Cousins to start 2015 Season

[DYoungJelly]

Originally Posted by 30gut

You may have missed the post that sparked the current discussion but its this: The 5th year option is still an issue but outside of the money (which can be massaged) getting rid of Griff doesn't bring any gain on the football field.

So, yes the 5th year option is an issue.

But outside of that what is the benefit on the field of not having Griffin on the team, not on the field but on the team?

How does Griffin being gone make the team better?

Because he has repeatedly broken the only rule of press conferences. The "I", not "we", screwed up rule.

It's always "I screwed up." And "We played well". That is the damage he has done off the field over the past couple years.

He hasn't repaired it either, because he has never taken any responsibility for his poor play. Instead of tweeting Ezekiel 25:17, he could have tweeted that he called the wrong protection while Willie Smith was getting killed in the media the next day.

Please listen to Cooley's film breakdown on the Detroit game. RGIII did nothing to help his players on or off the field that game.

Gruden and even RGIII has talked about how he needs his guys and organization to support him to make him better. He theorized that type of support contributes to Rodgers and Brady's success. The fact that RGIII is saying this is laughable.

When is the last time another QB publicly calling out the guys around him for his poor play? (I'm sure it's happened before. I don't know of a specific incident but I can see Cam Newton doing this type of thing after he steals a RB's touchdown ball.)

On the field: the team is risking a huge cap hit next season in exchange for nothing short of terrible play. He hasn't demonstrated any improvement despite receiving Bradyesque support from the organization.

Off the field: he has been held to a completely different standard without demonstrating any justification since 2012. 52 guys on the roster are held accountable for their mistakes, and some are accountable for his apparently.

Makes for a poisonous locker room.

There is zero upside to keeping him around any length of time after he is medically cleared.