How is RGIII?

[MattFancy]

Wouldn't surprise me if he is ready.

Although, I think the team is saying it because 1) They want people to buy tickets and 2) If they say he'll be ready for Week 1, we'll get more primetime games.

[authentic]

Wouldn't surprise me if he is ready.

Although, I think the team is saying it because 1) They want people to buy tickets and 2) If they say he'll be ready for Week 1, we'll get more primetime games.

Yup especially since that report came out that the NFL was waiting on the Skins to prep the schedule.

[Henry]

I'm a little disappointed by the article. Not in the sense that it itsn't good news but in the sense that I thought the coaches and doctors already thought this based on his recovery timetable given. I dont see how this is new news unless they didn't really think so before. I mean it's only been a few weeks.

I guess they are happy no setbacks so far but it seems like now there is only a legitimate chance when before it seemed like obviously, barring no setback, he would be according to what was said.

Maybe they are just trying to set expectations or I could be just remembering everybody on here being so confident about him.

Yep. The Redskins have been intimating that he's had a 'legitimate' chance to start for weeks now.

Why would it be news now unless they didn't really think that before?

Shanahan and his front office have done a lot of good since taking over this team, but being honest with the fans has never been one of them. Sorry, I won't believe Griffin is ready to take the field until he's actually on it.

---------- Post added February-14th-2013 at 12:47 PM ----------

I think Robert's words in the last couple of weeks would lead you to think that way. Now I think the team's view is changing for the better now

Hmmm ... don't think so. Rob thought thought he'd be fine against Cleveland and he wasn't cleared to play. He said the brace was coming off against Seattle and it didn't. He said his leg was fine and begged to continue playing against Seattle when it was obvious to the world that he couldn't go any longer. We all love the guy, but he hasn't proven very good at diagnosing his own knee.

I pretty much remember everyone hanging on the words of his doctors about his latest knee injury, not him.

[pjfootballer]

While this is certainly good news, I'd rather just hear reports that he's ahead of his rehab schedule and not worry about September 1st. It's still the middle of February and I think we can get a better indication of whether or not he'll be available on opening day around sometime in May when OTAs start.

[cphil006]

While this is certainly good news, I'd rather just hear reports that he's ahead of his rehab schedule and not worry about September 1st. It's still the middle of February and I think we can get a better indication of whether or not he'll be available on opening day around sometime in May when OTAs start.

Right. We all know that it's way to early to indicate whether he'll be on the field Week 1. Look at Derrick Rose... but, all rehab has milestones and timetables and RG3 is meeting or exceeding those. Setbacks can always happen... but, the further along the rehab goes and he continues to do well it just further legitimizes the previous "guess" that he'll be ready to go this season at the least.

I'm curious about an evaluation and update of rehab around May as well.

[sjinhan]

lets hope that Kirk Cousins shows so good in preseason that the Redskins sit RG3 for few early games EVEN if RG3 is healthy enough to go...

I think right now healthy enough to play isn't good enough for at least first 3-4 games of the season... RG3 needs to be fully healthy like RG3 is playing in the last game of the preseason healthy if the Redskins are even thinking about starting him in the opener...

[Zazzaro703]

I'm a little disappointed by the article. Not in the sense that it itsn't good news but in the sense that I thought the coaches and doctors already thought this based on his recovery timetable given. I dont see how this is new news unless they didn't really think so before. I mean it's only been a few weeks.

I guess they are happy no setbacks so far but it seems like now there is only a legitimate chance when before it seemed like obviously, barring no setback, he would be according to what was said.

Maybe they are just trying to set expectations or I could be just remembering everybody on here being so confident about him.

Man coming back from a 2nd radical knee surgery in 8-9 months was NEVER an obvious. Thats just medical marvel type stuff. His chances are better being an elite ahtlete with the top doctors, medicine, therapists in the world but it's still far from a given that Robert was going to start week 1. I think he will and that he will def want to but will ultimately be up to the doctors, coaches and trainers which hopefully do their damn job this time.

[WellsHTTR]

My reaction to this article is pretty much the same as Dan Graziano's:

There's absolutely no way to know anything at all about Griffin's chances to play NFL football seven months from now. It's too early to assess how much healing has already taken place in the various damaged parts of his knee and how much remains. It's impossible to predict what kind of setbacks he'll endure in his recovery. And it's myopic and irresponsible for any reasonable, thinking human being to sit there and say, without any other context, that Griffin can do it because Adrian Peterson did.

