Jones and Ryan Mallet, whose knowledge of Washington's system is no better than that of Kaepernick's.
In addition, Mark Sanchez, who is currently the Redskins’ starting quarterback, was signed by the team just last November, a move that, in hindsight, negates Gruden’s excuse of lack of time for preparation as to why they are not going to touch Colin Kaepernick.
