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[quote=sdskinsfan2001;915489]I can't wait to watch RGIII play, but can he please get rid of all that junk on his left arm? Its not stylish, it looks stupid! QB's wearing gloves for no reason is a pet peave of mine. I feel old right now![/quote]

Tom Brady agrees with you...

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no wait...

and Matt Stafford.

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crap...foiled again.


and Kurt Warner.

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crap...I'm bad at this.

Re: RGIII Named Starter
 

[quote=SBXVII;915519]I guess we are keeping 3 QB's on the active roster? or could people be reading too much into the comment 3 QB's on the roster? the PS is the roster also... right.[/quote]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say we're keeping 3 QBs on the active roster. 2 will dress on Sundays. I also say Crompton ends up back on the practice squad.

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[quote=artmonkforhallofamein07;915500]Who came out with pat? I can't remember what year he was drafted.[/quote]

Carr and Harrington were the other first rounders when Pat was selected

Re: RGIII Named Starter
 

[quote=SBXVII;915517]Um, WTF?



RG3 and ..... Crompton?[/quote]

They're not doing this to put Crompton as a first-teamer, they're doing it to give him 20% of the reps and setting up an equal 50/50 competition between Grossman and Cousins with the same personnel.

It wouldn't be a fair competition to give one of them 1st-team and the other 2nd-teamers to work with.

Crompton won't make the team...unless Rex implodes even more or gets some kind of jealous temper tantrum and runs himself out of town because he's being more of a distraction than mentor to the rookies.

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Should also be noted that it's 1st team offense vs. 2nd team defense, and 2nd team offense vs. 1st team defense

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Whens the last time a rookie QB with this much hoohaa has been named the starter so early in the season?
Anyone know?
And did it work out?

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Crompton is the clear starter. They're just giving Griffin reps so that his feelings don't get hurt. Crompton is such a stud that he needs no reps.

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[quote=Alvin Walton;915571]Whens the last time a rookie QB with this much hoohaa has been named the starter so early in the season?
Anyone know?
And did it work out?[/quote]

Pretty sure Cam Newton was named an early starter.

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[quote=Lotus;915572]Crompton is the clear starter. They're just giving Griffin reps so that his feelings don't get hurt. Crompton is such a stud that he needs no reps.[/quote]

I know you love the Crompton but you need to give a little more respect to Rex Grossman. Remember, that is the guy who beat out John friggin Beck for a starting job last season. He's shown an ability to win when faced with an underdog role.

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Shanny might say that he doesn't pay attention to the press & public reaction, and maybe he doesen't, but naming RGIII the starter so early seems in part designed to avoid any talk of qb controversy.

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You don't give up what the Skins did for him and not plug him in as the starter on day 1.

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[quote=Mattyk;915584]You don't give up what the Skins did for him and not plug him in as the starter on day 1.[/quote]

Exactly. RG3 starts day one, give him most of the reps and build the offense around him. So far, the Shanahan's are doing all the right things w/ RG3.

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[quote=artmonkforhallofamein07;915578]Pretty sure Cam Newton was named an early starter.[/quote]

He wasn't officially named starter until August actually. He was struggling in camp but lit up the defenses when the regular season started.

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Shanahan also said they will adjust the offense to suit RG3, and they're not going to toss the entire playbook at him, I know some were concerned about those things.

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[quote=Alvin Walton;915571]Whens the last time a rookie QB with this much hoohaa has been named the starter so early in the season?
Anyone know?
And did it work out?[/quote]

I don't know the last time, but Peyton Manning started all 16 games his rookie season so I assume there was some amount of hoopla there. I would say that worked out.

Eli didn't start his first game, neither did Roethlisberger