NFL 2012 Discussion Thread

And he originally hurt his knee several weeks ago, was fine to play in the previous couple games, and was thought to actually be getting better.

Jay Cutler gets ripped last year for sitting out when he tore his MCL. Now Shanahan and RG3 get ripped for letting him play. You can't win.

 

Today he was fired from ESPN.

Good riddance.

 

Where was this post on Dec 9th? Because that is when he hurt his knee. I didn't hear ONE person say "let's sit him the rest of the year to make sure he fully heals, forget the playoffs!" Instead it was "how fast can he be back?" And he came back after one week out against Philly, and everyone applauded him, said he was tough, said he was a good teammate, and said they hoped he would be able to perform well. So after playing for three straight games, on Dec 23, Dec 30, and Jan 6th, now we want to blame Shanahan? I think that is unfair, and I'm no particular fan of Shanahan.

I give you a couple other things to ponder as well. Remember what the Nationals did with Strasburg? Like RG3, he had a previous injury. Like RG3, he wanted to play through it. Like RG3, his team was fighting for a spot in the playoffs and ended up getting in. But the Nationals said "hey, he's too valuable, we are sitting him instead of risking him hurting himself". And the huge majority of "experts", and nearly everyone I saw on message boards, said that was the wrong call. They said he could get hurt next year in spring training, or at any random time in any random season. They said to be careful with him, but to go out and win today because you don't know what position you will be in tomorrow. I doubt many Redskins fans would be happy today if Shanahan sat RG3 in the playoffs and RG3 said "I could've played". Instead we'd see people wanting Shanahan's head for that.

Also, I blame Snyder more than anything. You made a valid point. The Redskins have a 8-figure investment in RG3 right now. He could be a franchise changer. So why in the world would they let him and the other hundreds of millions of dollars worth of players play on that horrid field? The team is literally a BILLION dollar plus investment. Why not spend a couple/few percentage points of the total value (literally) and replace the field with a quality field like most of the league has? Especially when your star player's game is predicated on speed and cutting ability? I blame the condition of the field, and the one ultimately responsible for not making sure it was better, which in the end is the owner.

The bottom line is that, as the_jazz said, an educated decision was to play him. He played, and sadly was hurt. That is football sometimes. That is any sport sometimes. If anyone anywhere said "the should really sit RG3" before the game, I missed it.

 

Not one word of Super Bowl talk?


I thought this was pretty funny.

 

My husband and I thought it was hilarious.

 

I think the line started at Baltimore +4.5 most places, and is now down to Baltimore +3.5 most places. Over/under started at 49 and is down around 47 or 47.5.


I don't really gamble personally, but even if I did I don't think I'd want to touch this one with any serious money. Forced to make a choice I'd take SF and the under.