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[FrFan]

Robert Griffin III learned early that he was destined to 'change the world of sports'
"WACO, Texas – The holy man raised his hands over the children that night. And he closed his eyes and prayed for them until at last Bishop Nate Holcomb reached the 10-year-old boy whose parents had joined the church three years before. And as Holcomb placed his palm on the head of young Robert Griffin III, he felt a surge he's never been able to adequately describe.

"The hand of God is upon him," he told the boy's parents. "And God wants to shoot him as an arrow from his quiver."
Then the pastor, who didn't much follow sports, had a vision.
"He will do it through athletics," he said........"

[skinsfansince1988]

I've had enough. There is just way too much stupid out there to even attempt to combat.

I agree, because McNabb, who had an axe to grind, can't play , hates practice and wrist bands, because he said it it must be true. Please give me a break, until then everyone said Shanahan is great with QB's and he is, I am so sick of stupid people in the media

[1198skinsfuture]

NYTimes.com: Why Griffin Could Be in Better Position With Redskins

I have a question...why do all of these sports analyst say shanny is on the hot seat?? Snyder hasn't said word 1 about anything like that...as a matter of fact i believe shanny said the contrary

[Riggo#44]

NYTimes.com: Why Griffin Could Be in Better Position With Redskins

This article is a joke and an embarrassment. The line "the disrespectful way McNabb was treated in Washington" caught my attention. When Washington continually gets blamed for their handling of McNabb -- meanwhile Minnesota gets ignored as well as McNabb well-documented lack of work ethic -- an alarm bell goes off. Then, the writer writes Tony Dungy's analysis that Griffin was a good fit for Washington. And it hit me. I had to google the writer, and my suspicions were confirmed. This article is rife with Shanahan-is-a-racist undertones.

Black writer, defending a black QB, letting Minnesota's black coach off the hook (despite McNabb's utter failure there as well), and despite the litany of other evidence out there, convinced only by a black analyst that Griffin is a fit for Washington.

[skinsfansince1988]

This article is a joke and an embarrassment. The line "the disrespectful way McNabb was treated in Washington" caught my attention. When Washington continually gets blamed for their handling of McNabb -- meanwhile Minnesota gets ignored as well as McNabb well-documented lack of work ethic -- an alarm bell goes off. Then, the writer writes Tony Dungy's analysis that Griffin was a good fit for Washington. And it hit me. I had to google the writer, and my suspicions were confirmed. This article is rife with Shanahan-is-a-racist undertones.

Black writer, defending a black QB, letting Minnesota's black coach off the hook (despite McNabb's utter failure there as well), and despite the litany of other evidence out there, convinced only by a black analyst that Griffin is a fit for Washington.

another thing that really bothers me is when they compare RG3 to other QB's it is always to other black QB's, why is that? RG3 is more like Rodgers than he is like Vick or Newton

[Mr. Sinister]

another thing that really bothers me is when they compare RG3 to other QB's it is always to other black QB's, why is that? RG3 is more like Rodgers than he is like Vick or Newton

Because it is subconscious. The same reason why every white running back is compared to John Riggins, or every great white NBA player is compared to Larry Bird. I don't see the Vick/RGlll comparisons either, other than they're both black, play QB, and can run fast

[Blue Collar Skins]

Ummm, yeah Mr. Griffin, I would love to meet Alex Morgan too

---------- Post added April-23rd-2012 at 04:50 PM ----------

Because it is subconscious. The same reason why every white running back is compared to John Riggins, or every great white player is compared to Larry Bird. I don't see the Vick/RGll comparisons either, other than they're both black, play QB, and can run fast

I don't either. I keep saying Fran Tarkenton, who I loved.

[Boss_Hogg]

McNabb wrote that article

[The Caretaker]

Robert Griffin III learned early that he was destined to 'change the world of sports'
"WACO, Texas – The holy man raised his hands over the children that night. And he closed his eyes and prayed for them until at last Bishop Nate Holcomb reached the 10-year-old boy whose parents had joined the church three years before. And as Holcomb placed his palm on the head of young Robert Griffin III, he felt a surge he's never been able to adequately describe.

"The hand of God is upon him," he told the boy's parents. "And God wants to shoot him as an arrow from his quiver."
Then the pastor, who didn't much follow sports, had a vision.
"He will do it through athletics," he said........"

I'm agnostic personally, but I can't help but get excited about all these damn articles. I hate all of you for setting the bar so high

[x96bryan10]

NYTimes.com: Why Griffin Could Be in Better Position With Redskins

Seriously,the thing that drives me completely bonkers about this entire ordeal is. It was the first year of Shanny and CO in Wash....We had to evaluate all of our current players with how they were goiing to fit into or system going forward ....

WE could not limit the growth of our entire offense just so 1 player would feel more comfortable. Yet analyst after analyst seems to side with mcnabb. Idiots.

