Ravens at Redskins Post Game Thread (RG3 MRI Result-Sprained Knee)

As for the poll I have a hard time as for who to go for, there's definitely a joint game ball going to Forbath, Cousins, RG3 and Crawford. All 4 played major roles in earning the W today.

Its football and he had to sacrifice his body to help the team win. QBs who stay in the pocket like Big Ben take the worse hits.

I wouldn't say he exactly HAD to. I mean the guy was completely throwing his body around out there this game. But there's no questioning his passion and dedication. Dude wants to win, even if he's destroying his body in the process.

HTTR 24_7 saying MRI negative. NOT CONFIRMED.



LL ‏@HTTR24_7

But it does sound like Griffin III will be fine. Can't say officially yet.

DHall has a severe ankle sprain.

Exactly!! nobody is playing like an all-star in the backfield. Let's look at possibly the best cornerback in the game -- Champ Bailey. Win or lose, the guy is a class act. Never throws his teammates under the bus or mouths off when he gives up a big play. DHall has been statistically show to be the worst, or very near the worst starting cornerback in this league.

FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Innovative Statistics, Intelligent Analysis | Worst Cornerback Charting Stats 2010 (http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stat-analysis/2011/worst-cornerback-charting-stats-2010)

Lead by example DHall whether you play well or not.

LL ‏@HTTR24_7

But it does sound like Griffin III will be fine. Can't say officially yet.

Who is LL@HTTR24_7?

Its football and he had to sacrifice his body to help the team win. QBs who stay in the pocket like Big Ben take the worse hits.

Does sacrificing your body so that it is a 3rd and 4 when you could have slid to make it a 3rd and 6 help the team win?

And where in my post did I say he should stay in the pocket? I said he needs to slide and avoid hits completely because, let's be honest, his 218 lb frame can't take hits from guys like Ngata who outweigh him by more than a 100 lbs.

Does sacrificing your body so that it is a 3rd and 4 when you could have slid to make it a 3rd and 6 help the team win?

And where in my post did I say he should stay in the pocket? I said he needs to slide and avoid hits completely because, let's be honest, his 218 lb frame can't take hits from guys like Ngata who outweigh him by more than a 100 lbs.

Its hard telling a competitor to slide. Look at Vick everyone has been telling him to slide but he fights for every inch. I think it comes down to him learning how to go through progressions and realizing running is his absolutely last option and when he does sprint for the sideline. But teaching someone to slide that plays like him is almost impossible. He has that Elway factor to him that will fight for every inch when he scrambles.

Does sacrificing your body so that it is a 3rd and 4 when you could have slid to make it a 3rd and 6 help the team win?

And where in my post did I say he should stay in the pocket? I said he needs to slide and avoid hits completely because, let's be honest, his 218 lb frame can't take hits from guys like Ngata who outweigh him by more than a 100 lbs.

he was running....less severe injuries happen when running and diving than in the pocker absorbing hits. Ask Cutler

RG3 could avoid those injuries by sliding feet first

Its hard telling a competitor to slide. Look at Vick everyone has been telling him to slide but he fights for every inch. I think it comes down to him learning how to go through progressions and realizing running is his absolutely last option and when he does sprint for the sideline. But teaching someone to slide that plays like him is almost impossible. He has that Elway factor to him that will fight for every inch when he scrambles.

I love self-defeating arguments -- LOOK AT VICK!!! all that talent which is in a sense wasted because he doesn't play smart. If you're really a competitor, and not an imbecile, you realize that you would rather sacrifice some meaningless yards now for 5 more years of playing rather than get those yards and be out of the game much sooner than you would like. Is Tom Brady not competitive because he doesn't sacrifice his body in the same way?