Haener starts vs Commanders: 1 INT, 5 punts ; Rattler replaced Haener in 2H: led to 19 points
I'll be the first to say yes Rattler played better than Haener and should start if Carr can't go.
Let's also look at some things. Haener throws a very good pass and Wilson makes a great catch for a 1st @ the Wash 40 and Patrick gets a highly debatable holding call and no 1st and Haener gets sacked that's a 40yd swing.
2nd qtr at our own 32 Haener throws a 20yd pass to MVS that goes right thru both his hands and he drops it, next play Haener throws a pick and the refs miss a facemask call. Even Rizzi mentioned those 2 plays and their impact on the 1st half in his presser. MVS dropped a 2nd Haener pass later in the 1st half.
Make no mistake, Haener could have and should have played better
Spencer Rattler played well. Let's take a look. He made a great pass in the 1st drive down the field while getting hit and low and behold MVS says I can catch this football unlike I did in the 1st half.
2nd drive 3-10 he gets sacked and they call Wash for a hands to the face and we get a drive sustaining 1st. Same drive ball @ the Wash 32 they call Wash for roughing the passer. Kendre Miller loses 6 and 2 passes in a row batted down and we settle for a FG
3rd drive, very good pass to Foster also aided by another roughing the QB call the ball goes from the 8 to the 45 almost a 30yd gain. He also had a short pass dropped by Miller. Then he had an INT dropped by #4. ten a throw away and we kick a FG.
Last drive , we get the ball on our 44. Great running by Miller and some good passes by Rattler even though the refs missed and offsides AND a D holding. Great play calling by Klint Kubiak except for 1 too many run. Ran all the clock out so great time mgt. Rattler throws a good pass to get the TD.
On the 2pt Rattler had MVS open just past the goalline and he had Austin in the back of the EZ for an easy throw he chose the harder of the throws
All this is not to take away from Rattler he played a pretty good game and should be QB2 and start if Carr can't go. Rattler did have some advantages Haener did not have. MVS catches drive sustaining passes instead of dropping them. We get drive sustaining penalties instead of drive killing penalties and the OL played much better in the 2nd half