Redsk*ns ask refs how to protect RGIII

[HoosierCowboy]

Protect him? Don't play him at QB. Don't let him run. Don't play him at all. Otherwise, he's gonna get hit and hurt.

 

[FiveRings]

He only sells the fake for a millisecond now. He is not "fair game" if he throws his hands up after handing the ball off. Any defender that hits him at that point will be incurring a 15 yard penalty.

I don't understand why a QB wouldn't be fair game in any juncture of his game. Yeah these guys are paid a lot and mean a lot to their respective teams, but I don't know why the NFL has to bear the responsibility of this. A lot of premier pass rushers get paid a lot too, there's no roughing calls for them

 

[slaga]

I don't understand why a QB wouldn't be fair game in any juncture of his game. Yeah these guys are paid a lot and mean a lot to their respective teams, but I don't know why the NFL has to bear the responsibility of this. A lot of premier pass rushers get paid a lot too, there's no roughing calls for them

Because the owners run the NFL and they want to protect their investment.

 

[Califan007]

I don't understand why a QB wouldn't be fair game in any juncture of his game.

So if the QB does not have the ball he should still be fair game?...Or did I misunderstand you?

 

[FiveRings]

So if the QB does not have the ball he should still be fair game?...Or did I misunderstand you?

I just mean a QB should be as "fair game" as a receiver or a running back, at the end of the day they're all football players and none should get any special treatment.

 

[Jarv]

Exactly. I am not sure how you do not understand the logic.

Of course Seattle wanted a one legged RG3 to run, he was no longer effective. They didn't need to key on him, they could key on Morris and Griffin could no longer accurately throw the ball.

I am not sure how you are struggling to follow. You seem to actually grasp the concept that Seattle no longer needed to worry about the Griffin as a running threat after he was injured

Maybe he got injured because he runs the ball too much, I guess we'll see he long he holds up this year.

 

[slaga]

To date, he has gotten injured by taking unnecessary hits that could have been easily avoided by stepping out of bounds, sliding before the defensive player is committed to a hit or throwing the ball away. He's a smart kid and I think he will get it figured out. (Fingers crossed)