>Hell, I think the author was being way too generous, declaring
>that RG3 will for sure be the day 1 starter next season. His
>game was mostly predicated on being an accurate passer while
>at the same time being the fastest guy on the field at any
>given moment. The accuracy took a nosedive this year, and
>it's questionable that he'll ever be the fastest guy on the
>field again. Even if he regains 100% of his speed, it's
>questionable that we'd even want him running around.
>
>Without his speed he looks like Jason Campbell - horrible at
>anticipation passes, hesitant to throw until after the WR is
>already open, takes tons of hits, etc.


The focus on this dude's "legs" and "speed" is a curse to this young man. He is an NFL quarterback. People need to kill the noise about his career being tied to his ability to maintain the 4.3 speed he demonstrated at the combine. He is an NFL quarterback. Kill the read-option aspect of this offense and stop putting him unnecessarily in harms way. What did you pick up Kirk Cousins, because you knew you were going to be running this dude into harms way on the regular? I agree with his pops when he says running quarterbacks are losers. When you have NFL head coaches placing them in gimmick offenses and getting them banged up for no reason, what do you expect?


>>THIS is why you don't draft another quarterback so high in
>the
>>same same draft, when you have so many other holes in your
>>team. Because of this type of nonsense.
>>
>
>Actually, this is exactly why you draft another QB in the same
>draft if you think the other guy is a good prospect as well.
>So far Kirk looks the part of a capable young pocket passer.
>If RG3 doesn't pan out, it's a great consolation prize that
>we'll have a guy like Cousins who also looks promising.


But a team in the position that the Redsk*ns were in, doesn't have the LUXURY of "just in case scenarios. You give up the amount of picks they did for your franchise, the rest of resources need to go to supporting that pick. If you wanted someone capable of backing up your franchise, dump Rex Grossman and use your "superior" offensive talent evaluation prowess and find a more capable back up.


<<<---"That's my quarterback!" (c) T.O.

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my thoughts,

peace.