RG III

It sure looked like it....

Sickening... and so completely unnecessary.

Knees aren't supposed to bend that way.

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Originally posted by Hungry5:
Rather than embedding, linking this pic of RG3's knee.

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/si/da...single-image-cut.jpg

@MattFaulconer10: Fred Smoot on the Fan reporting that he "heard from people in the building" that RG3 has a torn ACL / PCL. Confirming @HTTR24_7 report.

I don't mean this comparison disrespectfully, but I can't help thinking about the similarity with the Minnesota bridge. You keep putting weight on a weakened structure, eventually it's going to collapse completely. And it was completely unnecessary and avoidable.

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Knees aren't supposed to bend that way.

His did, and look what happened to his career...

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Originally posted by Boris:
We may not see Robert Griffin III until 2014 if this info is correct..

Well, just put him in contact with Adrian Peterson's pharma... er, "trainer", he'll be just fine.

Shanahan will ask the NFL if Griffin can play in a wheel chair as long as it's not motorized.

I've seen lots of RG3 highlights over the last few years, but I've payed little attention to him beyond that. Seems like a decent kid though. I wonder if he's got the talent to be a more traditional pocket passer type NFL QB if the knee never makes it back to 100%.

He completed 66% of his passes for 3,200 yards, 20 TD's, 5 INT's for a QB rating of 102. He's a very talented QB.

He became my favorite non Packer player this season. He's an exceptional talent...and if that dimension of his game was lost because of this injury, I still believe he could flourish as a more traditional pocket passer. It would be a shame, however. I think he has (had?) as close to a perfect skill set as anyone could ask for at the QB position. Ever.

His rookie contract is 4 years, 21 million dollars.

Hope he recovers back to full strength, but he probably lost about 100 million dollars if he doesn't.

Wonder if the Redskins brass has him out there if he'd have signed a contract like Sam Bradford did when he got 50 million guaranteed two years ago?

QBs with RGIII's athletic ability always rely on running the ball early in their careers. But RGIII is smarter and a more accurate passer than any running QB I've ever seen. If I was a Redskins fan, I wouldn't worry a bit if RGIII was forced to become a pure pocket passer.

But the best thing for him would be to learn to get out of harm's way like Wilson has been doing for Seattle.

No reason to think he can't fully recover. He appears to be a workout warrior. And with today's medical advances, I wouldn't be surprised to see him heal up quickly. He's still very young and should be able to heal fairly well. Look at AP.

Knee, elbow and shoulder injuries just aren't what they used to be as far as surgeries/recovery.

Besides Aaron Rodgers, RG3 scares the crap outta me. Not Calvin Johnson or Adrian Peterson, not any other player.

Yes he's that good. His passing accuracy is every bit as good as Rodgers.

I hope he is ok. I enjoyed watching him play this season & would like to see a lot more of him.

I watched part of yesterday's game and it seemed like Wilson took a few unnecessary shots that QBs shouldn't be taking.

@Aaron_Nagler: "Sources close to the Redskins camps say Robert Griffin III has torn his ACL and PCL"

Twitter traffic stating he'd be out 14-18 months.

F-in' ridiculous if that's true.

Yeah they said the same time-frame about AP too.

He'll be back during the 2013 season if not starting it

Well, it was this year or never for the redskins ...

AP had an ACL and MCL injury. I'm not sure if an MCL or a PCL is worse, same, not as bad?. This would be the second surgery for Griffin to the same knee in 4 years though. That has to have some effect on the recovery, right?

I know Adrian Peterson was awesome this year, but if I'm the Redskins I consider not letting RG3 see the field until training camp in 2014. Maybe the last couple of games in 2013 if he gets cleared, but given the injury history I wouldn't rush to get him ready for September.

Agree that RG III can still have a great career even if his speed is no longer there or somewhat compromised.

He just needs to be more like Aaron Rodgers, run it once in awhile to keep a defense honest, but no more designed runs or option reads for the QB. He's got accuracy, instincts, poise, a strong arm, and I'm sure he'll still be pretty fast. Maybe he won't have as many spectacular runs, but he still can be a great player.

Kirk Cousins actually impressed me this year more than I thought he would. He can keep the Redskins competitve until RGIII comes back.

RG3 to have more tests.

In other words, Shanahan is basically saying: "[Guys.. it's really bad.. and there's so much carnage in his knee that even the MRI machine can't figure it out.]"

If the initial speculation was MCL/PCL, and he had a previous ACL/LCL... could that mean that this is a MCL/PCL/ACL/LCL injury?

Not quite. PCL is really hard to diagnose as it's hidden behind the MCL and smaller. It's difficult to get a good read on it. I had a friend who tore it, and it was a bear to diagnose and then come back from. I am wondering if he really damaged the PCL from the first hit (watch the hyperextension) and that contributed to his tearing the ACL. Also, there may be a whole lotta other stuff going on as well.

This was being tweeted by DC-based folks soon after the game last night.

2 ligaments?

Well-done Coach.

As an ACL tearer (twice) you can only re-hab that bad-boy so many times.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoff...rtially-tore-acl-lcl

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Originally posted by fightphoe93:


Kirk Cousins actually impressed me this year more than I thought he would. He can keep the Redskins competitve until RGIII comes back.

And, that'll be the next thing out of Shanny's mouth "That's why we drafted Kirk"

If I'm Snyder, I'm taking Griffin's salary for 2013 out of Shanahan's paycheck.

You know, one thing that's getting lost in all of this.... I have to say that that was one of the most purely gutsy performances I've ever seen on a football field. You could also argue that it was one of the stupidest, but you can't deny the courage that took. He knew what he was doing. He knew what was happening. And there was not one ounce of quit in him.

That's one tough man. He's going to be a force to be reckoned with when he comes back from this.

He'll never be the same.

I smell lawsuit from someone somewhere ...

I smell lawsuit from someone somewhere ...[/QUOTE]

Turf manager......Coach......Team Doc......Danny Boy.....

I want to know what Don "Mr. Player Safety" Goodell is going to think about this one.

Everybody has to find somebody else to blame. Typical.

If it wasn't for some dumbass cop, I'd be a successful bank robber!

Such a talented player. What a shame