Mike Shanahan lied when he said RG3 was cleared to return...

okay.

I'm outraged. Rah.

lying by Shanahan. I agreed that was ridiculous and said so in every comment I made.

My comments were about the comments about the Redskins and Shanahan not caring about player safety.

didn't have the balls to discuss it. He implicitly called Dr. Andrews a liar.

I'm concerned for RG3 long term. Shanahan, who a) drafted the insurance policy, too and b) is a notoriously selfish prick, will always be hesitant to do anything and RG3 won't pull himself out.

"He's a compromised player right now." -- Buck

who has nothing to gain and is trusted by thousands of athletes has come out and said this should tell you all you need to know.

Shanahan's an asshole.

c'mon, pj has it right. It's clear Shanahan has the utmost concern for RG3's safety right now.

let's be charitable. Pj's point is that we shouldn't judge Shanahan so harshly given the information since many coaches would behave similarly.

We disagree. It seems obvious to us that Griffin's health is at risk and that it's both an irresponsible and imprudent decision. A double sin.

Holy shit holy shit.

This is just fucking awful.

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really deserves a break here guys.

He didn't want to be liable.

I rest my case. And I'm not happy about it either.

-Shanahan

bingo.

Good for Andrews.

Hope he takes Shanahan to task even more for this.

of that.

RG3 is a special talent and yea, he plays for the Redskins, but he's a great guy and an absolute pleasure to watch.

There is nothing good about this.

And that looked a hell of a lot like an ACL.

great talents going down.

And that def. looked like an ACL. Obviously we're speculating but it wouldn't be surprising.

It's terrible.

Bwahahahahahahahahaha

painful to watch.

Deplorable that we've all seen the Redskins put a player on the field who is physically damaged and just did further damage.

This is like what happened to Ballard on a whole other level because he's been playing for weeks on a bad leg - a leg much worse than the public was led to believe.

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about the consequence of RG3's knee. Meant it about speaking out.

He got away with one major knee injury that looked worse than it was. Hopefully this is the same way.

And gunning it 100 MPH down a gravel path until it gave out.

I care that he's a human being potentially having his livelihood taken away from him because of his prick boss.

I NEED WINS

Agreed. Plus, in reading Dr. Andrews' comments, it seems like he didn't really want to clear Griffin to play.

you and I really should be friends, despite our previous differences.

not until the Ravens game.

But to keep running the same kind of offense is just idiocy.

earlier.

as soon as RGIII was limping off the field after the secon TD, he should have been lifted.

you mean we weren't already friends???

friends. Obvs

Shit, he almost fucked up his knee very badly throwing a ball where he jumped, landed, and got up limping badly...

deserves to be banned for typing "obvs".

short sightedness of Shanahan that allowed him to put his QB at risk all season is the same reason he was still out there. Kid could be a great QB for 15 years but it was more important to try and win this year when they have no realistic shot. This kid career ends prematurely Shanahan will need witness protection.

I couldn't believe they were talking about being tempted to let him play the game after the Ravens...

team.....

I'm a bit older than you, but I know you're a real sharp dude. Are you still surprised at how stupid smart people are still?

Disappointed.

Should expect it more, though.

it's not going to end his career, he's a good thrower. might kill the gimmick off once and for all though, for a pro style offense

RGIII is a hell of a young player and a stand up young man...hate seeing a potentially serious injury because his head coach is a scuzzball

of him and his employer and boss really treated him like a piece of meat. Disappointing is actually rather mild.

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what the injury will do to him. The fact that he's played on a bad knee the last month can effect him the rest of his career or he could have no effect next year at all.

IMO if I have a kid who can be a 15 year superstar I'm not risking him. Certainly not by having him play running back and taking extra hits.

Long term consequences are unknown at this time. It certainly seems the team knew Griffin was compromised and not healthy. Griffin is certainly not going to bow out. Washington wasn't winning the Superbowl this year. Personally I want my franchise QB not to have to deal with a serious injury most of the off season.

I think the way Washington has handled this was shortsighted and not worth the risk. Heck I think the way they let Griffin run around all year was stupid. IMO his injuries kinda prove my point.

nice.

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Well done

and a little awkward for me as a Redskins hater. I take back some of what I said and apologize to many on this thread.

I do wish Aikman followed through on his thought instead if seemingly stopping himself and only saying "I'm sure the Redskins wouldn't risk RG3's long term health". I'd like a players perspective. Especially one like Aikman who suffered concussions and prob played when he shouldn't have

I dont give a rats ass about rg3.

Snyder and Shanahan dont either.