Quick RG3 update (next person to speculate on how much time he will miss without any kind of real knowledge will miss time of his own) (merged)

[Destino]

I would rather have cousins because he actually shows that he can win games.

I see you've gone full homer.

[1972FAN]

whoa dere...Alex Smith has won playoff games

Cousins won one game. come on man

I'd still keep Cousins.

[SkinsGuy]

not really relevant, but will RG3 get credit for winning this game or will Cousins?

The team will.

[ConnSKINS26]

Yeah.... no.

You'd have to display the symptoms of a mentally damaged chimpanzee to choose Cousins over Alex Smith right now as a backup QB. Let's not get ahead of ourselves.

[Skinz4Life12]

The team will.

I understand that, but one QB or the other will also be awarded the win for his personal stats

[redshirtguy#45]

Why did alex lose the starting job if he was any good, sorry man.

because he got hurt?? dude had a bad concussion.

[SKINSFAN87]

I see you've gone full homer.

Well go cheer for the niners and tell me how it goes.

[Bubble Screen]

We still need to find an RG3 type backup

/fantasy poster

LOL I was thinkng about those dopes when Cousins was doing work today.

[BRAVEONTHEWARPATH93]

You'd have to display the symptoms of a mentally damaged chimpanzee to choose Cousins over Alex Smith right now as a backup QB. Let's not get ahead of ourselves.

LMAOOOOOOOOOO

I love you Conn

[Destino]

Well go cheer for the niners and tell me how it goes.

And now you're mad... Ok dude, Cousins is the best backup ever. Better now?

[sharkproof]

Um. I understand the need to assign blame for the injury, but I think it is really unfair to put this on the coaches. RG3's running ability is a weapon. Would you really have him be a pure pocket passer? I think that would be a waste personally.

If you must blame somebody, why not blame the defenders taking cheap shots at him?

No I would not make him a pocket passer exclusively, but that it not how this offense is even remotely designed. RG takes hits on a regular basis that other QB's never take based on the scheme being run option. Christ he could have two or three concussions already getting " jacked up post hand off" due to the design. Yah, it' cool watching the offense as it screws with defenses heads, but they are still putting hard hits on him when he doesn't run and his penchant for taking off and running is not being tempered at all based on what I see. Too many times he doesn't see a wide open receiver because he's not looking but feeling pressure and rather than sliding around and finding the guy or just taking the extras nano second to look he takes off. RG has all the tools but needs to be more disciplined overall when reading defenses. All people revert to their strengths when under pressure unless they are taught to do something else. RG is not being pushed enough to slide and find the open guy. That is not to say that he doesn't need to run and exploit defenses due to his extreme ability, he does, but beyond that too many plays are designed runs (like this one which was designed to be a run and he gets hurt). It's hard to teach a guy not to go for that last extra few feet or inches when they are such fierce competitors which the play is a run to begin with and the game is on the line.

RG needs to make the vast majority by a long stretch with his brains and arm, and the very threat of him running is enough to keep defenses on their collective heels. Rarely should he be put in danger as a regular part of the offense, which he is. You or anyone can argue against this point, but you will see that this will be a short lived experience, which will be tragic, when the guy has the ability to be a possibly the best QB ever to play the game due to his ellusiveness. However, this will never happen if he's on a stretcher or out of football altogether. He's been knocked out of two games this year already... How many other starting QB's has this happened too? And how many because they are put in or putting themselves in harms way. RG as well as the scheme is endangering his longevity imho.

[s0crates]

I'm so confused. We are discussing RG3 in the Cousins thread and Cousins in the RG3 thread.

Cousins saved the day today, nothing but respect for that.

I really hope RG3 is okay though. Very worried at the moment.

[HogNose]

Robert sounded really good during the PC. I think we should just keep thinking positive. He'll be fine!

The thing is....Griffin could have a gunshot wound to the knee and he would still be positive and willing to carry on with the troops. He is so cool and calm that you really can't tell what is happening behind the scenes. He is the kind of guy that you would want taking Rick's place on The Walking Dead.

With that said, hopefully it isn't bad and he is out there soon.

[1972FAN]

You'd have to display the symptoms of a mentally damaged chimpanzee to choose Cousins over Alex Smith right now as a backup QB. Let's not get ahead of ourselves.

Dude, take a chill pill, people are allowed their opinion, without insults (I'm so witty), Jesus, kids now a days.

Hope its just a sprain for RGIII

[Duckus]

@Rich_Campbell: FWIW, Dr. James Andrews was on the Redskins sideline today, a team official confirmed. He's the team's senior orthopaedic consultant.

That's good.