TD_washingtonredskins Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 If he was held out till the bye then he probably wouldn't be fully "clicking" till after a few games either, because he's still has to get used to being in a game again and fully trusting his body It happened to Tom Brady. It happened to Peyton Manning. It happened to Adrian Peterson. It doesn't mean he's not healthy I agree with this too. I think he's 100% from a medical sense but not nearly 100% from a football sense. He's going to have to go through the live reps and re-learning to trust his knee process during the season. So, had he sat until after the bye, the Dallas, Chicago, and Denver games would probably have been ugly. Why not start the clock on his football recovery as soon as possible once he's medically cleared? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peregrine Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 I think if you look at RG3s college career, and last year in the NFL, he has been a VERY accurate passer. You dont end up, in your rookie year, with the 3rd best QB rating in the NFL by doing nothing. As for garbage stats, hardly, as the Eagles DC himself said he threw too many blitzes in the second half, and was too aggressive and should have dialed it back. The first two weeks of the regular season are when you can tell the least about a team, and also when people assume the most. A terrible team can be great in week one, and its a fluke, whereas a really good team can have their worst game of the season in week one. Wait until week 3, when some trend has developed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Always A Commander Never A Captain Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 One thing is painfully obvious. RG3 is, at the very least, a better passer than Geno Smith. Ouch, was Geno inaccurate on his throws last night. For that matter, Tom Brady wasn't his usual precision self either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoCalMike Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 100% means the injury is healed. That is all it really means. There still is a process of getting back into football form, and that is something you can't do by sitting out of games and just taking part in practice. Unfortunately, RGIII was not cleared during preseason or what we saw against the Eagles might have been shored up with the preseason playing time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planter Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Good question. Only time will tell if RGIII will develop in into a proficient pocket passer - standing in the pocket -going thru his progressions - the pocket awareness to move just enough to avoid the pass rush.. Or maybe he'll be just be RGIII and continue to break off those 40 yard runs. Also, our O line's pass blocking needs work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Trashman Posted September 13, 2013 Author Share Posted September 13, 2013 Agreed with the poster who said Geno Smith is not RGIII.. Geno looked terrible in patches last night and while he was solid overall in the game, he still has deficiencies. He is inaccurate, holds the ball too long (lack of trust in his receivers?) and makes poor decisions. These are NOT the traits RGIII exhibits. All told, a healthy RGIII is a better (more efficient/productive) QB than Luck, Kaepernick or Wilson. Now, only if we had a stouter OL to complement Robert, we would be a much better team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyron Biggums Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Good question. Only time will tell if RGIII will develop in into a proficient pocket passer - standing in the pocket -going thru his progressions - the pocket awareness to move just enough to avoid the pass rush.. Or maybe he'll be just be RGIII and continue to break off those 40 yard runs. Also, our O line's pass blocking needs work. I think the second half of the monday night football game answered that question, With almost 300 yards passing 2 Td's 1 Int in 1 half of play mind you. RG3 can do it all, and when he is back 100% football shape breaking 40+ yard runs while throwing for 350+. Just sit back and enjoy the ride. Edit forgot Almo ran 1 in for a td. I mistakenly had RG3 throwing for 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redskins55 Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 RG3 has shown that he can be an effective and proficient pocket passer. The offensive line hasn't shown that they can be an efficient and effective pass protection unit. Also, all these analyst who say Griffin isn't planting off his back foot are complete fools! Kurt Warner has been the only one to make an accurate assessment of RG3. He said that RG3 has NEVER been a QB who plants off his back foot to make throws. He said if you look at his throws from last year he routinely didn't plant off his back foot because his hips are so good and his arm is incredible. So hopefully no one makes that argument that he's not planting off his back foot. He's never passed like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkskin Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 He takes an awful lot of big hits in the pocket. I think he's better off being more of a runner. He's a good passer for sure, but I think he either needs to be on the move, or get rid of the ball quicker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWAI Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 from "AROUND THE LEAGUE" on NFL.COM this Sunday morning before the Packer game: "The Redskins are in trouble until their star passer is fully healthy. The Packers on Sunday will test RG3 from the first snap" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter_R Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 I think the answer is a resounding, "No!" However, there's only one way to get better at it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botched Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 He's a good pocket passer when the defense doesn't know he'll be in the pocket on every single play. Right now we aren't even rolling him out. Our offense is going to suck until RG is a threat to run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter_R Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 He's a good pocket passer when the defense doesn't know he'll be in the pocket on every single play. Uh... bit of an oxymoron there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeKnowsBest Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 My personal oppinion is that they should have started Cousins and given Griffen more time to recover from his injury. Because as it stands at this point in time with Robert nursing his knee like a baby, I have no doubt that Cousins is the better pocket passer at this point in time. RGIII is still a ways away from getting back to full strength. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdcskins Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 - Without the Read-Option, defense are able to zone in on Griffin and swarm him. Him being unable to scramble/run takes away a huge portion of his game. - He was brought back too soon. What's the harm in waiting until week 3 or 4 to bring him back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botched Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Uh... bit of an oxymoron there... He's good at it when we're not dropping him back on every passing play. Right now we're insanely predictable. Alfred Morris is a good between-the-tackles runner, but if every running play was up the middle, he would look like crap pretty quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
first time long time Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Without his legs he's and average Qb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argentina_redskins Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 No, he's not. Homers on this board are ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter_R Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 He's good at it when we're not dropping him back on every passing play. Right now we're insanely predictable. Alfred Morris is a good between-the-tackles runner, but if every running play was up the middle, he would look like crap pretty quickly. That's what I'm saying. If he can't pass from the pocket when teams know he's going to do it, he's not a good pocket passer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botched Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 That's what I'm saying. If he can't pass from the pocket when teams know he's going to do it, he's not a good pocket passer. He's ****ing amazing at it when we're down by 4 touchdowns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Robert Griffin Experience Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 >muh garbage time It's not RGIIIs fault our defense sucks. 3 TDs and 1 INT is a good game by any standard, the problem is that our defense simply can't keep games close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MontanaSkins Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 I am going with he will be but not right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter_R Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 >muh garbage time It's not RGIIIs fault our defense sucks. 3 TDs and 1 INT is a good game by any standard, the problem is that our defense simply can't keep games close. Uh... what were his stats when the game was in reach? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Robert Griffin Experience Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 So if RGIII had spread out his TDs it would have been better for you? We still would have lost by the same result. I love how people blame RGIII instead of the defense that gave up 38 points and 620 yards and would have given up even more if GB had started to run up the score. And no, GB didn't go into a soft prevent in the second half, so don't even try that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAVEONTHEWARPATH93 Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Yeah but like someone said in another thread, our o-line is not built for pocket passing, which begs the question why in the hell are we not calling rollouts and boots?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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