Skins News of the Day - Fri, 9/11

[Caliskinsfan]

9/11.

Impossible to write that date and not remember.

Prayers and thoughts to all of those who lost or knew someone on that awful day.

And a prayer for our country to proceed into the future with resilience, wisdom and strength.

 

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Hilarious sound bite from Gruden

 

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Didn't get a chance to post this Barry presser from yesterday, so here it is

WATCH LIVE: Joe Barry At The Podium 

 

[Caliskinsfan]

Might be no big deal but something to follow

 

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[Sportster 72]

Awesome job Cali.

 

[Caliskinsfan]

Awesome job Cali.

Thanx my friend

I really try to weed out the chaff.

 

[Caliskinsfan]

Wonder if he'll play Sunday?

 

[Caliskinsfan]

Excerpt

1) Where the wheels came off the bus for Robert Griffin III's ACL tear in January of 2013 as the turning point for his career with the Washington Redskins. Those who were there actually believe the wheels started spinning off three weeks earlier. Subbing for an injured Griffin, Kirk Cousins threw for 329 yards and two touchdowns against Cleveland in December 2012, with Mike and Kyle Shanahan rearranging the offense from the Baylor-styled attack they'd built for RGIII into their more traditional scheme. Coaches there then remember Griffin's camp making noise after Cousins' breakout performance that RGIII wanted to be deployed more like Cousins was -- and less as a read-option quarterback. The staff explained to Griffin and Co. that he wasn't near the point he needed to be to play the position that way. Word got back to owner Daniel Snyder. Shanahan explained to Snyder that making Griffin a pro-style passer would be a four-to-five-year process. And after all that, Griffin blew out his knee, had a rough 2013 season to follow, and Shanahan was fired. Snyder stuck by his young quarterback after that, but over time, got the same assessment Shanahan initially gave him from others, like Jay Gruden and Scot McCloughan, and it became harder and harder to fight the idea that Griffin was just an incredibly raw prospect. Exacerbating the problem: The fact that, despite RGIII's stated desire to become a better pocket passer (Gruden's harped several times to me how much Griffin needs "reps"), the progress just hasn't come. In fact, to some degree, Griffin actually has regressed as a pocket quarterback. The Redskins are trying to figure out what happened now. Colt McCoywill be the No. 2 quarterback this week. The plan, from there, is to let Griffin try and earn his way back up the depth chart.

 

[Stymietee]

Excerpt

1) Where the wheels came off the bus for Robert Griffin III's ACL tear in January of 2013 as the turning point for his career with the Washington Redskins. Those who were there actually believe the wheels started spinning off three weeks earlier. Subbing for an injured Griffin, Kirk Cousins threw for 329 yards and two touchdowns against Cleveland in December 2012, with Mike and Kyle Shanahan rearranging the offense from the Baylor-styled attack they'd built for RGIII into their more traditional scheme. Coaches there then remember Griffin's camp making noise after Cousins' breakout performance that RGIII wanted to be deployed more like Cousins was -- and less as a read-option quarterback. The staff explained to Griffin and Co. that he wasn't near the point he needed to be to play the position that way. Word got back to owner Daniel Snyder. Shanahan explained to Snyder that making Griffin a pro-style passer would be a four-to-five-year process. And after all that, Griffin blew out his knee, had a rough 2013 season to follow, and Shanahan was fired. Snyder stuck by his young quarterback after that, but over time, got the same assessment Shanahan initially gave him from others, like Jay Gruden and Scot McCloughan, and it became harder and harder to fight the idea that Griffin was just an incredibly raw prospect. Exacerbating the problem: The fact that, despite RGIII's stated desire to become a better pocket passer (Gruden's harped several times to me how much Griffin needs "reps"), the progress just hasn't come. In fact, to some degree, Griffin actually has regressed as a pocket quarterback. The Redskins are trying to figure out what happened now. Colt McCoywill be the No. 2 quarterback this week. The plan, from there, is to let Griffin try and earn his way back up the depth chart.

Someday, probably sooner than later, we will all come to realize that Washington failed to do the right thing and not start the guy from the beginning. Failing that, there were still opportunities to do the right thing, in fact this piece clearly makes that point when they first told Griffin and Co. that he was not prepared to play the pro style and again when Mike Shanahan pointed out to Snyder that it would be a 4-5 year process.

Washington's bigger problem is that as an organization it lacked an historical eye, and no clue when they came face to face with the future. Griffin is just another in a growing trend of QB's coming out of school with very little or no experience playing the position in the traditional or pro style. There are only two ways to properly handle these men, one is to throw them in the pro style fire and hope that they, through trial and error, patience and lots of off field work will learn the new methodology like what's happening to guys like Tannehill and Mariota. The other makes more sense to me, maybe I'm an old school traditionalist, but I still favor sitting guys, let them carry a clipboard and learn their craft. If memory serves me, the last time I saw this at work was with Green Bay. Nobody's complaining about how Aaron Rogers turned out.

 

[Mitziman]

Someday, probably sooner than later, we will all come to realize that Washington failed to do the right thing and not start the guy from the beginning. Failing that, there were still opportunities to do the right thing, in fact this piece clearly makes that point when they first told Griffin and Co. that he was not prepared to play the pro style and again when Mike Shanahan pointed out to Snyder that it would be a 4-5 year process.

Washington's bigger problem is that as an organization it lacked an historical eye, and no clue when they came face to face with the future. Griffin is just another in a growing trend of QB's coming out of school with very little or no experience playing the position in the traditional or pro style. There are only two ways to properly handle these men, one is to throw them in the pro style fire and hope that they, through trial and error, patience and lots of off field work will learn the new methodology like what's happening to guys like Tannehill and Mariota. The other makes more sense to me, maybe I'm an old school traditionalist, but I still favor sitting guys, let them carry a clipboard and learn their craft. If memory serves me, the last time I saw this at work was with Green Bay. Nobody's complaining about how Aaron Rogers turned out.

The next time we have a HOF QB on the team, I support that 100%.

 

[skinsdad62]

mcvays pressure

 

[Caliskinsfan]

We will soon see

 

[Caliskinsfan]

Interesting. Thought DHall Had no problem with it.