Worst Mistake of the Shanahan Era

[SouperMeister]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

Well since it was obvious Fletcher needed to be replaced since he's 50 hears old, perhaps we take Luke Kuechly. Not too hard of a pick. Then you go get your QB in the 2nd round. They had first round grades on Wilson and Cousins yet no one was taking either in the first, so go get one of them a round EARLY, rather than mortgage your future. Then take an olinemen this year, maybe Kyle Long and you have your pick next year. Sounds like GM 101 to me. But the Redskins do what they do best....overpay. Here's what it comes down to. Was RG3 miles better than Wilson, Foles or Cousins? No way.

If this team was a QB away from contending? Make the deal. But that simply was not the case.

Hindsight is 20-20. Before the Haloti Ngata hit, Griffin was the most unstoppable offensive force in the league, and you could argue that the Skins had underpaid. Even playing his final two starts on one leg, he is the ONLY player in league history to lead in BOTH yards per passing attempt AND yards per rushing attempt. He effectively masked a below average O-line, which has been exposed since Griffin still doesn't have his pre-Ngata explosion. Luck and Griffin had pre-draft grades that were miles ahead of Wilson, Foles, and Cousins. Griffin is still only 10 months removed from a knee reconstruction, and I believe has a higher upside than any of those three. Let's see what happens after a full year in the offseason program, and with a bolstered O-line after our return from cap hell. If you can't tell, I'm still bullish on Robert Griffin.