Robrt Griffin III medically cleared, but status still in air

[Sportsguy9695]

Robert Griffin III has been cleared to play in the Washington Redskins' regular-season opener, but coach Mike Shanahan said Thursday night that doesn't necessarily mean the star quarterback will face the Philadelphia Eagles.

Dr. James Andrews cleared Griffin after examining the QB's surgically repaired knee before Thursday night's 30-12 preseason win against Tampa Bay.

But speaking after the game, Shanahan declined to say whether Griffin would start the Sept. 9 opener against Philadelphia.

"I did talk to Dr. Andrews," the coach said. "He's going to approve Robert can play. There are a couple concerns that he has. I'll talk to Robert over the weekend and I'll let [the media] know on Monday where we're at."

Source: ESPN

 

[SoCalWizFan]

I have no doubt RG3 will be starting in the opener. In typical overreaction mode - ESPN jumps all over this & makes a big deal out of it.

 

[j_y19]

If he has been cleared by the Dr, then the knee is structurally sound. The concerns are about Robert's playing style and protecting himself.

 

[TCB]

My biggest question is, has he practiced sliding at all?

 

[SoCalWizFan]

My biggest question is, has he practiced sliding at all?

Every time I read something like this I remember how the Skins hired a guy to teach Jason Campbell to slide several years ago & he was still terrible at sliding. I have no doubt if this is important for RG3 it is being covered somehow during practice.

 

[Sharkonabicycle]

Did Snyder ever fix the f'ing field? If not, RG Knee will be down week 3.

 

[apachef4]

Did Snyder ever fix the f'ing field? If not, RG Knee will be down week 3.

Yes. They tore up the entire thing (or what was left of it) and replaced the drainage system and the field. They moved from a sand based turf to something they think will hold up better in the winter months.

 

[SoCalWizFan]

Wow - yet another Seahawks fan with this type of opinion - what a shocker.

 

[Warpath]

RG3 is going to start. Think Shanahan is going to drive a few points home about communication and being up front about the knee if RG3 feels that anything is wrong during the course of a game.

 

[skinz2winz]

If there is ANY concern, Griffin should not play. Shanahan says he "has concerns" which leads me to believe he has seen something to make him feel this way. I believe the Redskins feel Cousins can win 2 or 3 of the first 4 games of the season going into the bye week 5. Imagine if Griffin had another 5-6 weeks of reps, conditioning etc. Would be well worth the wait considering he is the franchise. JMO!

 

[skinsdad62]

If there is ANY concern, Griffin should not play. Shanahan says he "has concerns" which leads me to believe he has seen something to make him feel this way. I believe the Redskins feel Cousins can win 2 or 3 of the first 4 games of the season going into the bye week 5. Imagine if Griffin had another 5-6 weeks of reps, conditioning etc. Would be well worth the wait considering he is the franchise. JMO!

no need to wait that long at all . if you do then kiss the playoffs good bye if healthy he will need a few games to knock the rust off , pushing that back just means when weeks 7-9 are needed for wins you are playing a qb who is rusty

if he is cleared to play then play him

 

[apratt21]

No gaurantee that if even if he was held out till after the bye that Ware wouldn't flaten him out and cause some real pain. Nevermind, just watched a rerun of Ware and that all deciding game in december. Nah, Griffs cool.

 

[ZoneRead]

Trey Wingo just tweeted:

Sources telling me the "concerns" about @RGIII have less to do with health of the knee, much more on how the team plans to use him

 

[Warpath]

If there were REAL concerns, he wouldn't have cleared Griffin to play.

 

[HammerDown]

 

[ZoneRead]

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I guess a screen shot is better than me posting this by simply writing it

 

[SoCalWizFan]

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Am I missing something? How exactly do you not expose RG3's (or any players) knee to punishment? Now if they are inferring to not run him as much, ensure that he runs out of bounds, etc then that makes more sense.

 

[Warpath]

48m[/ame] Andrews told Griff to protect himself. Basically be safe, same thing everyone already knows, it's getting blown way out of proportion

 

[FLSkinsfan]

He will be playing. They will use the full playbook. They are just going to let him know that he needs to get out of bounds or get down quicker so he will not take the big hits. If they keep him coop up any longer, there will be some stress on the relationship with him and the Coaching staff. He did everything they asked and more. To not let him play, even if he got a little banged up would, imo push him to not want to sign a longer contract right away and push free agency. This would cost us more in the long run.

 

[skinsdad62]

He will be playing. They will use the full playbook. They are just going to let him know that he needs to get out of bounds or get down quicker so he will not take the big hits. If they keep him coop up any longer, there will be some stress on the relationship with him and the Coaching staff. He did everything they asked and more. To not let him play, even if he got a little banged up would, imo push him to not want to sign a longer contract right away and push free agency. This would cost us more in the long run.

but we have another 11 days of this nonsense