2014 Point & Laugh At The taterskins Thread

[Don Ho]

Maybe he can trade for Colt McCoy action figures.

Lol

[paco]

Washtington is going to draft a QB. Probably another Heath Shuler.

Bravo

[paco]

Report: Jay Gruden is done with Robert Griffin III
 

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24865895

By Josh Katzowitz | NFL Writer

December 4, 2014 12:40 pm ET

If you wondered just how bad the relationship between taterskins coach Jay Gruden and now-backup quarterback Robert Griffin III is, the Washington Post's Jason Reid reveals that it's basically broken. And probably unfixable.

In his story, Reid writes that Gruden is done with Griffin and wants him off the team. It's unclear if owner Daniel Snyder and general manager Bruce Allen agree with Gruden and will back him, but it also seems clear that Griffin's tenure with the team is shaky at best.

Writes Reid:

Through three preseason games and five starts in the regular season, Gruden has seen enough to realize that Griffin is at best a long-term project as a pocket passer. Griffin was too deliberate reading defenses, displayed poor footwork and an alarming lack of pocket presence for a signal-caller in his third NFL season.

Also, Gruden's assessment goes deeper than Griffin's play. He has major concerns about Griffin's decision making off the field, which has come to light through conversations with team officials at taterskins Park.

To Gruden, Griffin seemed more concerned about enhancing his brand than about honing his pocket skills. Often, Gruden rolled his eyes after being informed about the life lessons the 24-year-old offered on social media. Gruden became frustrated that Griffin, even after Gruden benched him, failed to acknowledge his role in his failure.


While former coach Mike Shanahan's future was leveraged to Griffin's success, that doesn't seem to be the case with Gruden. And if Snyder would keep Griffin on the team and discard Gruden in the process, that's probably something Gruden would want to know immediately. Which is probably why this feels like a necessary power move for the first-year coach.

"Considering Gruden's firm stance, though, trading Griffin is the logical option," Reid writes. "And if Snyder and Allen drag their feet or tell Gruden he must give Griffin one more chance, then Gruden may have to come up with an exit strategy even faster than Mike Shanahan did."

So, it seems that the taterskins options are one of the following:

1) Get rid of Griffin and almost certainly lose in the process, because there's little chance they could recoup enough for the loss of Griffin to make the team's original pursuit of him (trading much of its future in order to draft him No. 2 overall) worth it.

2) Keep Griffin and possibly get rid of Gruden. That's not a palatable option, because it again would set the taterskins back as they try to turn around the franchise. For one, it's unlikely a high-profile coach would want to wade into the Washington mess. And for two, the divisive Griffin still would be on the team.

Neither way is a winning strategy, but to me, No. 1 seems like the best option. For the team and perhaps even for Griffin, who should get the opportunity to resurrect his career elsewhere.

[Rome]

He'd be a perfect fit in Denver.  Seriously... learn from Peyton Manning for a year or two, get healthy, then take the reigns after Manning leaves.

[Diomedes]

He's a perfect fit for Navy.

[MDS]

hes a bigger bitch than the king of bitches, donovan the bedwetter mcnabb

rgme isnt going anywhere to be the backup

[Rome]

Pretty sure he doesn't have a choice if he gets traded.  If he gets cut who knows where he'll end up because his reputation is so tarnished at this point, I doubt anyone will just hand him a starter's job.  The best he can hope for is to get traded to a contender looking for insurance with a strong front office and a quarterback guru to help him actually learn how to be a pro QB.

[MDS]

hes not getting traded

wash pro team doesnt want him and will cut him...why are you giving up a 3rd or something for him when you can sign him for a few nickles and keep the pick

[Diomedes]

No one will pick up his contract.  He'll be cut.

[Rome]

He'll be on the last year of his rookie deal in 2015.

[paco]

He's a perfect fit for Old Navy.

[PhillyPhreak54]

And Schefter tweeted he believes Griffin will be the starter again this yr

Gotta be for a trade showcase

[ice grillin you]

more likely lil danni wants him back in....he was saying this week how befuddled he is over his ineptitude...and id want to see him in every possible play there is before I gave up on him after giving up all the picks....I honestly don't understand how he doesn't play every single play hes healthy enough to do so this year

same goes for geno

[shorebird]

I don't know if this situation is so much all RGIII as it was the taterskins screwing him up. I know he's a me first guy and all that, but the taterskins pretty much ruined him regardless. Shanahan left him in too long when he first got hurt. It was said he listened to the player instead of going with what he knew should of been done and taken him out. Then, after his surgery they rushed him back, starting him after he hadn't played in the preseason. That pretty much did him in.

No one knows for shore but I think he might have been a decent qb on another team that would have handled him in the right way.

[PhillyPhreak54]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-sports-bog/wp/2014/12/05/rgiiis-rise-and-fall-as-told-through-vanity-license-plates/?fff