The Redskins need to chill out. It's February. Did they learn nothing at all from the way their season fell apart along with Griffin's knee in their playoff loss to Seattle? Is it not more important that he be able to play brilliantly in Week 16 than that he be able to play at all in Week 1? Did they not use three of last year's draft picks on the quarterback position for this very reason, picking Kirk Cousins because they believed him to be a capable short-term replacement if Griffin had to miss time?

http://espn.go.com/blog/nfceast/post...ry-with-rg-iii

[TD_washingtonredskins]

I think right now healthy enough to play isn't good enough for at least first 3-4 games of the season... RG3 needs to be fully healthy like RG3 is playing in the last game of the preseason healthy if the Redskins are even thinking about starting him in the opener...

I hope that everyone would agree with the above. Cousins should provide the luxury of not having to rush Griffin back.

---------- Post added February-14th-2013 at 02:34 PM ----------

My reaction to this article is pretty much the same as Dan Graziano's:



http://espn.go.com/blog/nfceast/post...ry-with-rg-iii

Yes, he summed it up quite well. I personally want Griffin back when he's ready to play. If that's tomorrow, August, December, or next year I'm fine with it. I want him to play here for over a decade, I trust Cousins to hold down the fort, etc.

[jpillian]

Good PR never hurts. As long as his docs and trainers aren't blowing sunshine, I could care less what is being said in the PR-/media circles. There's all sorts of motives at play.

[pointyfootball]

Yes, he summed it up quite well. I personally want Griffin back when he's ready to play. If that's tomorrow, August, December, or next year I'm fine with it. I want him to play here for over a decade, I trust Cousins to hold down the fort, etc.

There is different levels of play, especially for his position. AP really didn't have an option: he had to be able to gain yards running the ball. RG doesn't necessarily need to be able to run, he just needs to be able to move in the pocket and plant that foot to throw off of. So, theoretically he could play at a less-than-100% level, which might have to be the case for most/all of the 2013 season given ACL recovery histories. However, doesn't mean he can't be very effective still, and that might be the reason MS brings him back before he's "100%".

[TD_washingtonredskins]

There is different levels of play, especially for his position. AP really didn't have an option: he had to be able to gain yards running the ball. RG doesn't necessarily need to be able to run, he just needs to be able to move in the pocket and plant that foot to throw off of. So, theoretically he could play at a less-than-100% level, which might have to be the case for most/all of the 2013 season given ACL recovery histories. However, doesn't mean he can't be very effective still, and that might be the reason MS brings him back before he's "100%".

Well, that's a good point. I guess what I'm more concerned about is re-injury. So, I would be OK with a 85% Griffin if he had no increased risk of re-injury. I don't care if he's still a little slow needs a season to work himself back into shape/gain confidence in the knee. I realize a player can get hurt any time, but I want the knee to be as durable/healthy as possible before they put him back out there. His output/level of play isn't nearly as important to me.

[Murphs56]

National Television here we come. We are going to get a boat load with this report. Good PR move

[SkinsGuy]

My reaction to this article is pretty much the same as Dan Graziano's:



http://espn.go.com/blog/nfceast/post...ry-with-rg-iii

Graziano actually gives a rather jackass overreaction to the Redskins' statements.

All the Redskins said was they were "encouraged" by how well RG3 is doing in re-hab and may bode well for him starting week one.

That is ALL. No guarantees, no promises, and no rush.

Graziano carries on in that article like the Redskins are planning to line RG3 up behind center for some practice drills tomorrow.

He is the one that needs to chill out.

[TD_washingtonredskins]

National Television here we come. We are going to get a boat load with this report. Good PR move

I like where your head's at. Get the games on national TV and then showcase Cousins. By late-September he will be worth the same package of picks we shipped to St. Louis to get Griffin. A+ Murph!

---------- Post added February-14th-2013 at 04:08 PM ----------

Graziano actually gives a rather jackass overreaction to the Redskins' statements.

All the Redskins said was they were "encouraged" by how well RG3 is doing in re-hab and may bode well for him starting week one.

That is ALL. No guarantees, no promises, and no rush.

Graziano carries on in that article like the Redskins are planning to line RG3 up behind center for some practice drills tomorrow.

He is the one that needs to chill out.

I admit that he projected a bit, but don't think he was over the top. I think this statement or leak by Schefter was a good enough catalyst for his point of view, and he was probably just waiting for a valid reason to state his point of view. In the end, he's 100% correct. A few games in September or even, heaven forbid, an entire season is insignificant in the long run.