RG3 says he "felt sharp" today in practice

[drocksthaparty]

I am excited to see Alfred Morris with RG3, this combo has been great.

http://nfldraftzone.com/draft-news/robe ... -practice/

[Redskin in Canada]

I am excited to see Alfred Morris with RG3, this combo has been great.

http://nfldraftzone.com/draft-news/robe ... -practice/

I wish he would seat this game. Full health is first and foremost.

[skinsfan#33]

If the independent doctors clear him he should play, but with specific instructions to avoid needless hits like the one that put him out of the game Sunday.

[Redskin in Canada]

If the independent doctors clear him he should play, but with specific instructions to avoid needless hits like the one that put him out of the game Sunday.

How do you make sure that does not happen?

A dirty player can do that and only gets 15 yards penalty, maybe a fine if it is blatant.

A few extra days of rest make things a lot better. Trust me, I had two of those during my own competitive sports life. You NEVER know when and how the next hit comes, and it does actually come. A few extra days rest makes things clearer and more stable.

We are making an investment in the future. This game is meaningless. It is not our season yet.

[CanesSkins26]

If the independent doctors clear him he should play, but with specific instructions to avoid needless hits like the one that put him out of the game Sunday.

How do you make sure that does not happen?

A dirty player can do that and only gets 15 yards penalty, maybe a fine if it is blatant.

A few extra days of rest make things a lot better. Trust me, I had two of those during my own competitive sports life. You NEVER know when and how the next hit comes, and it does actually come. A few extra days rest makes things clearer and more stable.

We are making an investment in the future. This game is meaningless. It is not our season yet.

+1

[cowboykillerzRGiii]

True words.. he plays we win, he sits who knows. Tough choice if he's cleared to play

[skinsfan#33]

If the independent doctors clear him he should play, but with specific instructions to avoid needless hits like the one that put him out of the game Sunday.

How do you make sure that does not happen?

A dirty player can do that and only gets 15 yards penalty, maybe a fine if it is blatant.

A few extra days of rest make things a lot better. Trust me, I had two of those during my own competitive sports life. You NEVER know when and how the next hit comes, and it does actually come. A few extra days rest makes things clearer and more stable.

We are making an investment in the future. This game is meaningless. It is not our season yet.

You didn't read all of what I wrote did you? I said he need needs to avoid needless hits, not avoid hits! Last week he took two pretty hard hits. One was on a CB blitz and the only way he could have avoided it was if he had read the blitz presnap. The other big hit is the one he took that put him out of the game. That one was 100% avoidable. Those are the types of hits he needs to avoid; the needless hits. And he has taken a lot of needless hits.

I'm going to differ to you on the extra game of rest deal because it sounds like you are a doctor since you know more than the doctors that are getting paid to protect RG3! Since Dr. RiC thinks he should sit an extra game why not two, heck lets just put him on IR and be safe!

[skinsfan#33]

If the independent doctors clear him he should play, but with specific instructions to avoid needless hits like the one that put him out of the game Sunday.

How do you make sure that does not happen?

A dirty player can do that and only gets 15 yards penalty, maybe a fine if it is blatant.

A few extra days of rest make things a lot better. Trust me, I had two of those during my own competitive sports life. You NEVER know when and how the next hit comes, and it does actually come. A few extra days rest makes things clearer and more stable.

We are making an investment in the future. This game is meaningless. It is not our season yet.

You didn't read all of what I wrote did you? I said he need needs to avoid needless hits, not avoid hits! Last week he took two pretty hard hits. One was on a CB blitz and the only way he could have avoided it was if he had read the blitz presnap. The other big hit is the one he took that put him put of the game. That one was 100% avoidable. Those are the type of hits he needs to avoid; the needless hits.

I'm going to differ to you on the extra game of rest deal because it sounds like you are a doctor since you know more than the doctors that are getting paid to protect RG3! Since Dr. RiC thinks he should sit an extra game why not two, heck lets just put him on IR and be safe!