[NLC1054]

Seriously,the thing that drives me completely bonkers about this entire ordeal is. It was the first year of Shanny and CO in Wash....We had to evaluate all of our current players with how they were goiing to fit into or system going forward ....

WE could not limit the growth of our entire offense just so 1 player would feel more comfortable. Yet analyst after analyst seems to side with mcnabb. Idiots.

Because McNabb is media savvy. Guys in the media like him. I have a few friends that are complete *******s, but they're my friends, and if someone insulted my friend, I'd probably speak up and defend them. Same deal with McNabb. McNabb did a great job in Philly endearing himself to the kind of people who are easily entertained by dudes like McNabb, who say all the right things and joke around in interviews and do a great job of keeping their drama underwraps.

Andy Reid did a great job of keeping McNabb's bad attitude underwraps, and since McNabb did a great job of making the national media believe what he said, when malcontents like Terrell Owens mouthed off, or something leaked out, it was always dismissed as "naaahh, that's not McNabb at all!".

When he came here, there was no one that held the same level of loyalty. And once he left, everything leaked out. And then it leaked again in Minnesota. But now, McNabb's going to be a member of the national media at some point, and they're not going to bash a guy who's soon to be one of there own.

Viscious cycle.

And I was looking back on some old videos of that 2010 season, and I realized that we probably changed even more than anyone realized. In addition to the screens and stuff, Kyle changed our friggin' progression order for the guy. Maybe not all the time, but certainly some of the times, McNabb is clearly reading short-to-deep instead of the other way. Which means 1.) Kyle adjusted the scheme, and/or 2.) Donovan ignored Kyle and did whatever he wanted.

[scruffylookin]

So Shanahan is a QB killer why again?

Elway enjoyed his most success under Shanahan.
Young enjoyed his best seasons under Shanahan.
Plummer, Griese and Cutler all played their best ball under Shanahan.
Sexy Rexy has played his best ball under Shanahan.
Beck.....................well nobody said Shanahan can get water from a rock.

So the only reason anyone could possibly call Shanahan a "qb killer" is McCrybaby. Yet those sycophants for the Syracuse choker always seem to forget that Reid dumped McNabb in the first place and of course McNabb went on to even lower levels of suck in Minnesota.

Yet Shanahan is a qb killer?

I'm betting Griffin is very thankful to be coming to the Redskins and both Shanahans instead of the mess in Indianapolis.

[SkinsGuy]

This article is rife with Shanahan-is-a-racist undertones.

What's comical about it is that these guys try to insinuate that Shanahan is a racist for how he dealt with McNabb, yet it was Shanahan who brought McNabb here in the first place. Why would he bring a black QB to Washington if he is a racist that doesn't want a black QB?

Not only that, but Shanahan and the Redskins are swapping one first round pick, giving up two more, and a second round pick, to move up and draft a black QB.

Yet Shanhan is a racist because he didn't kowtow to McNabb? Hilarious!

---------- Post added April-24th-2012 at 08:51 AM ----------

When he came here, there was no one that held the same level of loyalty. And once he left, everything leaked out. And then it leaked again in Minnesota. But now, McNabb's going to be a member of the national media at some point, and they're not going to bash a guy who's soon to be one of there own.

There's more to it than that.

McNabb has been a polarizing figure ever since the Rush Limbaugh incident years ago. Since Limbaugh is very conservative, the more liberal elements of the sports media rushed to embrace McNabb. So even though that episode is now miles downstream, the embrace never ended.

So every time someone sticks their tounge out at McNabb or are negative about him, it is automatically deemed racism.

It only seems to happen around McNabb. I don't see these accusations when other black QBs have been benched/released, like Vince Young or JaMarcus Russell (though I don't see how anyone could defend him ).

That isn't to say Shanahan's role in the debacle was perfect, but his problem was a temporary case of foot-in-mouth, not racism.

[pjfootballer]

Ummm, yeah Mr. Griffin, I would love to meet Alex Morgan too

---------- Post added April-23rd-2012 at 04:50 PM ----------



I don't either. I keep saying Fran Tarkenton, who I loved.

Agree on your first point (Alex Morgan)

Good blast from the past with the Fran Tarkenton comparison. Fran was a smaller guy, but he was pass first and run second.

[McSkin30]

Seriously,the thing that drives me completely bonkers about this entire ordeal is. It was the first year of Shanny and CO in Wash....We had to evaluate all of our current players with how they were goiing to fit into or system going forward ....

WE could not limit the growth of our entire offense just so 1 player would feel more comfortable. Yet analyst after analyst seems to side with mcnabb. Idiots.

What completely drove me bonkers was...the entire article. That was one of the worst-written articles I've read in ages. Seriously, how does that guy write for the NYT? He reused the same Dungy quote twice in a 1 1/2 page article. Not to mention that he completely fails to set up any kind of argument. The first two paragraphs have no connection or segue to the rest. It's alarming what passes for journalism these days.