Russell Wilson, Andrew Luck, Matt Ryan, Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, Matt Stafford, they’ve all said it. Criticizing a rookie quarterback for saying “Practice is harder than the game” is like criticizing a rookie quarterback for saying “Wow man, that feels great,” after their first win.

Should we put Eli on blast for saying “I’m going to Disneyland!” after winning the Superbowl last year?

Where are all the people that were hyping up Shannahan for Coach of the Year?
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As I said before, Shanahan’s handling of Griffin’s knee situation, especially on Sunday, was more than questionable, will very likely remove him from consideration for this title, and Washington fans may be questioning his decision for years to come, however, there is a good case to make for Shanahan’s handling of Griffin prior to the Seattle game.

During any normal year, for any normal/not cellar-dwelling team Griffin might have been placed on IR after the hit he took from Ngata in the Baltimore game.

However, the Redskins have not made the playoffs for half a decade. Much like the Nationals overpaying for Jayson Werth, the Rockets signing Jeremy Lin and trading for James Harden, or the Capitals giving Ovechkin the largest contract in NHL history, sports franchises on the upswing have to prove they’re ready to be a winner and willing to stop being a perennial loser.

By making the playoffs; especially with a young, dynamic quarterback and face of the franchise in Robert Griffin; the Redskins have shown the NFL they’re ready to stop being a laughingstock, and legitimize themselves as a contender.

This means not only will they be a desirable destination for free agents at more reasonable prices, but will be more able to retain their own players, and maintain a solid core for years to come.

rams have 3 picks..thank god the browns didnt trade all those players
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The Redskins still have a franchise quarterback, something the Browns don’t have. Additionally, the Rams have two more first-round picks than than the Redskins: they spent the third on Trent Richardson, who was outplayed in every statistical category by sixth-round pick Alfred Morris. First round picks are great, but good drafting is more important, and there’s no price too high for a franchise quarterback.

Moreover, your argument presupposes that Griffin wouldn’t have hurt his knee in Cleveland, despite the fact that he undoubtedly would have been scrambling more.

When was the last time the Redskins won a playoff game?
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Remind me, who exactly did the Steelers face in this year’s playoffs?

Where are all the people that were hyping up Shannahan for Coach of the Year?
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Shanahan’s handling of Griffin’s knee situation, especially on Sunday was more than questionable, and will very likely remove him from consideration for this title. But let’s not forget that in the process of turning one of the NFL’s perennial joke teams into the winner of the NFC East, Shanahan:
1. Won the most competitive divisions in football under a rookie quarterback. (And I said “most competitive”, not “best”, unbunch your panties NFC North fans)
2. Modified his entire offense to fit Griffin’s skillset and maximize his production.
3. Turned a sixth round rookie into the second leading rusher in the NFL
4. Turned Pierre Garcon, one of the league’s most inconsistent receivers, into one of the league’s most consistent. Not to mention getting a very respectable year out of 35-year-old veteran Santana Moss, who many thought would be cut before the season started, including a tie for 12th place in the NFL in touchdowns.
5. Did all of the above while missing his top two receiving threats for more than half the year (Garcon and Davis), the entire right side (ie. the good side) of his defensive line/pass rush, both starting safeties, and a washed-up journeyman at RT (Polumbus).

While Washington fans may be questioning Shanahan’s thought process on Griffin and his knee for years to come; and John Fox and Arians/Pagano probably deserve the award more regardless, it’s kind of ridiculous to pretend that Shanahan didn’t coach a hell of a season in 2012.

I suspect when he gets to Florida they may be prepping him for surgery

I hope the crooks at the league headquarters are proud of themselves. For wanting Dan Snyder and the Redskins out of the title picture so badly by allowing all those late hits by cheating players, now the flagship player of the entire league and top merchandise mover is out of action.

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Is this guy for real? Dan Snyder is the one of let his team down with the field being in such bad shape that his most valuable player went down twice on non contact injuries and may have tore his ACL just like Hawks best pass rusher. Or wait, maybe it was a conspiracy by the lizard people that infiltrated the NFL.

Shanny did the thing he had to do. If the Doc says he must come out, he comes out. Doc didn’t say it, you, leave your starter in or you have chaos in the locker room for the next 5 years. If it’s the Super Bowl, maybe, but in this case, all things considered, we don’t bench the starter just yet…..

Time to refill my ‘scrip.