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After RGIII’s injury, it’s fair to ask: What was Jay Gruden thinking?
Detroit end Corey Wootton’s hit was merely the final, devastating tackle of a frightful preseason outing for Griffin. When Wootton dove and landed on Griffin as both men scrambled to cover a fumble, it seemed as merciful as it was painful. Finally, the torture could end. Coach Jay Gruden had put his starting quarterback in a perilous position, letting Griffin continue to play behind an inferior offensive line with overmatched backup left tackle Willie Smith protecting his blind side, plowing ahead stubbornly, foolishly, dangerously with a preseason game plan that should have been shredded in favor of preservation.
It was quarterback abuse at its ugliest. Griffin dropped back to pass eight times, and he was hit on six of those attempts, including three sacks. He had one pass batted down, the result of Detroit linebacker Tahir Whitehead overpowering Smith. He got off one clean pass in four offensive series. Griffin took blows that made for gruesome instant videos posted on social media. Nevertheless, Gruden kept putting Griffin back in the game, a reckless series of decisions akin to a seaman who declares he fears no storm.
The ship sank: After the Redskins’ 21-17 victory, Gruden said the oft-injured Griffin suffered a concussion. He also was initially thought to have a stinger injury to his right shoulder, the one he uses to throw.
And the captain went down with the ship: While you should understand Gruden’s desire to get Griffin as much preseason work as possible, the coach was irresponsible and negligent. After two series, it was clear that, with star left tackle Trent Williams not playing, the offensive line was in an atrocious state, so bad that it would be impossible to evaluate the quarterback’s play. After three series, it was clear that Gruden should bow at the feet of the football gods for Griffin being able to walk off the field. Still, Gruden opted to send out his starting quarterback for a fourth series.
“We felt confident in our tackle and our offensive line to try and get something going there with the fourth drive,” Gruden said. “Unfortunately, it didn’t happen.”
What a freaking Sark quote that is out of Gruden.
Anyway, RGshithead deserved all those hits because his sorry ass can't deliver a ball from the top of his drop. Drop back, wait, survey, hop, scramble, get destroyed. Gruden knows the only way to get the best QB on the roster (either McCoy or Cousins) to play is to completely prove that the one the QB the owner likes is absolutely terrible.
Fuck you Brewer. Oh and this one:
Griffin showed impressive toughness, standing in the pocket and attempting to throw accurate passes under siege. He didn’t display any skittish behavior. He rose from every hit, except the last one, without any noticeable signs of complaint. Though Gruden wants to watch the game film before declaring whether Griffin could have avoided any of those hits, he soon will realize there wasn’t much his quarterback could prove on this night, because the conditions weren’t even manageable when the starters were in the game.
By midseason he's gonna be clamoring to hire Ty Willingham. Good God. It's not the QB's fault AT ALL despite the fact that he can't read defenses and can't throw a touch pass and his teammates can't stand him.
Flagged for watching meaningless football, but I was at a bar. And hate-watching those turds is fun.
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