Griffin Out For Undetermined Time, It's Cousins Time

Griffin wouldn't be the first guy to have injuries early on in his career, only to go on to have a good career. Just saying.

I've been stunned at how many career eulogies I've seen the past couple of days for Griffin. If he's back after the bye week then it's going to be quite interesting to see what some of these 'writers' have to say.

With at least 7 games until then, we will fully know what Cousins brings over an extended period of meaningful playing time. He'll face all 3 division teams, the SB champs and 2 teams (Titans & Vikings) we should beat. This is as balanced of a window we could ask for to evaluate him and our QB future should be clearer, one way or the other, after they bye.

Long term, I expect RG3 to be the starter, perhaps even finishing the season as such this year.

So evidently there are a number of QBs who suffered a lot of injuries early on in their careers and bounced back to be franchise QBs. What might present more challenges for RGIII than for some of those other QBs are the nature of the injuries he's suffered combined with his style of play. Much of his game is predicated on mobility; he's now had two knee reconstructions and pretty serious ankle injury. If this causes him to lose a step, lateral quickness, agility, etc., then he will be playing without his best attributes. I'd much prefer he'd torn his labrum into little pieces. That being said, it's foolish at this point to consider him finished.

On Cooley's film breakdown today, he said RG3 made
that play much harder than it had to be. There was a play to be made way before he got anywhere near the sideline, but he didn't pull the trigger and ended up having to stiff arm a defender before making that awkward throw. I hope he comes back and is spectacular, but I have serious doubts about his durability.

It's nice that he was playing well before he got injured. But the key words in that sentence are, "he got injured". Again.

The thing is:

1. It was the Jags.

2. It was Kirk Cousins turn-around game too. (see 1)

Jags or not, point is he really could have used a confidence builder like that to get rolling.

Jags or not, point is he really could have used a confidence builder like that to get rolling.



He's going to need it because he's got the Eagles, Seahawks, and Cardinals right at the door.

The skins will handle the Eagles, the difference maker will be Keenan Robinson and his speed at MLB. The last couple of years they exploited Fletcher's lack of speed up the middle and now we also have Hatcher. Cousins will be solid.

He's going to need it because he's got the Eagles, Seahawks, and Cardinals right at the door.

Cousins is the one who knocks

The skins will handle the Eagles, the difference maker will be Keenan Robinson and his speed at MLB. The last couple of years they exploited Fletcher's lack of speed up the middle and now we also have Hatcher. Cousins will be solid.

The Eagles o-line looked terrible against a weak Colts defense. Unless something goes terribly wrong, I see our d-line being able to dominate them and pressure Foles.

He's going to need it because he's got the Eagles, Seahawks, and Cardinals right at the door.

I was talking about Griffin, but sure, Cousins needed a game like that too.

The Eagles o-line looked terrible against a weak Colts defense. Unless something goes terribly wrong, I see our d-line being able to dominate them and pressure Foles.

We have to worry about McCoy and Sproles a lot more than Foles. So while we might get after him, part of their success comes from not being able to pin the ears back and go. A main key for this game will be Keenan Robinson.

I also want to see more Redd spelling Morris instead of Helu (might happen since he's hurt) This kid wants it bad. I know many liked Seastrunk as well as me, but man Redd just plays hard like Morris.