RGIII's knee

[Brandon494]

Dr. Andrews even called him out before the game and this still happens, huge mistake by Shanahan. RGIII is the franchise and he was still running design QB running plays with a gimby Griffin.

[pbmax]

Andrews is now saying that Shanahan did not lie. The coverup is always worse than the original crime.

[RashanGary]

A couple years ago Ladanian Tomlinson played on a bum knee. He got hurt in the game. People ripped him a new ass hole for going out mid-game when it looked like maybe he could play.

No matter how you do it, no matter who you are, some people will bitch up a storm.


Ask me, they made the right call to play RGIII. They made the wrong call by playing him as long as they did. It was obvious when his knee fatigued and his ability to move spiraled down. The 2nd half, they should not have played RGIII. I think a lot of him for wanting to play and making sure it happened. Guy is a competitor, tough. . . . I'm a fan. And I'm a fan of Shannahan. He did the thing. He let his leader lead. He just didn't use good judgement once it became apparent RGIII was hurting the team.

[Cheesehead Craig]

Not ripping on RGIII as he wanted to play. It was Shanahan's call to take him out and that was where the fault lies.

[Patler]

A couple years ago Ladanian Tomlinson played on a bum knee. He got hurt in the game. People ripped him a new ass hole for going out mid-game when it looked like maybe he could play.

No matter how you do it, no matter who you are, some people will bitch up a storm.

Exactly. It seems to me that two years ago, on this very site, we ridiculed Cutler and the Bears when he went out in the playoff game. "After all, it was playoffs................"

[Guiness]

Exactly. It seems to me that two years ago, on this very site, we ridiculed Cutler and the Bears when he went out in the playoff game. "After all, it was playoffs................"

Well put. What would the reaction have been if friend Kirk was in the game and RGKnee was pacing the sidelines for a Washington loss? Who would've been crucified, him or Shanahan?

[Lurker64]

The Chargers once let Rivers play the whole game with a torn ACL.

Its the playoffs. Players usually display Favre toughness and play through an injury, Jay Cutler and Christian Ponder notwithstanding (not that I am complaining).

There's a big difference between letting a guy play on an ACL that's already torn, and continuing to play a guy after it was apparent his gimpy leg was preventing him from being effective, resulting in him tearing his ACL.

Mr. Griffin was fine to start the game, but after a hit he took on the goal line in the second quarter (I believe) he simply wasn't playing effectively and it was obvious that he just wasn't right. That was the time to take him out.

[Cheesehead Craig]

Exactly. It seems to me that two years ago, on this very site, we ridiculed Cutler and the Bears when he went out in the playoff game. "After all, it was playoffs................"

Yeah, but that's Cutler and he's just a pussy.

[red]

there's an argument to be made that a guy should stay in the game if he is clearly the best option to win.

once he got injured in the first quarter he stopped being the best option to win. maybe RGIII at 75 or 80% still could have won that game. but the RGIII i saw after that first injury was playing at 10-15%. he was absolutely worthless. he couldn't run, yet they kept trying to run him. he couldn't put any weight on that leg on the drop back or to throw. he was horrible after that first injury

all the redskins had to do IMO after they went up 14-0 and RG3 got hurt was to have a couple more sustained drives in the last 3 quarters, and get a couple FG's and they would have won that game. Cousins had the much better shot at doing that after the injury

first quarter
6-9, 2 tds
64 yrds passing
12 rushing

rest of game (2.5 quarters)

4-10, 2 sacks, 1 int, one fumble lost (don't know if that is his fault, it was a horrible snap but without the leg blowing out he would have easily fallen on it)
17 yards passing
9 yards rushing

[Jimx29]

He's getting a complete ACL/LCL rebuild

[SkinBasket]

He's getting a complete ACL/LCL rebuild

Good for him. He should get something for being a slave to the white man.

[sheepshead]

As I’ve said before and it pains me to say this, the Vikings with Leslie Frazier’s leadership will be contenders a lot longer than this latest version of Dan Snyder’s circus.

[QBME]

Good for him. He should get something for being a slave to the white man.

Wait a minute. I thought Robert was a cornball brother - aren't the two mutually exclusive?

[pbmax]

Well put. What would the reaction have been if friend Kirk was in the game and RGKnee was pacing the sidelines for a Washington loss? Who would've been crucified, him or Shanahan?

Might have blown up, but not like Cutler. Most of the world missed that Cutler actually did go back into the game after the injury but had trouble playing. This wasn't clear at the time but in hindsight I remember the drive he came back in on, right before the half I think.

In Griffin's case, he had a previous injury and missed two games. And at several points, it was clear he was either hurt worse and the injury was affecting his game.

[Kiwon]

People are crazy.... I've never seen more Monday morning quarterbacking or medical "experts" who gained their knowledge without needing to go to med school.

Quick!! Look at the graphic of Robert Griffin III's knee!! It's really, really different than other people's knee! http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports...l-lcl/1819605/

RGIII made a choice, Shanahan made a choice based upon his interaction with RGIII.

Why are people speaking as if Shanahan is sitting in a living room watching endless replays on HD TV? The guy is standing on the sidelines and directing his team in real time. His mind is on a thousand different things, in addition to the health of his quarterback.

The Washington Nationals shut down 15-6 All-Star pitcher Stephen Strasburg a month before the baseball season ended and kept him from the Playoffs. They were blasted from every direction, including the pitcher himself. Their concern? - His long-term health. The media and the fans reaction? - The Nats are crazy for not going with their best pitcher. They are blowing a very, very rare opportunity to make it to the World Series.

To let RGIII or Strasburg play or not play, either decision is controversial and debatable. This certitude, after the fact, though, that's what is annoying.