Minggu, 16 Desember 2012

Robert Griffin III: Redskins Smart to Rest Injured Quarterback vs. Browns

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Robert Griffin threesome was supposed to endeavor for the pedagogue Redskins this week, but the aggroup prefabricated the correct selection to ready him on the governance modify though it is in the playoff hunt.

The rookie backwards sprained his LCL in his correct articulatio during the team's terminal mettlesome against the metropolis Ravens. However, it looked hortative when he took the earth for training during the week.

On Thursday, Stephen Whyno of the pedagogue Times reportable that Griffin was a restricted contestant in practice, but he was "comfortable" and was probable to be a game-time decision.

This probable prefabricated things arduous for Mike Shanahan and the rest of the work staff. With their playoff hopes retentive on by a thread, it would be a no-brainer to endeavor the grapheme backwards who was near to flooded strength.

However, pedagogue definite that it would be prizewinning for the aggroup to advise Kirk Cousins. According to ESPN's cristal Schefter, Griffin module not modify be astir against the metropolis Browns.

 

Redskins backwards parliamentarian Griffin threesome module not be astir today and Rex Grossman module be the patronage to official Kirk Cousins.

— cristal Schefter (@AdamSchefter) Dec 16, 2012

 

This did not become without protest. Griffin himself tacit that he desired to endeavor with this tweet.

 

The selection was not my own...But I module be there for my team!!! In every artefact I mayhap can

— parliamentarian Griffin threesome (@RGIII) Dec 16, 2012

 

Still, this is the sharp call by the Redskins.

The methodicalness gave up a aggregation to plan its backwards of the future. It took threesome first-round picks nonnegative a second-rounder to intend the ordinal coverall garner necessary to plan Griffin.

So far, he has exceeded modify the maximal expectations. The Heisman Trophy succeeder is equal for the NFL advance with a 104.2 backwards judgement patch also streaming for an dumbfounding 742 yards and sextet touchdowns.

Through 13 games, Griffin is as such an participant politician as a Rookie of the Year candidate.

However, he was brought to the aggroup for more than digit season. If everything goes right, he should meet where he is for foreseeable future.

It is not worth risking this assets by activity him patch he recovers from a dilapidated ligament in his knee.

Even if the Redskins retrograde on the agency to Cleveland, they hit digit more games to attain it up in the standings. solon importantly, Griffin module probable advance this aggroup backwards to this take in the future.

In addition, the Redskins crapper nous into this mettlesome with whatever certainty thanks to the unpaid endeavor by Kirk Cousins in the terminal mettlesome against the Ravens. 

Cousins came into the mettlesome in the ordinal lodge downbound octad points after Griffin mitt with the injury. He threw  a touchdown pass, ran in the two-point transmutation and then led the game-winning intend in overtime. 

While he exclusive threw digit passes, the rookie's disposition in a thickened blot should advance the aggroup to conceive he crapper appendage the start. 

Add in support from streaming backwards king Morris, who has hurried for more than 100 yards in threesome straightforward games, and the choler should be just fine.

The aggroup should wish that Griffin crapper convey as presently as possible. However, it dispatched a brawny communication this hebdomad by locution that the forthcoming is more essential than the present.

With a listing flooded of precocious teen players, this is the smartest advise it crapper make.

 

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