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Originally Posted by tshile
You're right.
People made snap decisions about Griffin when the draft pick trade was announced. They made snap decisions about Cousins when he was drafted shortly after Griffin.
The 2+ years since have been all about those people using any opportunity to justify/defend their snap decision and/or attacking other people's snap decision.
The only thing that's for sure is that we're starting to run out of time in terms of evaluating these two and picking one (assuming one hasn't already been picked, of course.)
The team has a team option clause on Griffin's contract, so we can pick him up for a 5th year whether he wants to be here or not (in the case of Cousins winning the job and Griffin being relegated to backup duty, or in case of injury)
We don't have such an option with Cousins. He's not going to stay here to be a backup. If we haven't committed to him as a starter by the time FA opens for the 2016 season, he's gone. If we don't trade him by the deadline in 2015, he'll walk and we'll get nothing for him.
All of which is really a topic to worry about in the off season, so I'm not investing much time in it now. But these are conversations that are going to matter. I personally think Griffin is a hell of a quarterback and can be an elite level quarterback in this league, I also think people are grossly exaggerating the mount of work needed to make him an elite QB. But it doesn't matter how good he is or how much potential he has if he can't stay healthy. If he's out for the season he'll be going into his 4th season with 1 healthy/ready season under his belt, his rookie season, and that's going to create some interesting/tough decisions...
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I know there is talk in the media that RGIII might be able to make it back in 4 to 8 weeks. I have a good friend (excellent athlete) who dislocated his ankle and broke a bone in his leg as well. It take more than 8 weeks just to walk with out a limp, much less play in the NFL. The Redskins sources in the media need to just report his status when they know something, otherwise keep their mouths shut about it. He will not be ready to play in the NFL in 8 weeks.
The sad reality is RGIII has no negotiating leverage. No other team is going to sign him to a big contract until he can prove he can stay healthy and time is not on his side.
Winning cures many issues and if Cousins continues to play well and win, he will get re-singed here. No question. Unless he wants to leave. He seems to like it ok in Washington, he doesn't hate it.
I don't think it is a distressing situation yet. At least we have two good Qb's and decent back up in Colt. Glass half full, not empty, IMO.