RG3 cleared to play (update)

OK, so we'll just beat the Eagles with Captain Kirk then.

For what its worth, according to Rich Campbell on ESPN980, team doctors cleared RGIII to play last week but Mike and Kyle chose to sit him because he didnt look like himself in practice.i hadn't heard that either. he looked good to me in warmups, maybe not "himself", but he was moving around very well. if he was in pain, he wasn't showing it

For what its worth, according to Rich Campbell on ESPN980, team doctors cleared RGIII to play last week but Mike and Kyle chose to sit him because he didnt look like himself in practice.

IF this is true, the chances of RGIII not playing this week are pretty minimal . . .

well, i just picked up kirk cuh on my fantasy team

Saw that Monty's practicing today. Mod's, can we make this a RG/Monty watch thread or something?

Robert Griffin III will still be Washington Redskins starter when he's healthy - ESPN (http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8756244/robert-griffin-iii-washington-redskins-starter-healthy)

"We're going to play Robert when he's 100 percent," Shanahan said. "When that ligament's fine, when the doctors feel there's no chance for injury that he can go out there and perform at that level in a game situation without injury, we're going to go with our starter."

"Coach Mike Shanahan said Monday that he's still waiting for a thumbs-up from the doctors before declaring that Robert Griffin III can return to game action."

This does not sound like any doctor giving RGIII the green light last week.

@granthpaulsen #Redskins practice update: Will Montgomery & Tyler Polumbus are both in uniform/helmet for practice. Not sure how much they'll get to do.

OK, so we'll just beat the Eagles with Captain Kirk then.

That's the route I'd take.


I said last week we should play Cousins for Cleveland AND Philly to make sure RGIII is ready for Dallas and the postseason...and the long-term.

We're on a roll as a whole team right now, even the D. We can beat Philly with Cousins.

I'm not at all concerned. I'd rather RG3 sit out another week anyway. Let Cousins play at quarterback against the Eagles and let RG3 start against Dallas. We can beat the Eagles with Cousins. We then can beat Dallas with a healthier Rg3!

Don't get me wrong -- I have faith in Cousins and I do think that the Redskins are a better team than the Eagles (by a fair measure). But this could be Andy Reid's last home game coaching for the Eagles, and there may be a lot of emotion going into this. I expect the Eagles to fight like hell and play like they have nothing to lose (which they don't). No one should be overlooking that team, despite the beat down we visited unto them the last time. They key will be to get an early jump on them and take their hearts out of it quickly. If we can go up a couple of TDs early, we might take the fight out of them. If they're in striking distance late in the game (or, heaven forbid, have a lead), we're going to be hard-pressed to win it. And for this reason, if RGIII is healthy, we should definitely play him.