Shanahan Decision Not to Take Out RGIII

[Cliffmark1]

Sorry but your entire argument is ridiculous. He couldn't pass to save his life under the injury and that's why he should have been pulled. Shanahan **** the bed today and he deserves every damn bit of grief he gets for it.

First they arent great second rg3 was so injured he couldnt throw

[ThisOneGoesTo11]

I was talking about taking him out at the half with my dad, but that run that he had to limp to the sideline should have been the sign. He couldn't move, and couldn't throw. Anyone could see he was at 20% or less. I'm not saying Cousins would have won it, just that RGIII's health is bigger then this game.

And the only one who should be praying on the sideline is Shanahan...

[afkidd]

He should be fired on the spot. I wouldn't let him leave FedEx Field.

Gross and utter negligence. He gets paid $7 Million to make these decisions.

good idea.

jk.

[Destino]

I'm for the mods suspending anyone who repays the coach who just took us on our longest winning streak in forever as well as an NFC East championship with this bull****.

Seriously. I'm all for it. Get mad at me cry babies.

Why don't you just send us all a private message weekly with what our opinions are allowed to be this week? In case I was unclear I think your opinion is crap. I'm not asking or Shanahan to be fired but his coaching decisions today deserve to be second guessed .

[rdskn4eva]

Basically all of you are saying that RG3 is worthless if he can't run. His rep is that he's a passing QB that is capable of running, as opposed to a guy like Vick. No it wasn't pretty, but where's the Willis Reed vibe? A couple of catches here in there and better field position, a seahawk lineman tackling Morris with his ass and this game could be different.

While you are correct that RG3 is a passer first, even a passing quarterback needs healthy legs to deliver the ball effectively.

[Sticksboi05]

You guys are funny, had RG3 threw for 3 more touchdowns, nothing would have been said. Had Cousins came in and threw 3 INT'S you would have been complaining then too. Geez leave the coaching to someone who knows what he's doing.

Do you know why RGIII didn't throw for 5 TDs? Because he couldn't even plant to throw. He was at under 50% after the re injury out of bounds. The coach is a football coach not a doctor. James Andrews is on the sideline for a reason.

[Zazzaro703]

And it begins. Just thinking of what is going to happen on here has be so depressed.

This is going to be an UGLY off-season on ES after an amazingly awesome season.

Why would it be ugly? I'm normally a glass half empty guy but this team exceeded expectations and there is no reason to think we will handicap ourselves at 3-6 to start the year. Robert has learned that he can and will get hit hard and I expect to see him grow as a runner. Man... I'm depressed we lost but I'm ready to get started on next year.

On griffin, if anyone has played any type of high level sport, you know you'd die before being taken out. How is Shannahan gonna pull griffin when I'm sure he was saying he was fine. You can't. We dodged a bullet assuming he didn't tear anything, and I'd rather it played out this way then having our QB dissapointed in the decision and it hanging over the off season.

[zskins]

3 1's and a 2 down the drain because of Shanahan's ego. Please fire him immediately.

How do we know that RG3 is the one who didn't want to be pulled? We don't know that yet. RG3 should have benched himself. But because he is not like that. So calm down people. There was no guarantee Kirk could have have done any better.

[RansomthePasserby]

With the way our D was playing in the third and beginning of the fourth, you have to think we have a good shot at winning with Cousins.

[daNattyFatty]

I'm for the mods suspending anyone who repays the coach who just took us on our longest winning streak in forever as well as an NFC East championship with this bull****.

Seriously. I'm all for it. Get mad at me cry babies.

I think giving up what we did to get RG3 was totally justifiable. Shanahan leading us to 7 wins in a row and the NFC title does not spare him from criticism, not when he clearly put our future in serious trouble like he did.

[artmonkforHOF]

Fire the man. He traded the farm for the kid, and almost gets him killed while his team is still up by 1. Combine this with the WaPo article about Dr. Andrews, Shanny's commitment to building a long term winner has to be question. He might have ruined the franchise players career in an attempt to win a single playoff game, which he ultimately failed to do. When he finally puts Cousins in, it's too late & the kid had to run no huddle, something he barely runs even in practice.

Horrible coaching by a horrible coach. Fire this bum.

[dnpmakkah]

Makes ZERO sense to leave him in. Mike put his future at risk by keeping him in there.

[Zazzaro703]

And it begins. Just thinking of what is going to happen on here has be so depressed.

This is going to be an UGLY off-season on ES after an amazingly awesome season.

This is going to be an UGLY off-season on ES after an amazingly awesome season.[/QUOTE]

Why would it be ugly? I'm normally a glass half empty guy but this team exceeded expectations and there is no reason to think we will handicap ourselves at 3-6 to start the year. Robert has learned that he can and will get hit hard and I expect to see him grow as a runner. Man... I'm depressed we lost but I'm ready to get started on next year.

On griffin, if anyone has played any type of high level sport, you know you'd die before being taken out. How is Shannahan gonna pull griffin when I'm sure he was saying he was fine. You can't. We dodged a bullet assuming he didn't tear anything, and I'd rather it played out this way then having our QB dissapointed in the decision and it hanging over the off season.

[Pride]

If I were Dan Snyder, I'd have a very strong talk with Shanahan. Considering this and the report regarding Dr. Andrews, Shanahan doesn't seem to care enough about protecting the Redskins most valuable asset in many years.

The asset that costs us so much.. Shanahan needs to be held uncomfortable responsible for loss and the health of RG3. He put his ego ahead of the team and it cost us all.

[DCsportsfan53]

The people saying Shanahan should be fired are ridiculous. That said, rg clearly could not move or plant to throw once the re injury happened and he should have been taken out much earlier. I think it's fair to say this game is partly on Mikes shoulders for the decision to leave him out there. That said, I don't believe Kirk would've faired well in this game.