Cousin says. I got wheels too.

12/9/2012 4:07:28 PM

Probably wont play again this season

12/9/2012 4:07:53 PM

That was a nasty hit to his leg.

12/9/2012 4:08:52 PM

Was good knowing you Banks. Good luck with whatever the future brings.

12/9/2012 4:19:45 PM

that conversion by cousins was a brilliant call

12/9/2012 4:30:01 PM

First reports are a right knee sprain. Hope it's not bad.







HTTR!

12/9/2012 4:32:59 PM

we'll see what happens with RGIII. looked bad, but could be a sprain (fingers crossed)

i look forward to all the columns tomorrow about RGIII running the ball that will have total amnesia about injuries in the pocket a la Tom Brady

12/9/2012 4:33:32 PM

injuries can happen anywhere in football, offense, defense special teams, practice, in the pocket, scrambling

but a small QB who runs a lot is simply more likely to be injured than a pocket passer who doesnt put his body at as much risk

this is Vick's 10th season, he has played all 16 games exactly one year, and while RG3 is a better passer and smarter QB than Vick, I think we can agree they have similar size / running ability/tendency

12/9/2012 4:39:01 PM

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"but a small QB who runs a lot is simply more likely to be injured than a pocket passer who doesnt put his body at as much risk"

It depends on whether the "small" QB continually gives up his body like Vick has throughout his career or if he protects himself like Griffin has (for the most part) since getting the concussion against the Falcons. Personally, I don't think his running style puts him at as much risk as he is playing behind that o-line. The hardest shots he's taken have been in the pocket.

It also depends on the QB. Chris Chandler was a pocket QB and in his 17 years, he never once played a full 16 game season. Whereas, the three years where he ran the most, Randall Cunningham played all 16 games each year. Same with Steve Young. Of the six years where he had at least 58 rushing attempts, he played all 16 in three of them.

Also...

Kai Forbath for MVP!

[Edited on December 9, 2012 at 5:16 PM. Reason : ]

12/9/2012 5:15:22 PM

there's an argument to be made that vick has a glass jaw, so to speak. i mean the concussion that's ended this season for him wasn't even that bad of a hit.

12/9/2012 5:29:33 PM

vick is kinda fragile

my point is just i'd rather have a huge QB running 10 times a game like Cam, Big Ben or Vince Young than a smaller guy like Vick or RG3 running 10 times a game

and while somebody like Cam doesn't really know how to slide (ie falling down awkwardly all the time), he knows when to get down to avoid hits...every now and then extending a play to move the chains is great, but sometimes coming up a yard short on 3rd down is better in the long run for your health

12/9/2012 5:34:06 PM

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"sometimes coming up a yard short on 3rd down is better in the long run for your health"

And Griffin generally does that (protects himself). But at the end of the game, when you're losing and fighting for a playoff spot, I have no qualms whatsoever with a player giving everything he's got to make a play.

[Edited on December 9, 2012 at 5:47 PM. Reason : ]

12/9/2012 5:42:46 PM

That must have hurt like a bitch

12/9/2012 7:17:29 PM

"@MikeJonesWaPo: Redskins announce Griffin knee injury is a knee sprain MRI showed."

12/9/2012 7:47:21 PM

HAIL!

12/9/2012 8:27:45 PM

Mild sprain of the LCL.

12/10/2012 8:02:05 PM

k

12/10/2012 10:14:52 PM

ESPN had a doctor on this morning that said he should be out a couple weeks with this injury and that if the Redskins brought him back sooner, they would be risking further damage to his knee.

must be a cowboys fan

12/11/2012 2:50:01 PM

how, exactly, does that make them a Cowboys fan?

[Edited on December 11, 2012 at 3:12 PM. Reason : a doctor preaching caution? surely they must be a fan of the other team]

12/11/2012 3:10:41 PM

12/11/2012 3:18:08 PM

I think best bet is to sit him against cleveland and see how that goes and make a determination based on the results of all the other games next week

12/11/2012 3:38:05 PM

I was fine with the Strasburg Shutdown, I'll be fine with sitting Griffin if that's what the doctors recommend.

12/11/2012 3:39:59 PM

Cousins to start today. No surprise really. RGIII did look pretty good in practice this week but no need to risk further injury.

12/16/2012 8:10:28 AM

Doesn't matter. We'll lose regardless. It's what we do.

12/16/2012 8:20:51 AM

KC1! KC1!

