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Originally Posted by SBXVII
There was rumors at the beginning of the season that the reason RG3 was started was because the NFL wanted him starting ($$$) and it was Mon. night football.
Also I wouldn't have put it past RG3 to have been scared of losing his job as other rumors have surfaced and that he rushed back so he wouldn't lose it.
Yes it is a big F-U, but if pressure has been on to start RG3, now is the perfect time to start Cousins.
You as HC, your job is at stake, the field IS a mess so you have a valid excuse to start the back up that you think is better, so you make the call. One of two things will happen...1- you prove your right and get to stay the final year with back up QB or your fired like you were going to be anyway.
Lets look at the positives.... If nothing else Cousins is getting showcased to be traded AFTER Shanahan is gone. Why would he care? If I was the HC I'd keep playing RG3, keep embarrassing the owner and QB in order to get fired sooner. Plus with no game film Cousins is just another unproven QB. Nice back QB. Atleast if Cousins shines Snyder will have more of a difficult decision to make. Keep the HC and back up QB and leave RG3 benched? maybe trade RG3 to another team for some of our picks back?
I mean if MS is done with the "read option" then maybe its RG3 who's expendable to a team that runs the "read option" say.... the Eagles? Right now MS has 3 games to prove to DS that the option is not the way to go.
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SBXVII: I know you're trying to look on the optimistic side of things, and believe me, you won't find very many here more optimistic than me, but in this case, Mike Shanahan is not looking out for the best interest of the team, RGIII, Kirk Cousins, or anybody else. I don't even think he's looking out for the best interest for himself other than collecting his $7 mil. Maybe he's martyring himself to save his son's reputation, but other than that, there is nothing good coming out of any of this.