Lost Some Faith In Shanahan

Its a blessing in disguise that Shanny had his blinders on. Heres why - according to a doctor on Sirius this morning a partially torn acl cannot be reattached obviously which leaves you with a weak joint until it eventually tears all the way. So Shanny being the genius that he is left Griff in until it tore. Now he can have surgery in a few hours and be 100% for the season opener. I think KC-1 might have been able to score once or twice and pull out the win with a 14 point lead, but maybe would have fell short of the ultimate goal. We need a healthy Griff to win it all and now we will have one.
In all seriousness, i will never be able to comprehend the decision to leave him, in so im chalking it up as a blessing in disguise. Had we taken him out i believe the injury would have lingered for a long time. Now we just have to hope there isnt another FREAK injury like the one against the Ravens that started this mess. Make no bones about it either. It was a freak injury. When Griff comes back in September he will be a well oiled machine and ready to roll.

You do know 2/3 of all football palyers never return fronm a torn ACL from what I heard on the Mike & Mike show today.

You do know 2/3 of all football palyers never return fronm a torn ACL from what I heard on the Mike & Mike show today.

I don't know that I believe that stat. But at this point it is what it is. Dr. Andrews is a proficient surgeon, RGIII has rehabbed the same type injury, so he knows what to do, and then we will see where he is next year. I think we can point to a lot of successful recoveries, and some who didn't. I personally see it as something he can recover from and be an excellent player in this league.

You do know 2/3 of all football palyers never return fronm a torn ACL from what I heard on the Mike & Mike show today.

Here's another article on ACL recovery percentages. Don’t Tear Your ACL After 23 Years Of Age! : DraftCalc.com (http://draftcalc.com/fantasy-football-content/articles/dont-tear-your-acl-after-23-years-of-age/)

One main thing to consider, is that Griffin isn't a RB, he is a QB. While he does use his mobility, he's not a consistent 30-40 attempts type runner.

As bored (already) of this discussion, I really wonder if we would be hammering Shanny as much if we won the game and even went on to win a couple other games in the playoffs.

He's hurt, not dead. He will recover from the surgery and likely will play at a very high level for the next 8-14 years. He's always said he sees himself as more of an Aaron Rodgers type than Michael Vick anyways. Even post surgery, maybe he goes from a 4.35 to a 4.5. Some of you cats are acting like he will become Byron Leftwich all of the sudden.

As bored (already) of this discussion, I really wonder if we would be hammering Shanny as much if we won the game and even went on to win a couple other games in the playoffs.

He's hurt, not dead. He will recover from the surgery and likely will play at a very high level for the next 8-14 years. He's always said he sees himself as more of an Aaron Rodgers type than Michael Vick anyways. Even post surgery, maybe he goes from a 4.35 to a 4.5. Some of you cats are acting like he will become Byron Leftwich all of the sudden.

The whining around here (and w/ the local media) is so out of control.

You know what, yes, the whining is out of control. You know what else, it's completely fukcing justified. This isn't Rex Grossman or another Joe who got hurt. This is possibly the greatest talent we've seen at QB in our lifetime. I don't think that's an over-exaggeration one bit.

Those of you who are telling the rest of us to cool it, chill, or whatever -- seem to be missing the point (or maybe you're not). This could have been avoided. That's what has everyone pissy. It's not the nature of the injury or even the fact that it happened. We all know this is the NFL. Shit happens. Superstars get hurt every week. You move on. It's the gross negligence and carelessness that has the fan base up in arms. I'll bet this shit will go on for a good little while too.

You know what, yes, the whining is out of control. You know what else, it's completely fukcing justified. This isn't Rex Grossman or another Joe who got hurt. This is possibly the greatest talent we've seen at QB in our lifetime. I don't think that's an over-exaggeration one bit.

Those of you who are telling the rest of us to cool it, chill, or whatever -- seem to be missing the point (or maybe you're not). This could have been avoided. That's what has everyone pissy. It's not the nature of the injury or even the fact that it happened. We all know this is the NFL. Shit happens. Superstars get hurt every week. You move on. It's the gross negligence and carelessness that has the fan base up in arms. I'll bet this shit will go on for a good little while too.

Being pissed off doesn't fix anything.

Being pissed off doesn't fix anything.

No shit Captain Obvious.

Injuries happen, it's football.

People need to get a grip, and maybe some perspective on life just a bit?

You know what, yes, the whining is out of control. You know what else, it's completely fukcing justified. This isn't Rex Grossman or another Joe who got hurt. This is possibly the greatest talent we've seen at QB in our lifetime. I don't think that's an over-exaggeration one bit.

Those of you who are telling the rest of us to cool it, chill, or whatever -- seem to be missing the point (or maybe you're not). This could have been avoided. That's what has everyone pissy. It's not the nature of the injury or even the fact that it happened. We all know this is the NFL. Shit happens. Superstars get hurt every week. You move on. It's the gross negligence and carelessness that has the fan base up in arms. I'll bet this shit will go on for a good little while too.

But it could not have been avoided. With RG's style of play it was just a matter of time. He should have slid legs first (against Baltimore) and he never would have got hurt in the first place. But he did, the kids got an ego and thinks he's Superman when everyone kept telling him he needs to protect himself. I put just as much blame on RG3 as I do Mike Shanahan for keeping him in there when he was obviously injured.