He tore up the league in a gimmick offense. It was never sustainable.
If his career is a flop, it's because he doesn't have the mental ability to be an NFL QB. QB's don't need to be athletic like he is. Take away his athleticism and he still has a cannon of an arm. He should be able to succeed...
Okay I went back to check, and he never clearly stated it, but he heavily implied it.
"Luck was not a special passer based on film study."
"Overall, Luck was not asked to make many tough throws at the intermediate and deeper levels. I did not see those. I will not say he can’t make them, but...
This is what I've been saying this since pre-season. RG3 will be better suited in a different system anyways; the Gruden hire always baffled me. Not that I think Griffin has it upstairs to be a great QB anyhow. I think he's a less explosive Mike Vick.
I really hope saying that doesn't bite me...
I think it's time to fantasy dump Emmanual Sanders. Plays Seattle this week and Welker could be back. Plus, as Rotowire says, "he's allergic" to the redzone.
Yeah these injuries are nuts, horrible for the guys, and for our fantasy teams lol.
I have Moreno, Ellington, and DeSean hurt. At least Ellington played.
Knowshon hurts though. He was my late round steal flex play that gave me the edge over everyone else's crappy flex player.
The referees have better, more important things to be paying attention to than where the head coach is standing behind them.
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And in the referees mind wouldn't it be possible that after he saw where Ryan was, he walked to the left a bit? Like really, this is a stupid debate lol.
He had a great year. But we all knew what they were doing offensively was a gimmick. He has not improved as a passer since then, and due to the gimmick being figured out, he now has been playing poorly. It was a short term success offense, that was going to be sustained, and he hasn't adapted.
If they didn't take Griffin they would have taken Cousins in the 2nd or 3rd. They had said he was the #3 QB on their board (after Luck and Griffin). So they could have taken Cousins where you had them taking Osweiler, or another skill position guy, and waiting until the 3rd if they wanted for...
Regardless, if Cousins works out, I'm sure the Redskins would be a lot better with 3 more first rounders on that team.
Like the Bengals, 9ers, and Seahawks have proven, build your team first, and you hope you are good at scouting QB's that others overlook lol.
It isn't even the fact he has been hurt. It's the fact he's been mentally incapable of improving in the areas he needs to, and hasn't shown that he can. If you want a (post-ACL) less mobile Mike Vick as your QB, go ahead.
That's why I said "keeps playing like this", as in, if Griffin is out for a long time.
It's not what Jacksonville is doing anyways, stats, or anything. It's the way he's commanding the offense and playing a fantastic mental game with the D. Griffin has never showed this. They'd be stupid to go...