Expectations for Griff and the 2012 Offense

This started out as an interesting thread. What happened?

Why are so many people calling for our QB to be injured? Sickos.

He's not injury-prone, why the predictions? Don't bring up his size, we've seen Drew Brees, Brett Favre, Tony Romo, Mike Vick, McNabb all play QB effectively and are shorter than Griffin.

People like hating. They know that RG3 is the real deal and to prevent him from tearing up their favorite teams defenses, they would rather see him carted off the field. I'm not even going to lie. I once wished the same on Tony Romo and Tom Brady, two QBs I hate the most.

Why are so many people calling for our QB to be injured? Sickos.

He's not injury-prone, why the predictions? Don't bring up his size, we've seen Drew Brees, Brett Favre, Tony Romo, Mike Vick, McNabb all play QB effectively and are shorter than Griffin.I'm not sure where you're going with the "sicko" comment, so whatever.

Griffin's already had a torn ACL. Depending on how his track career went, he could be very durable, or have worn out ankles or knees like lots of runners in college do (nothing hobbling but would take it's toll on continued workout like say NFL).

He's really not small, and depending on the scheme the Shannys run, it could be one of those situations where he's safer out of the pocket planned or not, lol. But Griffin's no big guy like Cam Newton or young Ben Rothlisberger shaking off tacklers either. Compared to guys like Luck, Griffin seems small.

Our O-Line wasn't that good last year. I could be wrong but I think we were better run blocking than pass pro. Rex was a vet capable of hiding our OL flaws by either throwing very quickly or last second. Beck tried running, ooh boy. :doh: Griffin is a whole another league in mobility, but our line just wasn't that good IMO.

If Griffin can stay healthy, we might have a special season. I'm not guaranteeing Griffin won't start all 16+ games. Just I hope our OL and the Shanahans help protect him well, because a QB that runs or is behind a poor OL is going to get hit a lot in this league. And we have at least a little of both.

I too find it odd when people predict someone is going to get hurt.I hope Griffin doesn't! If he catches fire, and our defense plays like last season, we might make a SB run.

It's just that the past 20 years of Redskin football have taught me not to be too optimistic. I'm hoping whatever setbacks we have this year, we make progress forward.

Super bowl = lions vs patriots

I hope Griffin doesn't! If he catches fire, and our defense plays like last season, we might make a SB run.

It's just that the past 20 years of Redskin football have taught me not to be too optimistic. I'm hoping whatever setbacks we have this year, we make progress forward.

I'm trying to stay level-headed but I'll supply some koolaid here: The last 20 years we have not had a QB like Gryphon. It might be time for fans to stop being jaded and expect the worst, and instead optimistically embrace a bright new era.

I'm trying to stay level-headed but I'll supply some koolaid here: The last 20 years we have not had a QB like Gryphon. It might be time for fans to stop being jaded and expect the worst, and instead optimistically embrace a bright new era.

RG3 will show flashes of greatness. But expect him to struggle at the next level as a rookie. I expect him to play great at times and I expect him to make mistakes at times. Has there ever been a rookie QB to lead his NFL team to a strong post season push in recent memory? Yes, there was. Big Ben took the Pittsburgh Steelers to the AFC Championship game as a rookie. He won a Super Bowl ring the next year so it can be done.

RG3 is not playing defenses like Texas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska anymore. He's going against professional NFL standard defenses now.

This started out as an interesting thread. What happened?

It only takes one post, to drive it in another direction. Long posts tend to generate the most feedback. Write an op-ed piece.

Griffin is special, not because of his athletic abilities. He's daring and cerebral. It should make him successful.

I like him too. I've been a Redskins fan like you no doubt since i was in diapers, and i've learned to temper my expectations constantly. So i handicap expectations so that i can communicate with those that dont understand what this team means to me and my family.