Gameday Thread: Browns vs. Redskins

[MTK]

It's on Griffin to adapt his game. I find it hard to believe the coaches aren't in his ear all the time about being smart when scrambling. Griffin needs to make it happen.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

It's on Griffin to adapt his game. I find it hard to believe the coaches aren't in his ear all the time about being smart when scrambling. Griffin needs to make it happen.

Precisely why I would fine him. Gruden has to find a new, vivid way to send the message.

I'd be fair and make it a rule for any QB. But I doubt Cousins or McCoy would rack up that fine.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Lotus

Precisely why I would fine him. Gruden has to find a new, vivid way to send the message.

I'd be fair and make it a rule for any QB. But I doubt Cousins or McCoy would rack up that fine.

Not sure how much they could fine him before the players union would step in and have an issue with it. Probably not enough to make a difference I would guess.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Not sure how much they could fine him before the players union would step in and have an issue with it. Probably not enough to make a difference I would guess.

You could be right. So bench him, take away his parking spot, do SOMETHING coach-like to send a new, untried, and urgent wake-up.

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by Lotus

You could be right. So bench him, take away his parking spot, do SOMETHING coach-like to send a new, untried, and urgent wake-up.

How about since it was a pre-season game. Jay just pulled him from that series or a play. Something tells me hitting Griffin's pride is more hurtful to him then hitting his wallet.

[NC_Skins]

In regards to Johnny D-bag, this didn't take long. Welcome to the AFC North.

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Originally Posted by Lotus

Precisely why I would fine him. Gruden has to find a new, vivid way to send the message.

I'd be fair and make it a rule for any QB. But I doubt Cousins or McCoy would rack up that fine.

That would be like fining a playing for fumbling or missing a block. That isn't going to fly unfortunately with the player or the NFLPA.

[donofriose]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

It's on Griffin to adapt his game. I find it hard to believe the coaches aren't in his ear all the time about being smart when scrambling. Griffin needs to make it happen.

I imagine they are but it is like Vick (even though Vick was known to be arrogant), if they see that one yard that they believe can make a difference they are going for it. I think it is almost impossible to get a player to stop being so reactive when they are so competitive.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by donofriose

I imagine they are but it is like Vick (even though Vick was known to be arrogant), if they see that one yard that they believe can make a difference they are going for it. I think it is almost impossible to get a player to stop being so reactive when they are so competitive.

Yeah I think at the end of they day this is just who he is and we'll have to live with it. Most of the time coaches have to find ways to coach up competitiveness, good luck trying to do it the other way around. As he becomes more comfortable in the pocket he'll take off less.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Yeah I think at the end of they day this is just who he is and we'll have to live with it. Most of the time coaches have to find ways to coach up competitiveness, good luck trying to do it the other way around. As he becomes more comfortable in the pocket he'll take off less.

That's a good point.

But we won't live with Griff playing this way, we'll die by it. He's got to change.

[MTK]

Given Jenkins' connections to Shanny I buy zero of what she was selling last year.

[tshile]

I don't blame you.

I don't think Shanahan was the awful coach most fans have turned him into though... I think there was quite a bit of blame to be shared by all, even our savior quarterback.

But we've all been down that road a bunch of times, so I guess it's not worth it anymore. We'll know eventually who was to blame for what; or better yet, none of us will care

[mredskins]

Next Sat. is the dress rehearsal for the Skins. Lets see how RGIII and company perform against the Ravens. That will probably give us the best indication of how this season will start.

[KI Skins Fan]

Griffin is way off base if he thinks that he can practice one way and then play a different way in games in regard to his scrambling. He has said and shown that he believes in repetitions of correct fundamentals as a passer. Why should repetitions of doing things the right way be any less valuable to him as a scrambler than it is to him as a passer?

[JoeRedskin]

All of this is going to spread through the league. He just told every NFL defender they can get under his skin ... and do so pretty easily. If he thought guys were giving him grief before, he just turned the volume up to 11.

Pittsburg, Baltimore? They are going to eat him alive and spit out his endorsements.

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[punch it in]

Ryan Clark also said he didnt care, nobody cares, its football. Something very similar to that. Trash talking has been around forever and its part of the game. I really dont think it rattled him - he was already playing like crap. The whole thing with him flipping off the Redskins bench is really blown out of proportion. What is going to rattle him is when he gets his ass planted in the turf- the same thing that rattles any other qb. It all boils down to skill set and ability and it is way to early to tell if he will have what it takes to make it in the league.