Cousins to start 2015 Season

Personally I don't like the sound of this...

Report: Redskins to keep RG3 as 2nd-string QB

]Report: Redskins to keep RG3 as 2nd-string QB | theScore (http://www.thescore.com/nfl/news/823520)

Same here. As soon as Capt Kirk struggles, and he will, like all inexperienced QBs do, Griff will be put in. Maybe not his first game or second game but sooner or later. Yep this will be Gruden's last year as coach.

I have to say that I actually agree with some of the points made in this video...

https://youtu.be/pU6k70kG2S8

Lots of thoughts going through my head here.

It's really hard to believe that the team truly thinks Griffin is the 2nd best QB on the team. This could be:

- They're saying he's the 2nd team guy in an attempt to keep trade value higher

- Snyder and Allen could be forcing a compromise (God I hope not), saying fine you can start Cousins but no way we're deactivating Griffin

- They're concerned about a legal grievance from the player's union, in the event they deactivate Griffin each week, could the union argue that they're not being fair in ranking him as the #3 QB and doing it solely to prevent themselves from exposure to $16M of injury risk

I hope it's the first one. This whole thing, ugh.

Lastly, could they be close to a trade with a couple teams, so they're just paying lip service now knowing that they could move him very soon.

If so, that would have to be for a ham sandwich, the $16M option makes it impossible to move him.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/redskins-still-waiting-on-rgiiis-clearance/2015/09/04/3c6d69a6-5348-11e5-9812-92d5948a40f8_story.html?postshare=7611441452417119


LOL. Anybody else think how that whole concussion thing played out is a coincidence?

Lastly, could they be close to a trade with a couple teams, so they're just paying lip service now knowing that they could move him very soon.

If so, that would have to be for a ham sandwich, the $16M option makes it impossible to move him.
I agree with all of your thoughts.

At this point I would litterly take a Ham Sandwich in trade for RG3, just to get the circus out of town.

Like you, I sincerely hope that the Redskins are just bluffing right now.

IMHO, I agree that there is no way that RG3 is the 2nd best quarterback on the roster.

Most likely, however, your thoughts, that this is a compromise of some sort, with Snyder and Allen, most likely are correct, unfortunately.

I hope that the Redskins do not cut or trade Colt McCoy, and go with only Kirk Cousins and RG3, because, as has been said here, that would mean that as soon as Kirk Cousins struggled, RG3 would be the starter again.

Ahhh, I'm not much for talk radio shows. I still listen to my country CD's. Don't get to here all the junk out there.

You are only 32, from what I have seen the people that listen to talk radio and news over and above music are older. I remember when I was 14 wondering why my 40 year old step-dad was listening to KFI 640 am (Still around in the LA area they have a real strong signal, you used to get them all the way to Vegas)
in the mornings. Yet when I started approaching 40 I started to listen to sports talk more and more and music, less and less. I have friends that have done the same thing, we will see if you follow the trend. At 32 it was all about driving around listening to either classic rock or country.

Bob, I'm gonna preface my statement for people that pass through the thread so no one else reads this post and gets sensitive/defensive. I am responding directly to Bob's statement above don't take this and jump to any grand assumptions about my opinion of Kirk, which I've already stated.

Okay...I disagree that last year Kirks picks did no real damage. 8 or Kirks 9 picks came in the second half of games. Some of the picks came when the game was in the balance so there was direct damage.

I don't have the greatest memory, but I can remember a few times figuring
it would have taken a miracle anyway. So even if he doesn't throw the extra pick the Redskins loose. Also as I recall last year's defense made lower tier quarterbacks look like Hall of Famers in the 4th quarter. I think Terry Bridgewater lead two length of the field TD drives in the 4th quarter last year
that beat the Redskins in a winnable game.

I think we all can agree you can't always take statistics at face value.

Lots of thoughts going through my head here.

It's really hard to believe that the team truly thinks Griffin is the 2nd best QB on the team. This could be:

- They're saying he's the 2nd team guy in an attempt to keep trade value higher

- Snyder and Allen could be forcing a compromise (God I hope not), saying fine you can start Cousins but no way we're deactivating Griffin

- They're concerned about a legal grievance from the player's union, in the event they deactivate Griffin each week, could the union argue that they're not being fair in ranking him as the #3 QB and doing it solely to prevent themselves from exposure to $16M of injury risk

I hope it's the first one. This whole thing, ugh.

The talk of a possible trade for Chase Daniel gives me hope that this is just posturing for some sort of trade value but I think Daniels contract is up after 2015 and his cap number is a bit less than RG3 at 4.8 vs 6.8 mil so I think there are some moving pieces like getting a new contract for Daniel and possibly paying $1-2mil for RG3's 2015 salary. Is Chase Daniel worth the give up? I love the kid but I don't know that he is. We'll see how things play out but I sincerely hope that Snyder isn't forcing Gruden and Scot to keep him on the 53 man roster for 2015. If so, this soap opera can't end and we can't move on to play focused football.

The talk of a possible trade for Chase Daniel gives me hope that this is just posturing for some sort of trade value but I think Daniels contract is up after 2015 and his cap number is a bit less than RG3 at 4.8 vs 6.8 mil so I think there are some moving pieces like getting a new contract for Daniel and possibly paying $1-2mil for RG3's 2015 salary. Is Chase Daniel worth the give up? I love the kid but I don't know that he is. We'll see how things play out but I sincerely hope that Snyder isn't forcing Gruden and Scot to keep him on the 53 man roster for 2015. If so, this soap opera can't end and we can't move on to play focused football.

NO doubt, Smoot started that...........