Robert Griffin III Benched

[Guiness]

I dunno if it's the right move. Guess time will tell.

There was a time when Holmgren seriously considered benching a struggling Brett Favre. The Walrus eventually decided to let Favre learn from his mistakes on the field, not the bench. Had Favre been benched, his confidence would've been shot through a black hole, and he would've never turned into the GOAT.

The Redcoats' decision to bench RG3 puzzles me. They're not gonna make the playoffs. RG3 is not a lowly 6th round pick. Let the guy gunsling and gain more experience. Who knows, RG3 could turn out to be the black Favre.

Problem is, he's not gunslinging, he's gun-shy. Favre was throwing the ball all over the place, just making bad decisions. RG3 is jumpy in the pocket, is absorbing a lot of hits and is more worried about where the next one is coming from than anything else. A QB's confidence can also be destroyed by taking too much of a beating.

He reminds me more of Finley coming back after his injury than anything else. He's hearing footsteps out there.

[Tyrion Lannister]

Problem is, he's not gunslinging, he's gun-shy. Favre was throwing the ball all over the place, just making bad decisions. RG3 is jumpy in the pocket, is absorbing a lot of hits and is more worried about where the next one is coming from than anything else. A QB's confidence can also be destroyed by taking too much of a beating.

He reminds me more of Finley coming back after his injury than anything else. He's hearing footsteps out there.

According to the Washington Post article WB provided, RG3 "consistently fail to locate open receivers." If that's the main issue, it's fixable with experience. It's not like RG3 is inaccurate. The guy is completing 69% of his passes this season.

Btw, Finley was returning to form prior to the fluke injury.

[woodbuck27]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...giii-vs-eagles

Washington Redskins plan to start RGIII vs. Eagles (in Week 16)

By Kevin Patra ... Around the NFL writer

Published: Dec. 15, 2014 at 03:18 p.m. ... Updated: Dec. 15, 2014 at 03:38 p.m.

[Guiness]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...giii-vs-eagles

Washington Redskins plan to start RGIII vs. Eagles (in Week 16)

By Kevin Patra ... Around the NFL writer

Published: Dec. 15, 2014 at 03:18 p.m. ... Updated: Dec. 15, 2014 at 03:38 p.m.

So is he un-benched of de-benched?

[woodbuck27]

So is he un-benched of de-benched?

He's lucked out.

What's left to see? How will he respond?