ESPN TV: RG3 to have total ACL and LCL repair Wed morning (vid) (MET)

[RonArtest15]

Shanahan wrecked the brand new Ferrari.

EB from the junkies made a great point...Nats treated Strasburg w/ kid gloves and he still missed a season due to TJ surgery.

Point is, **** happens in sports.

Griffin will be back and I wouldn't be on him not starting week 1 of the 2013 season.

[doghouse4x4]

How I feel about every person on this board who has suddenly become a doctor and lets us all know about his sudden medical expertise:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc7mS4N2r3U

Truth.

[kingdaddy]

A few thoughts:
- All in Redskins Nation need to support Mike Shanahan and Robert Griffin. Regardless of how we got to this point, both of these men were responsible for the great season we had and will be the two who help us continue the great ride we're on. This is a major bump in the road that we'll get over and will make winning the SB even sweeter when we do.
- The entire rest of the team is going to need to step up and rally around Griffin and Shanahan. Work your tails off in the offseason and come back ready to take the next step no matter who is the QB on opening day and make sure the winning culture is preserved. If we start the season with Cousins at QB, so be it. We'll be fine because we're gonna get better around him.
- The fans cannot panic. Things happen for a reason and RG lll will be better for this. So will Shanahan. We're NFC East champs so lets see some confidence and swagger. Hold your heads up and keep wearing your Redskins gear with pride and high expectations. We've come too far to have any negative thoughts right now.
- Snyder will repair this field. I'm sure he'll be on the horn today getting consultants in to fix the mess.
- Bruce Allen will keep things rolling in the right direction. Add some pieces Bruce.
- Welcome back Brian Orakpo, Roy Helu, Fred Davis, Adam Carraker, Brandon Merriweather and others. Farewell Chris Cooley, Brandon Banks.
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[mboyd784]

Ill gladly wait until 2014. Would hate to see him on a cart by week 8 next year.

[youngchew]

Ill gladly wait until 2014. Would hate to see him on a cart by week 8 next year.

Agreed. Don't rush it.

As annoying as they are, I was glad to hear Mike & Mike talk about the field conditions during the game this morning. Not that it wasn't already being talked about, but that's the first time I heard it mentioned nationally. Tis a lot of pressure on Danny to fix that damn field now, so hopefully he'll get it done.

[illone]

Seems like good news to me.

Either way, I hope he heals up perfectly, but even if he can't run as effectively his arm will be developed into a laser guided rocket launcher.

[skinsmarydu]

I agree, Chewie. Don't want him rushed back, and the field was deplorable.

[TheGreek1973]

RG3 will be back but every game we watch we will be on pins and needles hoping he wont get hurt again. A third time and his career is pretty much done.

There is no way they can trade Kirk Cousins for the next 2-3 years.

if Kirk Cousins shows a lot of promise next year while RGIII is out, we will need to trade him in year 3 when RGIII comes back. If not in year 4 this team will lose Kirk as he will be a 27 year old QB with experience and promise. No way would he resign with us.

so the question is what if Kirk blows it up next year, hell takes us all the way. Crazier things have happened. What do you do? Remember SD was in similar situation with Rivers and Brees. They gave up Brees. If you are a SD fan who would you rather they kept?

[Diss]

Not Dr.s folks, Mortenson put in on a tweet. Who knows where he got that #. 6-8 months is the absolute best case scenario with no setbacks. And that's assuming this coach and training staff are going to risk it after the backlash they're getting this week. God forbid if he was to reinjure it in 2013, all it'll be is "they rushed him back". I'd put serious money on a 2014 return.

Do better research and watch the video posted earlier.

Mort says, in the video, that doctors think it will be a 6 month timetable, but they added the extra 2 for padding in case there is a setback. So to them the 8 months IS the worst case scenario. They say the team and the doctors are VERY optimistic that he'll be ready for the opener next season.

That's no guarantee of anything, but the odds are in his favor.

[Rypien1191]

Anybody wanna bet that the NFL schedules us vs. Falcons, 49ers, Packers, Broncos the first month of the season?

[2cents]

if Kirk Cousins shows a lot of promise next year while RGIII is out, we will need to trade him in year 3 when RGIII comes back. If not in year 4 this team will lose Kirk as he will be a 27 year old QB with experience and promise. No way would he resign with us.

so the question is what if Kirk blows it up next year, hell takes us all the way. Crazier things have happened. What do you do? Remember SD was in similar situation with Rivers and Brees. They gave up Brees. If you are a SD fan who would you rather they kept?

Why are you saying RGIII isn't going to play next year?

[SWFLSkins]

Prayers and thoughts going out to RGIII for a success surgery and recovery.

[FSUSkins24]

Based on what the report I heard on ESPN was it sounded better then all the doom and gloom in the wash post and all over espn etc has been all day. They said 6 months is the time frame the docs gave but they always add a few months just incase which is where the 8 comes from. So actually he may be up and running around this summer which would be great. The report sounded way better than what I have been reading all day.

Tell me about it. There is an article in BRBN talking about 6-8 weeks and it starts off saying that it has gone from "bad to worse." How is that? Everyone was talking about him missing huge chunks of the season. This sounds like damn good news to me.

The only thing I want to avoid at all costs is if he comes back anything less than 100%. I want him off the field until his knee is as fresh as possible.

[mboyd784]

if Kirk Cousins shows a lot of promise next year while RGIII is out, we will need to trade him in year 3 when RGIII comes back. If not in year 4 this team will lose Kirk as he will be a 27 year old QB with experience and promise. No way would he resign with us.

so the question is what if Kirk blows it up next year, hell takes us all the way. Crazier things have happened. What do you do? Remember SD was in similar situation with Rivers and Brees. They gave up Brees. If you are a SD fan who would you rather they kept?

2013: Cousins goes for 3500 yds, 30 tds 12 ints, and the team goes 10-6 or better.

2014: Cousins gets the big contract and RG3 goes on the trade block.

Worse things have happened.

[redskindan07]

Is anyone still questioning the Cousins pick now I wonder...?