ESPN: Robert Griffin III is a Washington Redskin (Merged-- The Everything RG3 Thread- Mocks,News, Rumors etc MET)

[Murphs56]

Are you sure that's just not his tongue. I read some where that he likes to play with his tongue out cause he idolized Jordan and he did it.

Yeah he always has his tongue out when he's passing...Doesn't look like a mouth piece to me

[Mr. Sinister]

Are you sure that's just not his tongue. I read some where that he likes to play with his tongue out cause he idolized Jordan and he did it.

Hopefully he learns to keep that thing tucked in while in the pocket, or he might end up having to get it reattached

[SonnyandSam]

Ha, is he still on the air? He hardly qualifies as the media; he has as much credibility as a random guy posting anonymous comments below a random ESPN article. And shame on any Redskin fan for accepting the broad brush stroke of his strawman argument.

I should have said, "Post a credible link, or it didn't happen."

Here is a link to the transcribed radio broadcast by that idiot Skip Bayless:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...O3rT_blog.html

Bayless: “This just made me sick at my stomach. I have been obviously driving the RGIII bandwagon since about mid-season. And he didn’t deserve this kind of pressure heaped on top of the obvious pressure that he will already feel as the No. 2 overall pick....This was a grandstand move by Mike Shanahan....The problem is, Kirk Cousins is more NFL ready right now than RGIII, who was a late bloomer....If Kirk Cousins has four or five big quarters in the exhibition games, all of the sudden you create a quarterback controversy that RGIII doesn’t deserve....”

Smith: “We’re talking about the Washington Redskins here. I mean, you’re talking about an organization, I don’t care if they had seven different picks and all of them were quarterbacks. As awful as they have been at that position, excuse me, you need all the help you can get. You need all the insurance that you can get....I don’t want you as my starting quarterback if you are fazed by Kirk Cousins. No disrespect to him, but I don’t want you as my starting quarterback if you are fazed by Kirk Cousins.”

Bayless: “If you’re not going to bring this up, I’m going to bring this up. Obviously, Robert Griffin III is a black quarterback. And even though we’ve come a long long way, with black quarterbacks, and they have been consistently been taken high in the draft over the last 15 years, I’m not sure we’ve come all that far in protecting said black quarterback, publicly protecting. So now you’ve drafted another rookie who’s not a black quarterback, and it sets up wrong for RGIII on a racial component level. I’m sorry. It just does.”

Smith: “We’re talking about Chocolate City, baby! This is the nation’s capital, ok? And I’m telling you right now, something goes awry with RGIII, it’s gonna be Mike Shanahan’s head that rolls....Mike Shanahan will be gone before you could spell his last name. This is Chocolate City we’re talking about. If you were in Indianapolis, you would have a very valid point, Indianapolis, Jacksonville or some other place like that, maybe. But Chocolate City, trust me, it’s not a concern, it’s not a concern.”

Bayless: “I don’t know the racial breakdown of the Redskins season ticket holders, but I’m gonna suggest that it’s a majority white fans. Wouldn’t you agree with that? We’re not talking about the racial breakdown of the city; of the stadium. I’m just saying there are gonna be a lot of boo birds who are gonna be quicker to boo if the white quarterback is out-playing the quarterback in the preseason. And the black quarterback gets off to a rough start in his first two games? Watch what happens.”

Eric Mangini: “It’s about having another good, young quarterback that you felt strongly about there to develop along with RGIII, should RGIII get hurt. Mike Shanahan is married to RGIII. His future is tied to RGIII, not Kirk Cousins....RGIII and Mike Shanahan, they’re married. And if this doesn’t work out, somebody’s losing their house, and it’s not RGIII. It’s Mike Shanahan who’s gonna have to move on....If you can get a good young starting quarterback and be able to back him up with another good young starting quarterback that you develop in your system, that’s good business. That’s smart. And that’s forward thinking.”

Skip Bayless is a ****ing *******.

[onnie007]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...otball-insider

Shannahan:

RGIII is the starter. period.

next question for all you drama queens out there.

Wow! This is great news! That is a very strong endorsement from the head coach. I expected Shanahan to just say he looked alright for a rookie. I can't wait for OTAs!!!

[HailRiggoRanger]

Here is a link to the transcribed radio broadcast by that idiot Skip Bayless:

Skip Bayless is a ****ing *******.

Wow, so Skip Bayless is calling Redskins fans racist? It's a shame a guy, like him, can use the public airwaves to indiscriminately call a group of individuals, whom he has never met, a bunch of racists. It's simply libel in my book.

[skins4ever17]

I noticed in this picture Robert is wearing his dreads tied into one...I think this is incredibly smart of him, think of all the times players tackle eachother by the hair (Troy Polamalu anyone)? Probably just coincidental, but then again maybe not... he is a smart guy, after all.

[terrifNick21]

Trent Richardson does the same thing.

[terpskins10]

This is worthy of a thread? lol

I agree it's a good idea.

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That's all I got. lol

[Symbol]

No, if he were really smart, that hair would be (at least at game time) stuffed in that helmet.

[FSUSkins24]

This is worthy of a thread? lol

I agree it's a good idea.

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That's all I got. lol

My thoughts exactly, it is the offseason after all I guess.

Certainly better than giving defenders something to grab onto.

[21cents]

you have to catch him first before they can touch his hair. RG3 is too fast to be touched. daa

[Knick]

Hair. Style.

[Murphs56]

Rick Snider :1st impressions of RG3 on field: best arm I've seen on Redskins since Sonny Jurgensen. How's that? I know, don't praise people before games. But, after many years out here I can usually tell who has game and who doesn't from minicamp. Always thought RG3 would be a good choice, but after seeing on field he's a great choice. Biggest draft pick since '80s.

NICEEEEEE

[Santana_89]

RGlll's hair is braided not loc'd.
Kevin Barnes, Tim Hightower, Brandon Banks, Jordan Bernstine have dreadlocs.

[tiger187126]

I noticed in this picture Robert is wearing his dreads tied into one...I think this is incredibly smart of him, think of all the times players tackle eachother by the hair (Troy Polamalu anyone)? Probably just coincidental, but then again maybe not... he is a smart guy, after all.

hair sticking out of the helmet is considered part of your jersey and is free game to use for tackling, the rules of horsecollar prevent a lot of guys from trying to tackle at the back of the shoulderpads, but i've seen the hair tackle happen before.