Ravens at Redskins Post Game Thread (RG3 MRI Result-Sprained Knee)

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by donofriose

We need a new defense... Linebackers, corners, 3-4 de, depth at nose tackle, and of course safety we could also use a playmaker on the offense and Tyler the right tackle was trash yesterday

I think we are set at DE, although we need a NT badly. We'll need a replacement for Fletcher soon at LB, but unless something different happens I think we're set at OLB. It'll be good to see what some of the young CBs can bring and possibly replace Hall as a starting CB. But free safety is the position where I think the team should consider spending money/resources to get.

[los panda]

did anyone else think crawford was gone?
i stood up, thinking that punt return was going to be a walk-off touchdown.
good thing cobra kai came through

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by los panda

did anyone else think crawford was gone?
i stood up, thinking that punt return was going to be a walk-off touchdown.
good thing cobra kai came through

Crawford has been inactive, so probably wasn't in top football shape.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by Gtothearry

Grade 1 sprain is the report. Kinda funny that a grade one sprain can happen while doing yard work.....lol

I am glad to hear that. I do think that Griffin is a lot more flexible due to being an olympic hurdler. They were showing his pregame routine, and his knees were going up down and every direction, it hurt this couch potato just watching it.

That plus the fact that he has rehabilitated successfully from an ACL gives me a lot of hope that his body will hold up while he learns the ins and outs of NFL body protection.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by donofriose

We need a new defense... Linebackers, corners, 3-4 de, depth at nose tackle, and of course safety we could also use a playmaker on the offense and Tyler the right tackle was trash yesterday

I think our d has shown we have some solid players, that can sustain a game. We simply need a few guys back healthy, and better safety play. Griffin, Garcon and Morris don't count as playmakers?

[punch it in]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

I think our d has shown we have some solid players, that can sustain a game. We simply need a few guys back healthy, and better safety play. Griffin, Garcon and Morris don't count as playmakers?

Plus Davis when he returns. I not only think we have playmakers. I think we have thee best young trio in all the land.

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

I think our d has shown we have some solid players, that can sustain a game. We simply need a few guys back healthy, and better safety play. Griffin, Garcon and Morris don't count as playmakers?

D is fine considering the injuries. No Carriker, Orakpo, Merriweather, or Nield among others. The real break out we need to shoot for is 2014. Cap penalties expire and RG3 will be going into his third year.

[53Fan]

Originally Posted by punch it in

The song big country by the band big country is on rite now and giving me goosebumps. I love listening to tunes that get me pumped up the day after a huge win. Time for some Thunderstruck!

Thunderstruck could get me pumped to go to a poetry recital. Love that song! AC/DC freakin' rocks!!!

[los panda]

Originally Posted by punch it in

The song big country by the band big country is on rite now and giving me goosebumps. I love listening to tunes that get me pumped up the day after a huge win. Time for some Thunderstruck!

that song is awesome, it's the only one i know by them

[punch it in]

Am i insane to think we have as good a shot as any to do something really special THIS year? Especially in tge NFC. I think Houston Denver and NE are in their own class. But - if we make a run we would only have to beat one of them. Im actually thinking this way without any koolaid. Strange.

[ForkLifter]

Not that anyone should care (and I'm sure everyone loves to hear high school football stories, (and not to reveal anything about who I am)), but when I was playing I had an injury in a scrimmage that was very similar to this. Basically a helmet to the knee, no structural damage. Trainors (not the high school girl ones) looked at it and said it was a "sprain." (no MRIs or x-rays), but I couldn't walk for the rest of the day, then not much the next day. It had me very worried..... But by day three it was much better, and I was back practicing by day 4. Missed no time during the season, which opened about a week later.

I guess my point is that these things happen, and if there is no structural damage the rule of thumb should (or at least for me) be that you play when you feel you can. Just because it hurts or looks bad doesn't mean it is bad.

Of course RGIII is a $100+ million asset (not investment, asset), so I would not expect him back on the field until the Pope says its ok.

[punch it in]

Originally Posted by los panda

that song is awesome, it's the only one i know by them

They have a bunch of others. There all called "play big country again". Lol.

[SFREDSKIN]

Word is that RGIII has a grade 1 sprain, that means he might be able to play next week:

According to the Web site, a Grade 1 sprain involves stretching and micro-tearing of ligament tissue. A Grade 2 sprain involves partial tearing of the ligament and mild instability of the joint when it is tested. A Grade 3 sprain involves severe or complete tearing of the ligament and significant joint instability. “The more ligaments that are involved means the more severe the injury,” the web site notes

According to the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, an athlete with a first-degree sprain of a joint “may be able to continue to play or will usually return to play in a few days.” An athlete with a second-degree sprain could need a brace and usually will miss 1-4 weeks, according to the NATA literature, and an athlete with a third-degree sprain of a joint could need a brace or faces possible surgery and could be sidelined for three weeks to 12 months depending on the course of treatment.

How bad is Robert Griffin III’s injury? His status for Sunday remains unclear

[SmootSmack]

I'm tempted to keep RG3 on the sidelines for this Sunday, especially if it is a wet, snowy field in Cleveland next week

[REDSKINS4ever]

I voted for Richard Crawford because he was the player who put the Redskins in the position to win the game on that 64 yard punt return in OT. Forbath is a close 2nd, going 3/3 and nailing the game winner.