Report: Grossman Starting on Sunday

[44ever]

WTF!!! This shit just gets keeps getting better and F-ing better. Redskins Love Drama. I will be laughing this Sunday.

[mlmdub130]

Originally Posted by mooby

I remember back to asking the question,"Why trade for McNabb if you know you are rebuilding?" And I guess this answers the question in the sense that Shanny agrees with me in that it was the wrong move if we are truly "rebuilding." I will agree that this is probably just the Shannies admitting it was a mistake and moving on. I doubt McNabb plays another down for the Redskins, but it is better to admit it was a mistake and move on rather than the alternative.

Good luck to McNabb and I do hope wherever he goes that he finds success as long as it isn't against the Redskins. I do feel he deserved to be treated better than this but this is just part of the business that is the NFL.

i agree with everything but the last line. i would say we are one of the few teams that can do this to a future hof-er. the gross mismanagment of this teams personel has got to be the worst in the nfl. and i'm not talking about this year alone, hands down we have to have one of the worst track records in the past decade in player turnover.

smootsmack eluded to it earlier, mcnabb is injured and most likely shanahan is done with mcnabb and wants to move on. if the two parties had any respect for each other this would have been handled very differently, but hey thats just my opinion

[irish]

I would love to know what Shanny has or hasnt seen that makes him know DM isnt gonna get it done.

[BigHairedAristocrat]

The only way i can get on board with McNabbs benching is if Shanahan applies the same rule accross the board -
1) Rabach's been ineffective. time for him to go.
2) If the offense doesnt explode under Grossman, then kyle shanahan must be fired for innefectiveness. zorn could come back as offensive coordinator. he'd represent an immediate upgrade over kyle.
3) Haslett and and the entire defensive coaching staff.

[celts32]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

The only way i can get on board with McNabbs benching is if Shanahan applies the same rule accross the board -
1) Rabach's been ineffective. time for him to go.
2) If the offense doesnt explode under Grossman, then kyle shanahan must be fired for innefectiveness. zorn could come back as offensive coordinator. he'd represent an immediate upgrade over kyle.
3) Haslett and and the entire defensive coaching staff.

Who knows with the coaches but it's pretty obvious that a lot of these players are going to be gone, hopefully including Rabach which we are all looking forward to.

[44ever]

Hmmmmm, maybe it wasn't all AH, yup I said it. How the hell can DM be the scapegoat with so many flawed positions around him, also if this is a transitional year why this move now??? Shanny's job must already be on the line.

[redsk1]

I haven't read too many posts. My first reaction is I'm not suprised and I can't say as I blame them for trying another QB. Our season is lost. No playoffs. DM hasn't been playing well even though the Oline is obviously bad. Even w/ that he isn't playing very well. I can't blame him, b/c he's been getting killed this year. Why not give the other guy some time?

I'm just made that we gave away a couple draft picks for him if he isn't our future.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by irish

I would love to know what Shanny has or hasnt seen that makes him know DM isnt gonna get it done.

Well the way he's telling it is that now that we're eliminated he needs to evaluate his other QBs. Which I suppose could lead one to infer that he believed that as long as we were in playoff contention, DM5 was the one to get it done

[mlmpetert]

Originally Posted by tdSKINS1

This still goes back to the Vick situation. I don't care what you guys think of him but the Skins had a HUGE opportunity to bring him in for cheap. Before Vick went to the Eagles I was all over this because I thought it be a great chance for us to get a proven QB that is still young and for a cheap price. It was a low risk high reward situation. I'm still pissed that we didn't make a move on Vick.

As much as i wanted him too i dont think theres any chance Mike Vick would have had any success here. At this point in his career he needs stability; something the Redskins have lacked since Danny took over. As much as it pains me to say, the truth is Philly is a really well run franchise where questionable guys can come in and do well.

Just think about how the eagles have handled getting rid of McNabb interdivision, starting Kolb, benching Kolb (after his recovery from injury) for Vick, benching Kolb again (after Vick became healthy) for Vick. They have a more erratic fan base too and they still pulled it better off than the Redskins have with our QB events; not signing McNabb to a extension early in the season, benching McNabb for Grossman w 2min left in a winnable game, signing McNabb to a extension, and now after 2 weeks of rumors of benching McNabb for Grossman.

I am personally for the move to bench him at this point in the season because the season is OVER. Lets test out the players we have and see if they can make contributions to the team next year. I think McNabb is the better of the 2 qb’s by far but wants the point in continuing to play him. It should be audition time for all the not so big names, imo. We know what to expect from most other guys, let the rest of the guys make or not make a name for themselves.

Also, ive said this before but this has been the toughest season for me. I really just don’t care anymore, I really don’t. Even though its “dallas week” I wasn’t even really going to watch the game. Maybe lay on my couch nurse a hangover, drink enough to fall asleep at a reasonable hour, and flip around channels crossing my fingers for a movie on tbs or something. Now I am actually kind of excited/curious and want to watch just to see how horrible, great, or unremarkable Grossman plays. A lot of QBs have been labeled failures or busts with their initial teams and have ended up having great careers. Why do people have hate for a guy that hasn’t really even ever been given the chance with us before?

[SolidSnake84]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Well the way he's telling it is that now that we're eliminated he needs to evaluate his other QBs. Which I suppose could lead one to infer that he believed that as long as we were in playoff contention, DM5 was the one to get it done

Did any other coach here under Snyder ever do this?? Other than spurrier flip flopping between Shane Matthews and Danny Weurfull, i can't think of anybody else being benched except for when Gibbs pulled Ramsey for Brunell, and then benched Brunell in 2006 when we were mathmatically eliminated....

[44ever]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Well the way he's telling it is that now that we're eliminated he needs to evaluate his other QBs. Which I suppose could lead one to infer that he believed that as long as we were in playoff contention, DM5 was the one to get it done

Sounds good Smoot but makes no sense. Not you, but the situation in general. What will Rex show him that he has not already seen? Shanny is pointing the finger at eveyone but himself. It's time.

Why hasnt B. Bankks been given a bigger roole as WR? That may have helped DM out some. There are many adjustments that can be made with what we have to work with. That's just 1 example and thats on Shanny. IMO

[BleedBurgundy]

This team is FINALLY going to get blown up. Thank you, thank you, thank you, it's about gd time.

[DM72]

I just heard DM has been demoted to 3rd string.

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by BleedBurgundy

This team is FINALLY going to get blown up. Thank you, thank you, thank you, it's about gd time.

if only we hadnt given up a 2nd and a 3rd rounder for a guy who would be benched for a guy who was already on the roster after 13 weeks.

[SkinzWin]

Originally Posted by tdSKINS1

This still goes back to the Vick situation. I don't care what you guys think of him but the Skins had a HUGE opportunity to bring him in for cheap. Before Vick went to the Eagles I was all over this because I thought it be a great chance for us to get a proven QB that is still young and for a cheap price. It was a low risk high reward situation. I'm still pissed that we didn't make a move on Vick.

Hindsight is 20/20.