12/16/2012 9:14:24 AM

Playoff spot is looking real good now. Giants getting punked against ATL and the Bears are losing. We just need to hold on and win this game. The game against Dallas next week is HUGE.

[Edited on December 16, 2012 at 3:33 PM. Reason : .]

12/16/2012 3:31:00 PM

We play Philly next week. But, yes, both that and the Dallas game to end the season will be big. Assuming that our defense doesn't shit the bed and blow this game.

12/16/2012 3:33:36 PM

Oops. Had the games mixed up. Even better. We should be able to beat the iggles with Cousins giving RGIII an extra week to heal.

[Edited on December 16, 2012 at 3:35 PM. Reason : .]

12/16/2012 3:35:22 PM

I'll allow it

12/16/2012 3:37:21 PM

offense sure found their stride in the 2nd half....gracious

12/16/2012 3:55:44 PM

12/16/2012 4:01:46 PM

Way to step up Cousins! Hail!

12/16/2012 4:07:10 PM

HAIL TO THE REDSKINS
HAIL TO VICTORY
BRAVES ON THE WARPATH
FIGHT FOR OLD DC

12/16/2012 7:52:32 PM

Fuck the Steelers.

12/16/2012 7:55:14 PM

Charley Casserly is saying Cousins is already worth two 2nd round picks:

Quote :

"I’ll tell you what, you’ve got a minimum of a second-round pick on the table, I think,” Casserly said Sunday evening. “I think if you can work it — and Bruce Allen’s a terrific trader — if you can work it, you might be able to pull two No. 2s out of this thing."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-sports-bog/wp/2012/12/16/casserly-cousins-already-worth-a-second-round-pick/

12/16/2012 9:14:56 PM

Beat the eagles next week and you are lookin at a game for the division crown and possibly a playoff spot at home against the Cowboys the following week. Wow

12/17/2012 12:30:39 AM

Our starting RT, who was really supposed to be a backup to our big money RT, may be out with a concussion and our 3rd string RT just got suspended for PEDs. And our starting center has a sprained MCL.

Awesome.

12/17/2012 6:13:53 PM

As long as the one man gang is healthy after that hit he gave we're good


On a side note. Apparently members of London Fletcher's family were involved in a brawl during/after the game

12/17/2012 8:47:41 PM

RGIIIsus has risen!

12/22/2012 7:55:58 PM

hold goddamn it

12/23/2012 3:51:51 PM

Not the best effort, but I'll take it.

12/23/2012 4:11:01 PM

Was really wanting to beat them down and hear a WE WANT DALLAS chant. But it's a win.


Congrats to Cobra Kai for setting a nfl record. 17 consecutive FGs to start a career

12/23/2012 4:40:42 PM

it was good to see them win without the zone-read option. clearly they were immobilizing RG3 as much as possible to protect him today. the teardrop TD pass to moss was a thing of beauty. alfred better get paid this offseason

HTTR

[Edited on December 23, 2012 at 10:39 PM. Reason : .]

12/23/2012 10:37:56 PM

Clearly getting ahead of myself, but if Russell Wilson plays a playoff game at FedEx, I would die

12/23/2012 10:42:14 PM

It's likely.

12/23/2012 11:32:31 PM

cheapest pair of actual seats together (not SRO) on stubhub will cost you $700 + processing

12/23/2012 11:36:07 PM

Ugh. We've lost our last 2 playoff games to Seattle. I do not want to see them in the playoffs again.

12/24/2012 8:06:11 AM

SO the Skins get into the playoffs IF:

1. Beat Dallas....Win NFC East.

2. Lose to Dallas....Chicago and Minnesota Loses....Wild Card.

12/24/2012 3:17:00 PM

Quote :

"Ugh. We've lost our last 2 playoff games to Seattle. I do not want to see them in the playoffs again."

It's either them or the forty-niners. Both are shitty matchups

12/26/2012 2:01:09 PM

I'm wondering why Frank Gore made the Pro Bowl over Alfred Morris. Morris has a lot more rushing yards, more total yards, more TDs and is the feature back in the league's best running attack. Since he's an alternate, it's not a major snub, but still...

And I'm glad Alexander finally got some recognition for being the special teams beast that he is.

Fletcher probably didn't even deserve alternate status this year, but I guess it's sort of making up for all the years he got overlooked.

12/26/2012 8:32:13 PM