[washingtonismoney]

2) and 3) strike me as the most plausible interpretations of what happened here. 1) is unlikely; we've seen Chryst now over 1.5 years. We know Chryst is the guy who:

1) can't beat Ryan Burns out in a competition
2) has only completed more than 60% of passes once in seven years of play
3) has numerous faults that are readily visually apparent (tendency to skip passes off the ground in both 2016-17; inability to evade rush in 2017; etc.)

I suppose it's theoretically possible that the turnaround is imminent, though I can't think of any historical examples of a QB being mediocre for a long period and suddenly reversing it and being good. (Chryst's 2015 YPA is...6.56. His 2016 YPA is ... 6.65. His 2017 YPA is...6.79.)

It's extremely plausible that Costello isn't better than this level. But we've seen some evidence that suggests he isn't, and of course it's possible his true level is even better than his first two games. Gamble on upside.

[washingtonismoney]

2) and 3) strike me as the most plausible interpretations of what happened here. 1) is unlikely; we've seen Chryst now over 1.5 years. We know Chryst is the guy who:

1) can't beat Ryan Burns out in a competition
2) has only completed more than 60% of passes once in seven years of play
3) has numerous faults that are readily visually apparent (tendency to skip passes off the ground in both 2016-17; inability to evade rush in 2017; etc.)

I suppose it's theoretically possible that the turnaround is imminent, though I can't think of any historical examples of a QB being mediocre for a long period and suddenly reversing it and being good. (Chryst's 2015 YPA is...6.56. His 2016 YPA is ... 6.65. His 2017 YPA is...6.79.)

It's extremely plausible that Costello isn't better than this level. But we've seen some evidence that suggests he isn't, and of course it's possible his true level is even better than his first two games. Gamble on upside.