We won!!!!!!!!!! (Redskins vs. Raiders Post Game Thread)

I'm not sure I would be satisfied if he has Vicks career. Would you?

No. I was just responding to this statement: "RG3 won't always have that skill to rely on will he?"

Nah, if he has to take two years off due to a prison sentence and a year long suspension I would definitely not be happy.

The RO and play action off it simply gave the OLine a split second advantage last year that they aren't getting this one. Credit MS/KS last year for finding a way to make a mediocre line look good. At the same time, however, they need to find a way to beat a D that is, essentially, pinning its ears back and attacking the LOS. Not sure how they do that, but then I don't make the big bucks.

You'd think Fred would be playing lights out this season because of his contract. What gives?

Coaching staff probably fallin in love with Reed playmaking ability. Which is great, you can rotate and have both on the field.

But Reed cant block worth a sh*t. And Paul looks like he's still learning the position going on year two.

Fred been injured but will be available for Dallas. Time to use him or continue to expect plays like that above.

I'm not sure I would be satisfied if he has Vicks career. Would you?

that would be epic fail. But RG3 is a much better passer and he doesnt kill dogs

No. I was just responding to this statement:

Yeah I realized after I submitted my reply, but more to the point, I just remember that there was talk about D McNabb struggling to learn to be a pocket passer later in his career, I know he never had the arm or accuracy that RG3 has had, but look how much good that is doing him against the blitz. I just see this as an opportunity for him to develop his game and increase his skill set, and will feel more reassured with progress in reading D's quickly than in his running game.

I disagree with everything you wrote about starting Cousins over RGIII.

RGIII is our QB now and hopefully for many years to come. He needs the work he gets in games to develop into one of the top few QB's in the NFL. If he were not well enough to play, then he wouldn't be on the field.

Also, with the way the Redskins played so poorly on defense against Philly and GB, it is very doubtful that Cousins could have made any difference in the outcome of those games. In the Detroit game, we were one dropped pass away from a win.Cousins looked better last season than Griffin has so far.

Yes I want Griffin to be our franchise QB for the next decade or so. Let him get his work in practice and exercise until he can take the knee brace off and plant during throws and run like he did when healthy last season.

The Eagles game would have been different so who really knows, but Cousins probably would have passed better, and with fewer turnovers, so we would have had a better chance of winning a great comeback game. I mean, cmon Griffin was throwing off his back leg most of the time.

The Packers game, yeah our O wasn't going to keep up with what our D was giving up.

The Lions game, we win that game with Cousins passing, especially with two games under HIS belt at that point. Raiders game ditto.

I feel like we tanked the first quarter of this season, for the privilege of putting our franchise QB out there hurt to see if he gets knocked out for the season. Thankfully that hasn't happened, but I think we threw away a win or two just to put RG3 on the field for pride's sake.

Cousins looked better last season than Griffin has so far.

Yes I want Griffin to be our franchise QB for the next decade or so. Let him get his work in practice and exercise until he can take the knee brace off and plant during throws and run like he did when healthy last season.

The Eagles game would have been different so who really knows, but Cousins probably would have passed better, and with fewer turnovers, so we would have had a better chance of winning a great comeback game. I mean, cmon Griffin was throwing off his back leg most of the time.

The Packers game, yeah our O wasn't going to keep up with what our D was giving up.

The Lions game, we win that game with Cousins passing, especially with two games under HIS belt at that point. Raiders game ditto.

I feel like we tanked the first quarter of this season, for the privilege of putting our franchise QB out there hurt to see if he gets knocked out for the season. Thankfully that hasn't happened, but I think we threw away a win or two just to put RG3 on the field for pride's sake.I think the only game we played that was winnable with Cousins at quarterback was Oakland, which was a win anyway.

Regarding the O-Line: GB, Det, and Oakland all have really active fronts that have given them some issues. Getting into the meat of the NFC East should help our OL look a bit better.

I think Chester may be fighting the knee that gave him some issues at the end of last year. No inside information on that, just speculation based on a lack of observable quickness.

Other than that, we're into year three of the "Will Montgomery and Tyler Polumbus get uncontested starting jobs" which is more of a potential issue in the future than an explanation for a slow start by the OL. Trent and Kory have played very well this year, although Trent is capable of playing even better than he has.

Most of the pass protection breakdowns have come from the backs this season. Not the OL.

Four game stretch where everyone questions if Griffin can win with this team just happens to be the same level of performance of the best four game stretch of Ryan Tannehill's career.

Which is not to say that Griffin hasn't been a disappointment this year. If you told me at the beginning of the year, that Griffin and Tannehill would be virtual equals on the field over the month of September, I would have been disappointed. We could have gotten that level of performance and kept two first rounders and a second.

But it's just four games, and there's at least a chance this will be the weakest four game stretch of RG3's season.