Start Kirk Cousins this week vs Browns

[A Skinhead in Saints Land]

It's football guys. He has a low grade knee sprain. People play through worse. Hell, Rivers played on a partially torn ACL. If we baby Griffin every time he gets a minor injury, this team is going nowhere. This is football, not figure skating.

[Stadium-Armory]

I'd be really surprised if he didn't start.

[Cooleyfan1993]

ok, i dont give a **** who starts on sunday. JUST BEAT CLEVELAND!!! that is my only wish. heck i dont care if coach mike goes out and signs john beck...JUST WIN ON SUNDAY!!!! lol this will be a long week, i can tell already...

[WheresRickySanders83]

Are some of you really comparing Strasburg's situation to a football player with a mild sprained knee?

[CoolHandLuke]

Are some of you really comparing Strasburg's situation to a football player with a mild sprained knee?

The point of the comparison was to not risk further injury over short term success. With that said, Strasburg was shut down for the season. If RG3 isn't at least 90%, he should sit against the Browns!
One game <<< The rest of the season.

[MustangSteve]

The reason why we have offensive success is bc of the read option offense..without rg3 I think our offense would be terrible. Our online sucks at pass protection, they would probably stack the box. Also, other than garçon, no one is red hot imo. RG3 is this whole offense. If he is anywhere near healthy, he's gonna play..it's do or die

There is not gonna be a start Cousins , see how he does...then put rg3 in if he struggles. Why wouldn't you just start rg3 from the get go? If cousins starts, he will finish bc that prob means rg3 isn't even dressing for the game.

I will definitely admit RG3 is the key to our success, but in no way is Garcon alone in this receiving core, they are all a level higher. Is our line great? no but they sure can block great in their zone blocking, and once the run gets going, the play action follows. Neither can either of us prove that the Skins can't win 1 game against the Browns without RG3. If our D plays good, we will beat them even with Cousins, but only one way to tell and I'm not ready to challenge that yet. I want to see RG at at least 90% and in there doing his thing.

[capt1an chaos]

i got guys telling me RG3 was at Lifetime gym shooting hoops and light jogging... I say pic or it didnt happen. who knows.... -- Eric Bickel (@EBJunkies).....on twitter for what it's worth.

[CoolHandLuke]

It's football guys. He has a low grade knee sprain. People play through worse. Hell, Rivers played on a partially torn ACL. If we baby Griffin every time he gets a minor injury, this team is going nowhere. This is football, not figure skating.

RG3 runs a lot more than Rivers. All I'm saying is if he's not close to full go, sit him ONE game against the Browns just to be safe.

[Skinz4Life12]

i got guys telling me RG3 was at Lifetime gym shooting hoops and light jogging... I say pic or it didnt happen. who knows.... -- Eric Bickel (@EBJunkies).....on twitter for what it's worth.

EB's boys are full of it

---------- Post added December-10th-2012 at 10:40 PM ----------

when i read **** like this: http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/ind...howtopic=24891

i want RG3 to come back and rip them a new ******* so bad next week

[zskins]

Question: Do we REALLY need him for the Browns game? I thought we could lose the Browns game and beat Dallas and Philly and we would be in. Even if we beat the Browns and lose either of the last two games we are out anyways. Wouldn't be better to have RG3 for the last two games and for the post-season strong and healthy. Isn't that more important?

Didn't some old wise men say: "It is better to be safe than sorry?"

[artmonkforHOF]

I don't care about squeaking into the playoffs this year, I want a healthy RG3 for the longterm. I doubt the skins could win more than a wildcard game this year anyways, so what's the point? To get RG3 some experience? The kid who is cool as a cucumber and looks like a 10 year vet already will not have limited success in next years playoffs because of lack of playoff experience.

[Skinz4Life12]

I don't care about squeaking into the playoffs this year, I want a healthy RG3 for the longterm. I doubt the skins could win more than a wildcard game this year anyways, so what's the point? To get RG3 some experience? The kid who is cool as a cucumber and looks like a 10 year vet already will not have limited success in next years playoffs because of lack of playoff experience.

Do you think the Giants said this kind of stuff when they got in at 9-7 last year and won the superbowl? This mentality is never going to get us anywhere. We are always going to say "next year"

When you put yourself in a position like we've done, you have to ride the momentum and capitalize. We have the chance to win out and play in the post season. All bets are off from there. It could turn out to be something really special, or not. We'll never know if we play for next year though

[BRAVEONTHEWARPATH93]

Question: Do we REALLY need him for the Browns game? I thought we could lose the Browns game and beat Dallas and Philly and we would be in. Even if we beat the Browns and lose either of the last two games we are out anyways. Wouldn't be better to have RG3 for the last two games and for the post-season strong and healthy. Isn't that more important?

Didn't some old wise men say: "It is better to be safe than sorry?"

um no...Why would you concede a game down the stretch?

If he can play effectively, he IS GOING to play

we aren't the Iggles, we have plenty to play for

---------- Post added December-10th-2012 at 11:00 PM ----------

Do you think the Giants said this kind of stuff when they got in at 9-7 last year and won the superbowl? This mentality is never going to get us anywhere. We are always going to say "next year"

When you put yourself in a position like we've done, you have to ride the momentum and capitalize. We have the chance to win out and play in the post season. All bets are off from there. It could turn out to be something really special, or not. We'll never know if we play for next year though

exactly man...

You don't play it safe when it's this tight down the stretch. At the end of the day we spent all the picks for a reason...for MOMENTS JUST LIKE THIS

[Zazzaro703]

You also have to think long-term. There is pretty much no way RG3 will be back to 100% by Sunday, after the way he looked yesterday. I've had injured knees, I know what that's like. If you're not 100% healed, you are at MUCH greater risk of injuring the knee further. Maybe doing serious damage.

You want RG3 to be the franchise for years to come, I think the prudent move is to rest him this week, even if they were playing somebody good (which they are not). Look what the Nats did with Strasburg. You have to think big picture with an investment like RG3. It's a tough call but it's the smart call.

Grade 1 sprains take a few days to heal and Robert is a world class athlete with a world class body. Why would you assume there is no chance he won't be 100 percent? Having seen the competitor Robert is, no chance he doesn't start unless the coaches just don't let him.

[Voice_of_Reason]

With all due respect to the OP, this has got to be one of the silliest threads in a long, long time. If Griffin is ready, he plays. If he's not, he doesn't. There is no "rest a QB who's deemed fit to play." That doesn't happen. Won't happen.