How would you feel if Shanahan benches RGIII?

[mooby]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Let's call it what is really is, a BS move on Shanny's part to further tick off Snyder. This is Shanny's version of the swinging gate play.

He's not concerned with RG's health, otherwise why trot him out there on a snowy and sloppy field last week? Why didn't he have him sit out the first few games of the season? And why aren't other key players getting sat down to protect them as well?

Calling it anything other than a power play is just naive.

This basically sums up how I feel about this move. It might actually happen, but if it does, the only thing it does is fuel my dislike for MS even more.

[DynamiteRave]

It doesn't really matter to me as we're already in 3 ring circus mode, but if you're going to sit RG3, you need to sit some of the other vets as well (less Alfmo more Helu, more Lance Lewis and Nick Williams, more Amerson and Minnifield, etc).

Just sitting RG3 and no one else is really just throwing fuel on the "Shanahan has a vendetta" fire.

[FRPLG]

Snyder should formally forbid it for anything other than a true injury and dare him to do it. Then fire him if he does for cause plain and simple.

[skinsfan69]

How many games have we gone quarter after quarter w/out scoring any points? W/out getting first downs? Some of these sacks are on the QB for holding the ball and scrambling around when he gets off his first read. What about that pathetic INT last week? Or throwing balls over the heads of wr's? Whatever the reason is for benching RG3, it needs to be done. MS is flat out liar. So what? All NFL coaches lie. Gibbs lied all the time. I just hope he sits Polumbus, Fletcher and a few more.

[FRPLG]

You don't sit him even though is playing pretty terribly. Can anyone say he's been put in the best position this year to succeed? The OLine has given basically zero pocket all year. His WRs don't win battles. And they only thing good got hurt(Reed). How does putting Cousins in that any better? Reorganize on offense, go back to square one, try to protect him and let him try and get some confidence back. Benching him only makes a bad situation even worse. And benching him isn't about protecting him anyways...its a ploy. A shameless ploy at that.

[mbedner3420]

All this will do is hurt Cousin's future trade value, which is partially intentional as far as I'm concerned.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by mbedner3420

All this will do is hurt Cousin's future trade value, which is partially intentional as far as I'm concerned.

I agree that it will hurt Cousins' trade value. RGIII can at least escape when the line folds, Cousins will just end up taking sack fumbles and looking like a turnover-prone ninny muggins.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

I agree that it will hurt Cousins' trade value. RGIII can at least escape when the line folds, Cousins will just end up taking sack fumbles and looking like a turnover-prone ninny muggins.

Or he might not hold the ball, get it out quicker and take less sacks.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

Or he might not hold the ball, get it out quicker and take less sacks.

Like the one Polumbus had to recover last weekend?

[SFREDSKIN]

Is Shanahan going to bench Paul for telling the truth:
Mike Shanahan expresses disappointment over Niles Paul’s critical comments about Redskins’ special teams - The Washington Post

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

Is Shanahan going to bench Paul for telling the truth:
Mike Shanahan expresses disappointment over Niles Paul’s critical comments about Redskins’ special teams - The Washington Post

Paul needs to keep it in house, Shanny shouldnt bench him though.

[Bucket]

What if Kirk plays well? We are playing against some of the worse defenses in the NFL coming up. Does he then pull Kirk, and put back in RG3? lol

[mbedner3420]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

I agree that it will hurt Cousins' trade value. RGIII can at least escape when the line folds, Cousins will just end up taking sack fumbles and looking like a turnover-prone ninny muggins.

Ha! I appreciated the Christmas-eque reference.

[SouperMeister]

While I'm curious to see what Cousins can do, Griffin REALLY needs the work to improve his reading defenses from the pocket, and getting the ball out of his hand more quickly. The O-line is terrible at pass protection, but Grif needs to improve on making his reads and getting rid of the ball in under 3 seconds, which would reduce much of the excess punishment he takes.

[MTK]

I guess people were already tuned out by the time Cousins came in last week. Expect more of the same.