Griffin Out For Undetermined Time, It's Cousins Time

[WillH]

Originally Posted by saden1

I would think a franchise QB would have more value than minimal to none. I bet when the season is all said and done Cousins would have more trading value than RG3 and the smart folks at Redskins park will be apt to trade Cousins instead of cutting their losses with RG3.

Commitment bias is a hell of a drug.

Actually, this is one of your better posts. It is also the complete opposite of what. I was saying earlier in the thread. I respect the commitment bias argument, but I don't think we can definitively say that going with Cousins is the better course of action, even if he plays very very well. Also, I think the advantage of staying with RG3 is that (provided Cousins has a good to great season) we can trade Cousins and still draft a backup plan for Griffin. We will not have that option of we cut our losses with Griffin.

[Evilgrin]

Reed will play if he practices this week.

[rocnrik]

Bottom line is this..trust your eyes! There were many plays in the Jax game that KC made that Im not sure RGIII would have..sure Robert would have showed more athletic ability..he would have ran more..BUT ..how about the reads and the quick throws KC made ..I trust my eyes and it tells me that Kirk has a firm understanding of this offense and given proper protection can lead this team to wins..only time will tell and I look forward to RGIII getting back to 100% it can only be a good thing for the Redskins to have 2 good QB's!

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by rocnrik

Bottom line is this..trust your eyes! There were many plays in the Jax game that KC made that Im not sure RGIII would have..sure Robert would have showed more athletic ability..he would have ran more..BUT ..how about the reads and the quick throws KC made ..I trust my eyes and it tells me that Kirk has a firm understanding of this offense and given proper protection can lead this team to wins..only time will tell and I look forward to RGIII getting back to 100% it can only be a good thing for the Redskins to have 2 good QB's!

Feel my PAIN!!!! Ore wa Pain!

Kami desu

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Dirtbag no read KC as Capt Kirk. KC to Dirtbag mean Kansas City Athletic Football Club.

[HailGreen28]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Sure seemed that way. Damn shame.

The thing is:

1. It was the Jags.

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

[Paintrain]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

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.

[44Deezel]

Originally Posted by Coff

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.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by HailGreen28

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.

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

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.

[SFREDSKIN]

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.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

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

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

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.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

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.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

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.

[SFREDSKIN]

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.