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

[ChicagoRedskinsFan]

Sorry, Im gonna take the world class Dr. on this one and if they say 6-8 months thats what I am going to believe. No dissrespect but I take it you have not gone to med school nor do ACL LCL reconstructons? Neither do I so Ill defer to what the dr.'s say

Yes - why be negative? The estimate that he could be ready for the opener is the first piece of good news we've had in awhile. Even if he's delayed by 4-6 weeks for example, the Redskins proved in the final quarter of this season that they can play well with a with a limited or absent RGIII, so that should give us some confidence. For this same reason, I don't see why they didn't put in Cousins earlier in the game...uh oh...must stop negative thoughts.

[CapnRedskins]

My God the pessimism on this board reaches ridiculous levels sometimes. We hear it'll be 6-8 months from a legit source but no we'd rather just assume he'll miss all of next season anyway. I swear some people on this board enjoying torturing themselves and being miserable.

[Chump Bailey]

http://www.rotoworld.com/playernews/nfl/football

Robert Griffin III's father confirmed that his son is undergoing a full ACL replacement Wednesday morning.
RG2 said RG3 actually only had a partial tear of the ACL in addition to his LCL tear, but Dr. James Andrews determined that the full repair was needed. "Robert's ACL is intact, but not enough for his profession," Griffin II said in a text message to USA Today. "You and I could be fine. But he is an athlete. So they will replace." As of 11 a.m. ET Wednesday, Griffin was still being operated on by Andrews. The initial reported timetable is 6-8 months.

[JMUSkins]

My God the pessimism on this board reaches ridiculous levels sometimes. We hear it'll be 6-8 months from a legit source but no we'd rather just assume he'll miss all of next season anyway. I swear some people on this board enjoying torturing themselves and being miserable.

So true. You dare not get excited that he could be back for next season at 100%. Actually, scratch that... I triple dog dare you to get excited.

[Skins Wingman]

So did all of you questioning me read the original statement, that as far as I know, came from Dr. Andrews that said 6-8 months?? That's why I'm asking where all of you are saying its going to be at least a year or some other stuff. If the guy doing it says 6-8 and he is a world renound specialist, why should I listen to a guy whose friend had a different injury and you think you know the timetable better than Dr. Andrews. If the Dr. changes it, fine, but if he said 6-8 why should I listen to some guy on a message board saying it is going to be over a year???

thank you. the dr said 6-8, so its going to be 6-8. and if robert works hard like we know he will, it could be closer to 6 or less.

[ChicagoRedskinsFan]

I think everyone just needs to look forward to the draft and ignore the noise, its going to be a long offseason of specualting if Griffin can play or not, might as well just ignore it and try to treat this like any other offseason. For goodness sakes, we have 8 more months before football season, if we are already doing this now, this is going to be excruciating.

Yeah, just hard to dial it down after the intense (and happy) last couple months. Feels like we should be speculating who is going to start this week, not who is going going to start in September.

[jivelikenice]

Exactly....this timetable isn't coming from Shanahan. Its direct from Andrews to i buy it. That being said we have a more than capable backup who will have a full offseason of reps, a good running back, an improving line, and at least one good wideout. Our best offensive performance during the streak outside of the Dallas game came versus Cleveland Kirk ran the show that day. IF he has to play a couple of games we're ok, but frankly, I don't think he'll be under center in Week 1.

Also while this might not be ideal, this injury may force the Shanahan's to use RG3 in a more traditional Shanahan/Kubiak style offense utilizing the PA pass/ bootleg gameplan that we saw versus Cleveland. If we can run that offense with RG3's mobility, we'll be golden. What we were running this season was good to get RG3 acclimated to the NFL, but should have been toned down as the season wore on versus being ratcheted up. I still haven't heard one good reason why the Cleveland gameplan couldn't be replicated....

[EAB13]

Yes it's ridiculous, chicken littles.

[RVAbrendan]

thank you. the dr said 6-8, so its going to be 6-8. and if robert works hard like we know he will, it could be closer to 6 or less.

^ This. Robert will not accept not starting for this team in 2013. He will rehab his ass off and will be ready to go. Beef up the o line a little bit and let's capture the East.

[Sekhmet187]

why am I not surprised there are fans here that seem to think they can come up with a more "logical", "reasonable", "likely" timetable on RGIII's return than his doctor and the guy who did the surgery?

I mean I've come to expect everyone to assume they know the personnel better than the coaching staff, or the play calling better than the coordinators. thats a given. But now recovery time with an injury better than a world renown specialist who performed the surgery himself? Man, thats a PhD in armchair quarterbacking.

[Rypien1191]

If he comes back and is fully healthy week 1, I will no longer believe he is human. He will be in AP's status.

[The Robert Griffin Experience]

RGIII is the same guy who turned himself into the best deep-ball QB prospect in a generation by throwing passes to his dad in a wheelchair after his LAST ACL injury.

What did you expect?

[soljaofjesus]

It might seem like a 9-12 injury to us, but from what I heard, is that the patella fusion from his first ACL was torn ...Not a new tear persay, but where they fused the patella grant on his first ACL is what tore.. Quite possible the recovery time is different than if it was a "normal/original/new" tear.

Also, he should look into stem cell treatment like AP did as well. That is the future.

[akorn22]

12 mo. is my predictions as well. But, with our current medical staff he will probably play in the Pro bowl and be cleared to go skiing the next day.

Hahahahaha. my sides hurt right now

[HogNose]

Really? You cannot be serious? Alfred is a beast and won the last games of the year for us.

I love Alfred and I think he's awesome but I dont think he's a 1,600 yd back without RG3 and the read option.

His success is more a result of Shanahan's zone blocking scheme...not because of RG3. All those successful Denver backs didn't have an RG3 and the read option.