Shanahan Might Bench RGIII To Avoid Injury

[pavyracer]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/redskins-39-shanahan-might-sit-210837944--nfl.html

This could be the first time in history of sports when a 3-10 team on a 6 game losing streak is benching a player to avoid injury.

Maybe they need to have him play hard to win a game instead of playing soft to not get hurt. Football is not for pussies!

[ksnooksk]

Agreed. He needs to play to learn.

[crustyme]

if i were mike i'd play him and hope he suffers a career ending injury.

[TheMoneyShot]

We are all Cousins!!!

[brooks85]

If you're an intelligent person, you've been laughing and profiting off a RB playing QB for the redskins; and will continue to do so for years to come.

[Trmeyer]

He says he might bench him to avoid injury. Thats code for... he's getting benched because he is absolutely horrible.

[GoBlue23]

if i were mike i'd play him and hope he suffers a career ending injury.

This is actually a pretty sharp post

Most teams take out insurance policies on high profile players/draft picks that pay out in the event of a serious injury

[b1slickguy]

If you're an intelligent person, you've been laughing and profiting off a RB playing QB for the redskins; and will continue to do so for years to come.

Neither he or Tebow are "NFL" QB's.
Put them both in one backfield and/or slot.

[TwoWays]

5 dollar footlong, any, any, time

[Brock Landers]

he needed to be benched from Week 1 on...horrible season

[darkhat]

more like benching him to avoid a loss

[byronbb]

Maybe Shanahan should have told the kid to go out of bounds and give himself up instead of getting smashed week in and week out. Or what about using Rg3 as lead blocker or as a WR on ridiculous wildcat plays. Maybe not doing that might of helped.

[jjgold]

That is just an excuse

Cousins is better although owner told coach RG3 plays or he loses his job

He also is looking to get fired to collect on his contract

[Big Bear]

That is just an excuse

Cousins is better although owner told coach RG3 plays or he loses his job

He also is looking to get fired to collect on his contract

wow JJ had to step in and make the first inteligent response in this thread.

Cousins gives the Redskins the best chance to win.

[innovation]

Some deep undertones with the way these 2 are publicly burying each other.



this is the hollywood divorce of the NFL

[Big Bear]

Some deep undertones with the way these 2 are publicly burying each other.



this is the hollywood divorce of the NFL

is shanahans job safe?

if not he needs to distance himself from RG3 and put in Cousins immediately.

RG3 gonna get him fired. Personally i think the kid is just having a sophmore slump

[greenhippo]

if i were mike i'd play him and hope he suffers a career ending injury.

I came on here to say the exact same thing.

[innovation]

Exit strategy time

[JerseyRobby]

Play Cousins and if he looks good turn him into draft picks like the Eagles did with Kevin Kolb or like GB might have been able to do with Matt Flynn before he signed that huge contract.

[EaglesPhan36]

RG3 shouldn't have been playing probably the first month to six weeks of the season. Not sure what it matters now. Shanahan got really lucky last year with that late run they made to the playoffs ... I can see Snyder letting him coach out his contract next year with one full year of health to prove whether there is anything to RG3/Shanahan. Bigger problem is their defense is shite and that's not an easy fix.

[Kermit]

RG3 shouldn't have been playing probably the first month to six weeks of the season.

^This right here

And their Defense fukking sucks. This isn't RG3's fault.

[slacker00]

^This right here

And their Defense fukking sucks. This isn't RG3's fault.

I'm looking at Jim Haslett's stats, the guy is a bum. He gets the axe sooner than later.

As for RGIII/Cousins, might as well develop both guys and have an open competition next training camp, fire them up.

[ChrisInTheMist]

I swear man rg3 can't even score 20 points at home so I can get a free 6 inch at subway, is his fuking endorsements rigged

[Jimmy Proffett]

Shanahan didn't bench him when he was injured, why would he do it now?

[innovation]

RGIII quit, the box scores show the defense sucks and the offense quit.

He threw mike and son under the bus and now in turn they returning the favor.

Neither side is right.....He clearly wasn't right to start the season and how long can you hold your chin up when the defense stands NO CHANCE.

like I said it's a bitter divorce.....will see who the owner sides with if anyone.

it's so Ironic with DC teams.....The Nats shut down Strasburgh the year they had a chance, only to see him get hurt in a regular season game the next year.....The skins play out a crippled RGIII when they shouldn't have and bring him back to early.....now to make a point mike want to sit him.


so backwards in so many ways.

[Darkside Magick]

Shanahan is bytch made......always crying about shyt..why you worry is rg3 and the owner buddies..coach the damnable team!!!

[Big Bear]

Shanahan didn't bench him when he was injured, why would he do it now?

to save his job and see what they have in cousins

[WvGambler]

Wait a minute...I thought everyone said this guy was the future of the NFL?

[bobby heenan]

RGIII quit, the box scores show the defense sucks and the offense quit.

He threw mike and son under the bus and now in turn they returning the favor.

Neither side is right.....He clearly wasn't right to start the season and how long can you hold your chin up when the defense stands NO CHANCE.

like I said it's a bitter divorce.....will see who the owner sides with if anyone.

it's so Ironic with DC teams.....The Nats shut down Strasburgh the year they had a chance, only to see him get hurt in a regular season game the next year.....The skins play out a crippled RGIII when they shouldn't have and bring him back to early.....now to make a point mike want to sit him.


so backwards in so many ways.

i think if you are paying any attention to the situation its pretty clear who the owner sides with