Former Washington Redskins head coach Jay Gruden is getting called out for how he handled young quarterback Dwayne Haskins' debut season.

The 23-year-old signal-caller's personal trainer and coach Quincy Avery, president of training outlet Quarterback Takeover, eviscerated Gruden's handlings of the former first-round selection on a podcast on Tuesday.

Per The Ryen Russillo Podcast in The Ringer:

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“Dwayne went through so much more than someone should have to have put on their shoulders as a rookie quarterback. You go in there and the head coach makes it known that he doesn’t like you and makes it as hard as possible for you to be the guy, and then you’ve got…,” transcription via Zachary Neel in Redskins Wire.

“It’s not like a situation where you’ve got a quarterback who just wants to help him be the guy. He didn’t go to the Washington organization and have Case [Keenum] and all of those guys say ‘Hey let’s help make you the starting quarterback.’ He was kind of on his own. It was him and the OC, Kevin O’Connell, were trying to figure it out, all while the head coach says a lot of nasty stuff about you, not only in the media, but also to the team. And [Dwayne] was trying to learn how to be a starting quarterback. The responsibility level is so much more different than anything I think people can imagine, and you’re doing that at 21 years old, leading a billion dollar franchise. It’s a lot to put on your shoulders. And I’m so excited to see the way he’s bounced back this offseason.”

Haskins only made seven starts in his rookie campaign with Washington, logging two wins in his effort on the losing Redskins squad. The NFC East franchise selected the second overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, taking former Haskins teammate with the Ohio State Buckeyes in edge rusher Chase Young.

Haskins, as of now, is the likely starter for the Redskins heading into the 2020 season. However, veteran Alex Smith is still on the roster and the team picked up new head coach Ron Rivera's former backup Kyle Allen, too.