Why I'm Not Gonna Panic About Our QB

If STL gave you two first round picks today for RGII? Would you take it?

People need to realize the difference between playing to win (regular season) and playing to evaluate (preseason).

Everything changes once the bullets are live. Game planning and play calling are completely different when the games count.

Does anyone really think Gruden is showing anything right now? Or that he's not going to put Griffin in calls that he's comfortable with and able to execute well once the games count?

My point exactly.

BTW, I'm not clamoring for Kirk Cousins, but it's funny how everyone assumes RG3 just needs time to develop and KC has somehow already peaked in his 3rd year and will never get any better. Who's to say he can't fix the turnover problem and evolve into a pretty good starting QB. Can't he at least get to the Alex Smith level?

Cousins is a decent backup QB going against 2nd and 3rd stringers, what happens when Aldrick plays against starters?

RG3 looks like crap right now, and if he is a bust, they don't have much at QB.

Interesting quote from King's MMQB today.

There is a saying on the whiteboard in Rams general manager Les Snead’s office. “Build to dominate using Redskin picks!” it reads. The Rams made the mega-trade with Washington in 2012 that allowed their NFC neighbor to draft Robert Griffin III. The Rams, meanwhile, thought they had their quarterback of the future, and didn’t draft one until the sixth round this year in SMU’s Garrett Gilbert. And now those picks are gone.

Right now neither of these teams are loving life after that trade. I rather be the Skins then the Rams right now.

I agree but there will be several instances where he's going to have to drop back, scan the field and beat the defense on 3rd and 8. I do think we all need to wait and see until week one before we hit the panic button. But what my eyes are telling me is that RG3 has a long way to go. Some of the things we saw Sat are the same things we saw last year.

Also the patience thing doesn't work for me. It's his 3rd year. Everything is in place for RG3 to go out and have a great year. If Nick Foles can have a great 2013 then why can't RG3??? Is Nick Foles better? I sure as hell hope not.

One last thing too, it's time to let go of 2012. Different system, different coaches. RG3 doesn't want to run that offense. I don't blame him. But it's time for him to go out and prove that he can run the offense we need him to run.

So in one breath its no patience thing not working, but the other is let 2012 go different system, different coaches. As Redskins fans, its become easy for us to make that transition, but QB it takes time whether you like it or not.

My reference to 2012 says a couple things, one point is saying this isnt a Ryan Tannehill type of perspective we should be taking with RG3

Why I'm not gonna panic about our QB? Because I can't change it.

Also, because I do trust Gruden. After the first preseason game, and our run game was effective, how much more did we see? If he trusts that the team was effective at some parts of the offense, we didn't see it. That makes me believe he was using preseason exactly for what preseason is - getting coachable moments on tape.

Interesting quote from King's MMQB today.



There is a saying on the whiteboard in Rams general manager Les Snead’s office. “Build to dominate using Redskin picks!” it reads. The Rams made the mega-trade with Washington in 2012 that allowed their NFC neighbor to draft Robert Griffin III. The Rams, meanwhile, thought they had their quarterback of the future, and didn’t draft one until the sixth round this year in SMU’s Garrett Gilbert. And now those picks are gone.



Right now neither of these teams are loving life after that trade. I rather be the Skins then the Rams right now.


They gambled and lost big time on Bradford.

Sucks for Bradford, but hey in our situation if something happens to RG3 at least we have a very serviceable back up.

There are some decison making problems going on with RG3 right now that I don't like. This running for the sideline and going out of bounds behind the line of scrimmage WITH THE BALL is driving me crazy. When you get close, throw the ball at the down maker up to the line of scrimmage out of bounds please!!!! An incompletion is better than a sack.

Also, I still don't see him stepping into throws. He is kind of all arms and upper body. Does he still doubt his knee? Must think and make decsions faster. Also, we have seen no read option where RG3 has KEPT the football. I know its preseason, but we need to burn Clowney and Watt with this in week one. They will bite and go for Almo. I'm not sure the Skins line can handle them but a read option will slow them down.