Dragonborn10 Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Everything I have read said Cousins was better than RG3 all camp. But no way he could have benched him without an injury. If Cousins looks good it will be the end of RG3 in Washington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 The trick is for Cousins to look good when he's the starter and not a backup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Doug Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 If Cousins has another game or 2 like he did today, I doubt RGIII regains the starter role when healthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDH Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 I'm pretty confident that no head coach is happy when their starter goes down. Even if the backup plays well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 And remember Gruden wanted Dalton over Kaepernick. Cousins is a better fit for his system. I think he will be quietly satisfied to have the chance to give Cousins a run at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Everything I have read said Cousins was better than RG3 all camp. But no way he could have benched him without an injury. If Cousins looks good it will be the end of RG3 in Washington. Maybe Can't believe how much he has regressed, he was the man his rookie year now he is just a shell of himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonborn10 Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 Maybe Can't believe how much he has regressed, he was the man his rookie year now he is just a shell of himself. Half of his passes his rookie year were bubble screens and real screen plays. As much as I can't stand Shanahan - he and his son may have hidden his mediocre talent as long as they could Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 I've like Cousins all along. I may be wrong. But he always seems to step up when called on. Remember he is a young QB who gets limited reps in practice. It will take time for him to completely develop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Half of his passes his rookie year were bubble screens and real screen plays. As much as I can't stand Shanahan - he and his son may have hidden his mediocre talent as long as they could I think he has great talent but maybe can't read defense. I've seen very few of his games in the pros, why do you think he is playing poorly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 I've like Cousins all along. I may be wrong. But he always seems to step up when called on. Remember he is a young QB who gets limited reps in practice. It will take time for him to completely develop. Limited reps is also limited film on him or how the playbook would look with him... Will he progress faster than d coordinators is the real question. Odds are no. But possible. Everything I have read said Cousins was better than RG3 all camp. But no way he could have benched him without an injury. If Cousins looks good it will be the end of RG3 in Washington. Yea, he's not happy his qb is hurt. Embarassing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juno999 Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 If Cousins can put some good starts together, Griffin is pretty much done. Griffin got hurt on a non contact play of all things. Wasn't looking all that good and now he is out indefinitely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffOrange Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I sorta like him too but from what I saw of this game on Redzone (and they showed more of it than I would've liked) he didn't look that good. The TDs were gimmes that Matt Cassell could've hit & he made a lot of bad throws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I sorta like him too but from what I saw of this game on Redzone (and they showed more of it than I would've liked) he didn't look that good. The TDs were gimmes that Matt Cassell could've hit & he made a lot of bad throws. TDs that are gimmies?? Gimme some of those!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I sorta like him too but from what I saw of this game on Redzone (and they showed more of it than I would've liked) he didn't look that good. The TDs were gimmes that Matt Cassell could've hit & he made a lot of bad throws. He went 22 of 33. How many is "a lot" of bad passes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I think he has great talent but maybe can't read defense. I've seen very few of his games in the pros, why do you think he is playing poorly? You would be correct. On Week 1 gameday morning Kurt Warner did a really good analysis piece on RGIII's problems. He isn't looking at the correct defender or if he is, he isn't understanding what he sees. He showed a series of snaps from last season and a couple from the pre-season where RGIII drops back and Warner was saying "ok with these route patterns the key for the QB in deciding where to go with the ball is the safety. If he cheats to the middle of the field to double cover the slot you know the ball has to go to the corner's outside" and other examples where the key defender was a linebacker or a corner etc.... and RGIII picked the wrong option every time. When I watch Warner do his anlaysis and I think back to how he could come in having never played in the NFL and lead a team to the Superbowl in year 1 you understand why. If there was ever a QB who understood what he was seeing from a defense it was Kurt Warner. RGIII will not improve until he can read, from the pocket, what defenses are giving him. The first year he made a lot of throws to wide open guys after plays had broken down a bit. That is not a template for long term success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Did Jay Gruden prefer Kirk Cousins to RG3 all along? Back in August, before Robert Griffin III's season started -- and perhaps ended, though reports indicate Monday optimism for his recovery from a dislocated ankle -- there was open speculation as to whether Kirk Cousins might be better suited for Jay Gruden's offense. Apparently, Gruden believed that. Mike Wise of the Washington Post reported as much Sunday night after Cousins replaced an injured Griffin and led the Redskins to an emphatic 41-10 pounding of the Jaguars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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