Protecting RG3's Great Expectations

[irish]

Its interesting because Shanny built up expectations like crazy early on, now that the season is close he seems to be trying to temper those expectations. Like all rookies, I think RGIII will exceed expectations is some areas and fall short in others but I do think Shanny is the right coach to help him manage/cope with those expectations.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by irish

Its interesting because Shanny built up expectations like crazy early on, now that the season is close he seems to be trying to temper those expectations. Like all rookies, I think RGIII will exceed expectations is some areas and fall short in others but I do think Shanny is the right coach to help him manage/cope with those expectations.

How so?

[mooby]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

How so?

Remember when he got here and was proclaiming we'd be a dynasty crushing the rest of the NFL beneath our mighty foot? And how we'd be so good they would just rename the Lombardi Trophy "The best team in the NFL not named the Redskins Trophy" because of our intimidating god-like status? Well? Where's our yearly ceremony at the White House dammit?! And now all of a sudden that we have a rookie qb he's talking about "multiyear plans" and "not piling massive expectations onto the shoulders of our rookie qb."

[irish]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

How so?

Lots of talk about how smart he is and how fast he's picking things up. That could make some people think he's going to play like a vet as a rookie. It was just post draft hype but I do think Shanny doesnt want to pile too much onto RGIII.