Red_One43 wrote:AAA knows the deck is stacked against him:“Unfortunately, I’m coming off of a bad season, so it’s usually kind of, what have you done for me lately?” Armstrong said. “Hopefully there’s enough good back in 2010 that weighs heavily on their mind that, ‘OK, he can definitely get back to this level of play,’ but you know, once again, I’ve just got to go out there and make plays and be able to perform at a high level.”That is, except for Saturday. Seeing that Robinson needed a break late in the Redskins’ 33-31 loss at Chicago, Armstrong ran onto the field and played one snap, mostly without the permission of his coaches.
“He could have played,” head coach Mike Shanahan said. “He told me he was ready to go. I was a little bit hesitant, and that’s why he didn’t play. If somebody went down, we could have played him, but I didn’t want to if we didn’t have to.”
Why didn't Shanny play Armstrong? Go with Shanny's consistent sayings and actions rather than the above. Consistently Shanny has said that you don't practice you don't play (of course, if you are a stud, that rule goes out the door in the regular season). AAA took off the yellow jersey for one practice and he saw limited duty. With practices closed, we won't know until the Colts game how he is doing.
I think Anthony Armstrong is pretty much done here. Aldrick Robinson is a younger player with a similar skillset, but who has more lateral agility & explosiveness. I think Shanahan goes with his guy Aldrick over Armstrong.
While he's only been in the B & G for 3 seasons, Anthony Armstrong is 29 years old. I think the performance of Robinson, his potential, and the fact that our receiving core is getting younger players who can grow with RG3, it will be tough for Armstrong to crack this roster.
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