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[quote=SirLK26;1118684]Griffin ran read option plays last year. Please stop saying he won't run them, that is false.[/quote]

He hardly ever kept the ball even when there seemed to be nothing but green in front of him. He didn't seem into it.

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[quote=SolidSnake84;1118685][url=http://www.sbnation.com/2015/9/1/9232961/robert-griffin-iii-washington-jay-gruden-dan-snyder-mike-shanahan-injury-concussion]A comprehensive history of how Washington ruined Robert Griffin III's body, mind and spirit - SBNation.com[/url]

This is a good read, but long. This might be the best article I have ever read on RG3's career with the Redskins, which now appears to be in retrospect. There are cool embedded GIF's of RG3's various injuries, and honestly, upon watching them again, were quite gruesome.

His future seemed so immense in 2012, but it was obvious that the knee injury, and concussions are most likely career-ending in the sense that he most likely will never, ever, be anything close to what he once was. Not even a shadow. I think his best bet is to get a fresh start somewhere else, as a backup where he can learn the fine points of the game, and perhaps some team will give him a shot again to start. I just think while only 25, his body has suffered terrible injuries and is no longer up to NFL duty...[/quote]

Got hurt on scrambles, which every QB has to do from time to time. Couldn't get out of bounds or slide, and thought it would be safer in the pocket. Boy was he wrong.

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[QUOTE=SolidSnake84;1118689]You know a buddy and I were talking the other night about all of the coaches that have came and went in Washington, so let me ask you....

What is the benefit of being HC with all that is known about ownership, etc.. Is it solely the money? I mean i have a hard time believing that the job is attractive with all the dysfunction, etc, knowing that he doesn't have final say on who plays, etc...[/QUOTE]
Its been said many times. There are only 32 NFL head coaching jobs. 5-7 of those aren't opening up any time soon, ie Bellicheck, Carroll, Fox etc. So maybe 4-6 jobs open up a year, and they are fiercely competitive.

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[quote=CRedskinsRule;1118704]Its been said many times. There are only 32 NFL head coaching jobs. 5-7 of those aren't opening up any time soon, ie Bellicheck, Carroll, Fox etc. So maybe 4-6 jobs open up a year, and they are fiercely competitive.

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Sorry i should have specified what is the advantage of being REDSKINS HC - with all that is known about ownership, etc.... How is it attractive to the candidate other than the money....

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[QUOTE=SolidSnake84;1118714]Sorry i should have specified what is the advantage of being REDSKINS HC - with all that is known about ownership, etc.... How is it attractive to the candidate other than the money....[/QUOTE]
It really doesn't change the answer. There are only a few HC spots ever open and if one is presented to you its not easy to turn it down. I also imagine Dans pretty good making the sale.

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Yeah there's 32 of these jobs in the world, kind of a high demand there.

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Can we put to bed the nonsense of Snyder calling all the shots? If that were true Griffin wouldn't have been benched.

Like most owners he has his say and rightfully so. But he's not an out of control tyrant who controls everything or fires anyone who disagrees with him.

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[quote=Mattyk;1118718]Can we put to bed the nonsense of Snyder calling all the shots? If that were true Griffin wouldn't have been benched.

Like most owners he has his say and rightfully so. But he's not an out of control tyrant who controls everything or fires anyone who disagrees with him.[/quote]


Who's to say he wasn't calling the QB shot up until McCloughan convinced him otherwise? I imagine he did have to get Dan on board, and probably will so to cut him.

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:doh:

Think I need to join Smoot in the cave for a while

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Shawn Springs on ESPN 980. Interesting prospective. Skins paid a.......dear price for Robert.
IF.......Robert and Kirk had been drafted in the 32nd and 33rd slot respectively, this change would have been made a long time ago without the blink of an eye.....
Damn! need Shawn to come back....

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Michael Wise and Brian Mitchell collectively leaked to Scott McC that RG3 was breeding and betting on Siamese fighting fish.
Thats why Griffin will be benched and released.

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[quote=Mattyk;1118720]:doh:

Think I need to join Smoot in the cave for a while[/quote]


It was smoot that said Dan was making the QB call up until the past events this week, and made that same call last year as well. I mean, who else forced Jay to start Robert at the start of last season? It sure wasn't Jay's doing. Why is this some conspiracy theory? I agree with you for the most part though that Dan isn't some tyrant that fires everybody that disagrees with him. This QB issue up until this week isn't out of the realm of possibility though.

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[QUOTE=NC_Skins;1118728]It was smoot that said Dan was making the QB call up until the past events this week, and made that same call last year as well. I mean, who else forced Jay to start Robert at the start of last season? It sure wasn't Jay's doing. Why is this some conspiracy theory? I agree with you for the most part though that Dan isn't some tyrant that fires everybody that disagrees with him. This QB issue up until this week isn't out of the realm of possibility though.[/QUOTE]


I guess we have different thoughts on what calling all the shots means. Sure he has his say on things, but obviously his mind can be changed so he's really not controlling everything like some think. This isn't the first time Griffin had been benched, or any QB here.

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[quote=SolidSnake84;1118714]Sorry i should have specified what is the advantage of being REDSKINS HC - with all that is known about ownership, etc.... How is it attractive to the candidate [B]other than the money[/B]....[/quote]

Money isn't everything but it's way ahead of whatever's in second place.

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I can only imagine if some of you owned the team. Coaches would be fired at halftime.