[ATX_Skins]

For those of you who think he should be held out an extra week, maybe you should go see a doctor to see if you've mutated into a Ken Doll.

Hmm, Robert says he's fine, said he was fine 15 min after it happened. Doctors are clearing him, hmmm. Maybe, just maybe HE IS actually fine!

For the others that think Shanahan is ruining the kids future by playing him this week in an all out effort to "win at all costs", please PM me more about how you believe 9/11 was a conspiracy...

[Deadskins]

please PM me more about how you believe 9/11 was a conspiracy...

And you don't? Open your eyes. -->

[Redskin in Canada]

You didn't read all of what I wrote did you? I said he need needs to avoid needless hits, not avoid hits! Last week he took two pretty hard hits. One was on a CB blitz and the only way he could have avoided it was if he had read the blitz presnap. The other big hit is the one he took that put him put of the game. That one was 100% avoidable. Those are the type of hits he needs to avoid; the needless hits.

I'm going to differ to you on the extra game of rest deal because it sounds like you are a doctor since you know more than the doctors that are getting paid to protect RG3! Since Dr. RiC thinks he should sit an extra game why not two, heck lets just put him on IR and be safe!

No need to try to ridicule my opinion, brother. We are on the side of the same team.

But just be a bit humble. I am not necessarily talking about hits that he can be avoided making wise decisions and not letting his competitive nature take the best of him. I am talking about a hard hit he does not even see coming. It is a contact sport.

We have a legal case signed by MOST NFL players against the NFL precisely because appropriate steps were not taken to protect them after concussions. Art Monk and Mark Rypien just to throw a few names are behind it.

I understand the desire to have RGIII playing ASAP. I just want him to last a bit longer and enjoy a good career.

[Redskin in Canada]

For those of you who think he should be held out an extra week, maybe you should go see a doctor to see if you've mutated into a Ken Doll.

Hmm, Robert says he's fine, said he was fine 15 min after it happened. Doctors are clearing him, hmmm. Maybe, just maybe HE IS actually fine!

For the others that think Shanahan is ruining the kids future by playing him this week in an all out effort to "win at all costs", please PM me more about how you believe 9/11 was a conspiracy...

No, no need for drama.

It is just a precaution and I suspect that we will see more than 1 QB on Sunday.

[ATX_Skins]

For those of you who think he should be held out an extra week, maybe you should go see a doctor to see if you've mutated into a Ken Doll.

Hmm, Robert says he's fine, said he was fine 15 min after it happened. Doctors are clearing him, hmmm. Maybe, just maybe HE IS actually fine!

For the others that think Shanahan is ruining the kids future by playing him this week in an all out effort to "win at all costs", please PM me more about how you believe 9/11 was a conspiracy...

No, no need for drama.

It is just a precaution and I suspect that we will see more than 1 QB on Sunday.

He still has three days of practice, and he will be evaluated every day leading up to Sunday. This is where we differ. If he is cleared I feel it will be a full game for Robert.

That being said, I want to agree with you about seeing 2 QB's Sunday. Not for injury concerns, but because we have stacked such a huge lead.

[The Hogster]

If the independent doctors clear him he should play, but with specific instructions to avoid needless hits like the one that put him out of the game Sunday.

How do you make sure that does not happen?

A dirty player can do that and only gets 15 yards penalty, maybe a fine if it is blatant.

A few extra days of rest make things a lot better. Trust me, I had two of those during my own competitive sports life. You NEVER know when and how the next hit comes, and it does actually come. A few extra days rest makes things clearer and more stable.

We are making an investment in the future. This game is meaningless. It is not our season yet.

I have to disagree here. Meaningless?? Last I checked, the preseason was over. The Skins are only 1 game out of first place in the NFC East. Sure, the odds are that the Skins will not win a Superbowl this year, but you never know. No game is meaningless until we are mathematically eliminated.

