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[OnceWeWereKings]

So I feel the need to address the elephant in the room...griffin is now stating to the media he thinks he's the best qb in the nfl. I get what he says about competing.....but these are the types of comments he needs to not be saying to the media. Egh. Double Egh.

[JoeRedskin]

got a link? Not that I doubt it, I just would like to see the context. Many times, he words sound one way when quoted out of context, but when seen in the light of the entire conversation take on a slightly different meaning then being attributed.

He's a young, confident guy who has worked very hard to be where he is and has had success everywhere he went ... until 2013. While he's young and cocky, he's also a generally good guy. I think he often just doesn't realize how his words sound to others.

Not gonna crucify him for that. God knows at 25, I said some really stupid stuff that I meant one way but sounded completely different to everyone else ... and I wasn't rich, famous, and having my every pubic statement scrutinized.

[JoeRedskin]

Okay, so here's the quote:

"I feel like I'm the best quarterback in the league, and I have to go out and show that," he told the station. "Any athlete at any level, if they concede to someone else, they're not a top competitor, they're not trying to be the best that they can be.

"There's guys in this league that have done way more than me. But I still view myself as the best because that's what I work toward every single day."

Robert Griffin III of Washington Redskins feels like he is best quarterback in NFL - ESPN

He's simply saying "I believe I have the ability to be the best, but, if I want anyone else to believe that I have to work like the best every day." Tomorrow, even though he is in no way saying he is the objectively best QB in the league, I bet there will be some headline somewhere "RGII thinks he's better than Manning, Brady & Rogers" or some such nonsense.

Again, he almost said it perfectly fine: "I believe I have the ability to be the best, but I am not now. I want to be the best so I will hard towards that every single day, b/c if you don't aspire to be the best and work harder than those who ARE the best, you can never be anything but something less than the best."

[MTK]

Not a big deal, but the people that hang on his every word will of course go crazy.

[DYoungJelly]

Cooley just laid out an offer the team can't refuse on the radio. Have to wait for the audio vault to link.

He is basically willing to waive every right as a vested player including injury pay, and play for the league minimum, and host TE develpmental meetings at his home.

What is the down side?

[calia]

Originally Posted by DYoungJelly

Cooley just laid out an offer the team can't refuse on the radio. Have to wait for the audio vault to link.

He is basically willing to waive every right as a vested player including injury pay, and play for the league minimum, and host TE develpmental meetings at his home.

What is the down side?

I have to say, a part of me is tempted by this. I loved Cooley as a player. Problem was, by the end he was slower than molasses. I just cannot imagine he'd be able to make any contributions beyond that of veteran leadership and some coaching (which means, get into coaching, dude). Regardless, I think if he offered to pay the Redskins for the chance to play (and he might), Scot isn't going there.

[SolidSnake84]

Originally Posted by DYoungJelly

Cooley just laid out an offer the team can't refuse on the radio. Have to wait for the audio vault to link.

He is basically willing to waive every right as a vested player including injury pay, and play for the league minimum, and host TE develpmental meetings at his home.

What is the down side?

I wonder the same thing. I know Cooley isn't going to be top 10 - maybe not even top 20 - but i think he could still be a contributor to this team.

He comes at no risk, and now that he wants to waive basically all of his rights just to play - it seems like they'd be able to find something he could do.

I'm baffled they at least didn't work Cooley out.....

[DYoungJelly]

Originally Posted by SolidSnake84

I wonder the same thing. I know Cooley isn't going to be top 10 - maybe not even top 20 - but i think he could still be a contributor to this team.

He comes at no risk, and now that he wants to waive basically all of his rights just to play - it seems like they'd be able to find something he could do.

I'm baffled they at least didn't work Cooley out.....

I got carried away with excitement there.

I'm wondering how waiving negotiated rights in a union shop would work under the CBA. I'm not sure, off the cuff, if he could.

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by DYoungJelly

Cooley just laid out an offer the team can't refuse on the radio. Have to wait for the audio vault to link.

He is basically willing to waive every right as a vested player including injury pay, and play for the league minimum, and host TE develpmental meetings at his home.

What is the down side?

wasting a roster spot on a guy that can't help you and has no future with your team (on the field).

[rocnrik]

Whew…I don't know about you guys but I feel a lot better about this team when I heard we had the best QB in the league…serious?? Do you think for one minute that Aaron Rogers,Brady,Wilson,Luck,Manning would ever say anything like that..This is what kills me about RGIII ..he needs to stop talking period and let his play speak for him!! heck The jury is still out about if he is the best QB on the team..I know you guys will say he really did not mean it that way..well of course he did or why would he even go there..all it does is add more pressure on him as well as other teams going after him..how many players around the league are laughing at him behind closed doors..I will be glad when the Redskins move on from the RGIII mess..I say KC is the starter by 5th game of season if not before.

[MTK]

Washington Redskins upbeat about quarterback Robert Griffin III - Washington Redskins Blog - ESPN

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Washington Redskins upbeat about quarterback Robert Griffin III - Washington Redskins Blog - ESPN

To me all these positive things about how the Redskins feel about how he's coming along is just propaganda by the Redskins. It's obvious they're doing their best to keep everything positive about him. To me it's just more coddling from management.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

To me all these positive things about how the Redskins feel about how he's coming along is just propaganda by the Redskins. It's obvious they're doing their best to keep everything positive about him. To me it's just more coddling from management.

Ok Jason Reid.

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[MTK]

He's 33 years old folks, his knees were shot when he was still playing. Time to move on. If he still had something left there's 31 other teams that he could be playing for.

[Meks]

I'm not opposed to at least giving the guy a workout to see what hes got but I agree its sadly a long shot he still has what it takes.
As for Rg3 ... Oh well I'm used to him speaking too much and saying crazy shit so, oh well w.ever I don't care.