Today I got an alert from NFL Mobile -- RGIII is out for the season. In his words, "Coaches decided to shut me down for rest of season. Rex Grossman* will back up Kirk Cousins as quarterback." Talk about a bad day.
Remember when I was talking about the Sophomore Slump? Well, it would appear that Mr. Griffin is suffering from the mother of all sophomore slumps, wouldn't it?
There are people who would say the downward spiral all began during last season's playoffs, when he busted his knee, taking him out for the rest of the playoffs and dashing the hopes of Washington fans everywhere. Others would blame the problems on the coaches, and medical staff allowing him to come back too soon. Possibly it's just a curse for the horrible team name that came under fire early this year. We may never really know what caused it, but I would hazard a guess that the sophomore slump is a solid part of the problem.
But here's my question...no one has confirmed that this demotion isn't at least partially due to Washington's abysmal 3-10 record and RGIII's less-than-amazing play. The official reason is that he is being benched for his health. Does anyone else find it suspicious that he's being benched for his health at the END of the season as opposed to the BEGINNING? Why would a player need to be benched after he's spent the last 14 weeks cutting and running on a tender knee? Isn't that something that would need to be done -- the resting and the easing into routine, that is -- early on in the recovery process?
My next question is, will RGIII be able to recover from being benched? Let's remember what happened with Josh Freeman. Suddenly benched under suspicious circumstances, no official comment, and then BOOM traded to a different team. Ooooh wait, there's also Alex Smith. So, then again, perhaps RGIII will find himself in the playoffs with a new team. Bitterness and hate being the basis of that winning streak.
Washington definitely won't be making a repeat appearance in the post-season. But maybe this will prove an interesting off season.
*Yes, that Rex. Sexy Rexy rides again!
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