Some people said the same thing about Adrian Peterson. He should rest the first 6 weeks because it's "not their year" anyway. They're 4-1 now.
"You play to win the game. Helloooo." ***Herm Edwards***

[skinsfan#33]

You didn't read all of what I wrote did you? I said he need needs to avoid needless hits, not avoid hits! Last week he took two pretty hard hits. One was on a CB blitz and the only way he could have avoided it was if he had read the blitz presnap. The other big hit is the one he took that put him put of the game. That one was 100% avoidable. Those are the type of hits he needs to avoid; the needless hits.

I'm going to differ to you on the extra game of rest deal because it sounds like you are a doctor since you know more than the doctors that are getting paid to protect RG3! Since Dr. RiC thinks he should sit an extra game why not two, heck lets just put him on IR and be safe!

No need to try to ridicule my opinion, brother. We are on the side of the same team.

But just be a bit humble. I am not necessarily talking about hits that he can be avoided making wise decisions and not letting his competitive nature take the best of him. I am talking about a hard hit he does not even see coming. It is a contact sport.

We have a legal case signed by MOST NFL players against the NFL precisely because appropriate steps were not taken to protect them after concussions. Art Monk and Mark Rypien just to throw a few names are behind it.

I understand the desire to have RGIII playing ASAP. I just want him to last a bit longer and enjoy a good career.

RiC,
I wasn't trying to ridicule you, I was trying to make a point. If an informant Dr clears Griffin, in light of all this litigation, then he is definitely healthy enough to play. You think he should be cos out for a game just fire good measures. I was trying to point out that since holding him out wouldn't be based on a medical evaluation, but just your whim, why not make it two games our the rest of the year.

If he is cleared, he should play! As ATX pointed out (and I doing agree with him much) every game is important.

Griffin needs to do a better job protecting himself. Most of the hard hours he has
taken have been hits he could have avoided or volunteered to take. He needs to stop voluntarily taking hits!

Again, my intent was't to ridicule you, that was just an entertaining side benefit. You're a big boy, I'm sure you can take it.

[KazooSkinsFan]

I understand the desire to have RGIII playing ASAP. I just want him to last a bit longer and enjoy a good career.

Maybe he was just held out the first couple days as precautionary and we've they've already done that? It's the problem with saying a couple extra days when you don't know when the starting point it.

[1niksder]

Robert Griffin III practices without difficulties

Redskins coach Mike Shanahan said that quarterback Robert Griffin III didn’t appear to have any setbacks and went through practice without problems Thursday.

Griffin will be evaluated by team doctors before he is cleared to practice Friday. Griffin still hasn’t been cleared for Sunday’s game, Shanahan said.

The quarterback took 75-80 percent of the snaps in Thursday’s practice rather than his usual 85 percent.

”He’s been great in practice this week,” Redskins offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan said of Griffin. Kyle Shanahan said he expects the quarterback to be able to play Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings.
“Sounds like he’s going to be alright,” he said.

[SkinsJock]

There's a game played in Australia = Aussie Rules

for 25 years they have had a rule - you have a concussion - you sit out the next 2 games

maybe some here have not been closely following the results of ex NFL players who played with concussions - some only had a few during their career

these guys quality of life after football is not at all good

SIT HIM DOWN for 1 week at least

[HarleyHog]

please PM me more about how you believe 9/11 was a conspiracy...

And you don't? Open your eyes. -->

DUH! Clearly the Israeli's staged the whole thing to make radical Islam look bad . . .

[skinsfan#33]

There's a game played in Australia = Aussie Rules

for 25 years they have had a rule - you have a concussion - you sit out the next 2 games

maybe some here have not been closely following the results of ex NFL players who played with concussions - some only had a few during their career

these guys quality of life after football is not at all good

SIT HIM DOWN for 1 week at least

Yeah, but they don.t wear helmets down under.

The league its bring sued because how it handled concussions on the past, not the present.

I the past, RG3 would have home back in the game last week. In the past, if a doctor looked at him it would have been a team MD. Now everything is done by independant doctors hired to keep the NFL out of the court room in the future.

