What Can The Redskins Do Specifically To "Protect" RG3?

[rumplestilskin]

[QUOTE=TD_washingtonredskins;9390875]Or hire these guys:

If thats what it takes to get through to him. LOL

[FrFan]

1) Make Robert quit his stubbornness to put his career at risk on the field for one single game thus stopping him from playing injured. This last one applies to Shanahan too (vs Ravens).
2) Find a couple of very good OL to protect him

[The Trashman]

Russell Wilson is able to scramble a lot and scramble in the middle of the field and avoid injury because he uses his body well and slides early when he has to. RG3 needs to learn the simple art of sliding early and getting out of bounds. Those early games in 2012 had him taking some hellacious hits as he either ran for 1st downs or TDs up the middle. I cringe every time I watch those runs.

[Oldfan]

I don't see the read-option as the cause of Griffin's injuries.

Atlanta game: scramble
Baltimore game: scramble
Seahawks game: scramble

The bottom line for me is that Griffin needs to improve his awareness and being smarter about protecting himself when he runs.

If a sample size of three had any value at all, we could conclude that RG3 should cut out the scrambles and run the read-option. But, from watching a much larger sample of NFL games over the years, we know that doesn't make sense.

[akorn22]

start kirk cousins

[TD_washingtonredskins]

If a sample size of three had any value at all, we could conclude that RG3 should cut out the scrambles and run the read-option. But, from watching a much larger sample of NFL games over the years, we know that doesn't make sense.

Do you see the read-option as part of the problem? He took virtually no hits running it in the second half of the season (at least that I can remember).

[illone]

All of his injuries this year could have been avoided by better decision making from RG3 himself.

He needs to learn how to slide correctly.

Maybe Kyle Shanahan should do some cutups of Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady sliding, and he can watch those over and over again while rehabbing.

[Oldfan]

Do you see the read-option as part of the problem? He took virtually no hits running it in the second half of the season (at least that I can remember).

We make logical deductions based on the evidence provided by all of our experience. Why would you limit your evidence only to RG3's experience in the second half of the season when you have been watching the NFL game played for years?

[SkinsHokieFan]

Have him slide better and throw the ball away.

Right now in the pocket he plays like Rothlisberger, which is why Big Ben has suffered injuries. The thing is though is Ben has 20+ lbs on RG3.

He will have to start to get rid of the ball quicker, either on throw aways or just quicker passes

[JMUSkins]

start kirk cousins

Even if RG3 is fully healthy?

---------- Post added January-9th-2013 at 11:37 AM ----------

1) Make Robert quit his stubbornness to put his career at risk on the field for one single game thus stopping him from playing injured. This last one applies to Shanahan too (vs Ravens).
2) Find a couple of very good OL to protect him

OL is the real answer... especially on the right side. Less pressure means less impromptu scrambles.

[UK_HOG]

The only thing they can do is either stop the read option or teach him to slide at the correct time.

If we never ran the read option he would still be having his knee fixed today. He got injured on busted passing plays.

[JMUSkins]

If we never ran the read option he would still be having his knee fixed today. He got injured on busted passing plays.

EXACTLY! We need less pressure coming through the line.

[Oldfan]

If we never ran the read option he would still be having his knee fixed today. He got injured on busted passing plays.

Your statement is true but irrelevant because going forward the idea is to intelligently reduce his exposure to injury. Dumping the read-option is the smart way to do that.

[Chump Bailey]

OL is the real answer... especially on the right side. Less pressure means less impromptu scrambles.

Less pressure from the middle too.

[Newera]

Protect Robert Griffin from Robert Griffin.