Shanahan Decision Not to Take Out RGIII

[brandymac27]

honestly, I'm more annoyed with Shanny for basically saying that Robert was 100% coming into this game when he clearly was no where close. I really thought the brace was holding him back, but you don't go down twice without contact if your knee is anywhere close to 100%. No way this is a 2-4 week injury and in week 4 stuff like that is happening. Someone dropped the ball in diagnosing this injury or is flat out lying, or both.

I'm wondering as well if the injury was more serious than they let on, or if he just wasn't able to fully heal given that he has been practicing and playing the past 3 weeks. But, either way, something is very odd about this situation.

[HailToTheRedskins14]

I agree, but that didn't happen. Shanhan had a decision to make. The one that he made wasn't right on two fronts possibley (i.e. RGIII might have an injury that affects his ability to play next year and we lost the game). He's going to get criticized for that and some of us aren't saying it in hindsight. This wasn't a no brainer decision based on the way that RGIII was playing.

If you can't see that, I don't know what to tell you other than don't read football message boards.

I don't think Kirk Cousin takes you to a SB either, but the SB isn't for almost another month.

I believe if we had won, we would have played Atlanat.

I've seen Atlanta play a several times this year. They can be very good, but they have plenty of games where they look mediocore. Given how our D has been playing, if we win, I'm not sitting here tonight saying we have no chance against Atlanta.

And after that who knows what happens with RGIII or the other teams in the playoffs (maybe GB beats SF, but Rodgers gets hurt at the end of the game?).

Look, I agree with most of your post. And I'll actually say that I would've been okay with benching RG3, but that's just a choice that we can easily make. It's a lot harder to make if you're Shanahan. A couple more stops from the D and we pull this game out, then no one has much to say.

My whole point is that it is easy to play Madden GM/coach, but realistically Shanahan went with his best hand, and he failed. Cousins wasn't gonna get it done either, I promise you that.

We're all Skins fans here, we all want the best. But I've been a Shanahan backer from day one and he fell a little short. It is what it is. Let's get ready for next year. Realistically, we weren't Superbowl contenders with RG3 going into this game. We were gonna live or die with him and we died. Let's move on.

[Gibbit]

then why is Shanny saying that he is full speed and 100% in practice? He was blaming everything on the brace when clearly this wasn't the case at all. It took Robert going down without contact for us to see that there has been some serious smoke blowing over the past few weeks

To keep the defenses fully accounting for him probably. Shanny mind tricks.

[TD_washingtonredskins]

honestly, I'm more annoyed with Shanny for basically saying that Robert was 100% coming into this game when he clearly was no where close. I really thought the brace was holding him back, but you don't go down twice without contact if your knee is anywhere close to 100%. No way this is a 2-4 week injury and in week 4 stuff like that is happening. Someone dropped the ball in diagnosing this injury or is flat out lying, or both.

I'm not sure I agree. He couldn't run too well, but rolling out and throwing he looked great during those first two drives. I believe he was completely healthy enough to play in the pocket coming into the game.

[HogsGoHard]

Christian Ponder is also 59 types of awful so I doubt they felt they were missing THAT much with AP in the backfield. Also, Ponder isn't even the guaranteed qb of the future for them

lmao. this is also true

[Travdaskin]

He hasn't been right for the past month. He was looking worse this game then he did last. You have to question why was he on the field for 3 games on a bad wheel (that even one of your team doctors was hella nervous about). I mean that is really terrible. No if's and's or but's about it. No hindsight 20/20 stuff your star quarterback has been in danger for the past month and you chose to gamble with the odds. No surprise when the odds may NOT ever be in your favor one of these games.

[HailToTheRedskins14]

then why is Shanny saying that he is full speed and 100% in practice? He was blaming everything on the brace when clearly this wasn't the case at all. It took Robert going down without contact for us to see that there has been some serious smoke blowing over the past few weeks

Okay, so we should've benched RG3 from the start? You would've loved that.

[Skinz4Life12]

To keep the defenses fully accounting for him probably. Shanny mind tricks.

That's stupid. Defenses are always going to prepare assuming players are 100%

[Sticksboi05]

Maybe an immobilieze RG3 is better than Kirk Cousins?

You cant deny if Cousins came in earlier and stunk it up, everyone would be asking why KC came in at all.


My whole point is, we all need to relax a little. We went further than anyone expected. It sucked to lose to THAT Seahawks team, but they took care of business. We lost to (right now) a better team. I'm just tired of people using hindsight like they should be coaches.

Again, I'm sure after seeing Robert limp around the field...I mean you're just saying he couldn't run...well he couldn't run vs. Philly but he was effective. He literally couldn't make basic throws because he couldn't plant. At that point, it's clear he is legitimately injured. Sometimes you need to protect people from themselves. Pride is a dangerous thing.

And again, not everyone is speaking in hindsight and not everyone is solely mad because we lost but because we put RGIII at a high-risk of injury and he in fact, got injured again.

[NLC1054]

I'm loving all this "I'm disappointed in Robert for not knowing when to quit" bull****...

I know quite a few people in this thread who curse Jay Cutler's very name and have called him a quitter several times because he was benched after he tore his MCL. Where was all the "Cutler realized he couldn't help the team?" stuff then?

[Skinz4Life12]

Okay, so we should've benched RG3 from the start? You would've loved that.

i know you admitted you are drunk, so I'll give you a pass. I actually defended Shanny for keeping RG3 in for as long as he did in the game day thread

[Hunter_R]

Players play. Period.
This game is win or go home.

What the hell did we draft him for if not this?

~Bang

Don't know if you meant to, but what you said could apply to either qb.

[PeterMP]

Cousins wasn't gonna get it done either, I promise you that.

I think right there is the problem.

Looking at the game, and the way the D played, if RGIII is pulled at 14-13 in the 3rd quarter, I think there's a 50-50 chance about that you win that game.

I certainly can't sit here and say anything absolutely in either direction.

And I can't believe that anybody else honestly can.

[Sticksboi05]

Christian Ponder is also 59 types of awful so I doubt they felt they were missing THAT much with AP in the backfield. Also, Ponder isn't even the guaranteed qb of the future for them

He threw 3TDs the week before and Joe Webb hadn't thrown a pass all season so I guarantee they'd rather start Ponder than a guy who is literally ice cold on the road in a playoff game.

[NLC1054]

Players play. Period.
This game is win or go home.

What the hell did we draft him for if not this?

~Bang

Apparently to tap out in the biggest game of his career when he thought he could play. You know. Like a champion.