[skinsfan#33]

There's a game played in Australia = Aussie Rules

for 25 years they have had a rule - you have a concussion - you sit out the next 2 games

maybe some here have not been closely following the results of ex NFL players who played with concussions - some only had a few during their career

these guys quality of life after football is not at all good

SIT HIM DOWN for 1 week at least

Yeah, but they don.t wear helmets down under.

The league its bring sued because how it handled concussions on the past, not the present.

I the past, RG3 would have home back in the game last week. In the past, if a doctor looked at him it would have been a team MD. Now everything is done by independant doctors hired to keep the NFL out of the court room in the future.

[Deadskins]

please PM me more about how you believe 9/11 was a conspiracy...

And you don't? Open your eyes. -->

DUH! Clearly the Israeli's staged the whole thing to make radical Islam look bad . . .

Radical Islam doesn't need help looking bad, but it is possible the Isrealis were involved. Buildings don't come down at free-fall speed, directly into their own footprint, without some sort of help. And non-pilots, trained for two weeks on simulators, can't perform maneuvers that even Top Gun pilots can't.

Sorry to derail the thread. I think RG3 will, and should, play the full game this week.

[cowboykillerzRGiii]

There's a game played in Australia = Aussie Rules

for 25 years they have had a rule - you have a concussion - you sit out the next 2 games

maybe some here have not been closely following the results of ex NFL players who played with concussions - some only had a few during their career

these guys quality of life after football is not at all good

SIT HIM DOWN for 1 week at least

Yeah, but they don.t wear helmets down under.

The league its bring sued because how it handled concussions on the past, not the present.

I the past, RG3 would have home back in the game last week. In the past, if a doctor looked at him it would have been a team MD. Now everything is done by independant doctors hired to keep the NFL out of the court room in the future.

Great counter point!


Also, people, this game has wild card implications if not division. The gnats and pukes probably lose this week for a three way tie w the pukes on bottom if rgiii plays. He looked good in the brief clip on ESPN @ practice.... Let's let the drs decide, that's why they clear and don't clear players. Eg Matt Kassel probably hasn't even practiced has he? His hit was much worse. RGiii took a shot to the chin like in a UFC fight. Hell be fine.

[Redskin in Canada]

Do not worry, guys, I do not feel the Shannahans are really waiting for my clearance (or anybody's opinion in this board for that matter) to make a decision on RGIII this weekend.

Let's just hope for the best decision and the best result even if we have to agree to disagree. You guys feel stronger about our prospects this season than I do.

I still feel that current problems arising from holes in our roster make this season less important than next season. We are not going to grow a dominant OL or a competent secondary in the current roster and this is even more complicated with the injuries that we have suffered. I am not conceding any games to anybody. This team will fight hard. It just does not have a few key people in a few key positions yet. I am looking at the longer view, not just this weekend. That's all.

[CanesSkins26]

There's a game played in Australia = Aussie Rules

for 25 years they have had a rule - you have a concussion - you sit out the next 2 games

maybe some here have not been closely following the results of ex NFL players who played with concussions - some only had a few during their career

these guys quality of life after football is not at all good

SIT HIM DOWN for 1 week at least

Yeah, but they don.t wear helmets down under.

The league its bring sued because how it handled concussions on the past, not the present.

I the past, RG3 would have home back in the game last week. In the past, if a doctor looked at him it would have been a team MD. Now everything is done by independant doctors hired to keep the NFL out of the court room in the future.

Great counter point!


Also, people, this game has wild card implications if not division. The gnats and pukes probably lose this week for a three way tie w the pukes on bottom if rgiii plays. He looked good in the brief clip on ESPN @ practice.... Let's let the drs decide, that's why they clear and don't clear players. Eg Matt Kassel probably hasn't even practiced has he? His hit was much worse. RGiii took a shot to the chin like in a UFC fight. Hell be fine.

Wild card implications? It's week 6, first of all. Secondly, have you seen our defense play? This is the "easy" part of our schedule too.