Redskins Roundtable: Who's to blame? Mike Shanahan or RG3?
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Wed, 9 Jan 2013|
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CSN Washington dot com. They were Charley casserly Shawn Springs and Brian Mitchell tonight so the doctors say and I guess that six to eight. Months of rehab that's the hopeful -- what do you what do you think player. Well I think it's it's become the norm for guys to -- shows him ahead of -- months -- when you look at Robert this is the second time within ACL and LCL problem we don't know what other type of games to be there it could be a little long. Anything these quarterbacks -- you guys have to be as mobile as Adrian Peterson's our quarterback who came back and sixteen months and how much and had 2009 season and this -- -- a lot of drawbacks I think you can come back pretty quick and Charley did Peterson's knee was -- that. Yeah -- interesting though and James Andrews comment about Peterson's knee went out of his way to say it was in pristine condition. Meaning he'd never seen one as clean as -- Okay and that will have something to do with his who would Roberts rehab here so well and it's a guess at this point. We have to see how it comes along but I don't believe compare this one to Peterson because I don't know the knee is the same conditions start when. Was Robert a sitting duck after the Ravens game to -- he couldn't -- obviously he. Couldn't throw he couldn't run in that at some point when you see a player that injured and all of us got good tough guys -- macho guys and we wanna standing game but. He could make it happen. Suddenly became a sitting duck until after the second touchdown pass. Do -- before the Ravens game was still able to move around -- never won a little bit probably glad he was there to move around well in a day loose the game to play. He was a sitting duck for about three courses Charlie so the blame game celebrities playing head coach or player. Who gets the wind -- it -- first of all it's not the player. Because a player doesn't put himself in the game. The player now I item that you guys probably did run on a feel sometimes I let you shouldn't OK but the head coaches the wanna make the decision who's in the game. So that's him in a player's gonna say he wants to play. But he is not free substitution now. Okay well we don't know here is what was set on the sideline between the doctor. And and Mike Shanahan we know what RG three said I I'm he's already said when you don't -- Be injured or hurt or whatever but I feel like and play. To me it's. Here here's a way I look at this thing okay. While we don't know what was said but we want by watching game tape okay television you can't tell anything from. And and I'll say this. He started the game not a 100% and I'm just watch and how was he thrown a ball he strolled off the front foot there's no push off the back foot. Okay very little. Like 9010 will say. If that he initially after the injury before the second touchdown players. Now it's all off the front foot it's all upper body but as the game went on he actually got his feet under him a little bit better to throw the ball. Okay then he did he got back to where was at the beginning of the game not clearly he couldn't run that well. All right so when I'll watch it on Wednesday would no pressure UT put cousins and game. Okay but I get what happens during the game you think maybe it's always the next play you know what maybe he'll make a play on the next play will win in. It -- Brady Roethlisberger Manning. Righteous they would have been pole there okay yeah that doesn't make it right that they wouldn't have been -- that I. And here's what's gonna happen is when he gets factored the style of play -- Robert every third suffered concussion against Atlanta Falcons here his his OC after the game about. Does the style plate change. If I wanted to -- thing and I had to call. A different game because if he got hit it's he's going to be -- then he should be client you know I mean if if he's cleared is clear he's okay. And that that's my assumption and I think Robert's pretty Smart guy and I don't think you do some super like Dan and act like he's not OK just to get back out there so I feel very confident that if Roberts playing on Sunday he's good to go and from a 100% healthy and call a normal game. Doesn't go fall back -- on the player himself and doesn't Robert to change his style they Robert is gonna have to change some before going out this is here he said to be a change -- gain -- calls in game. That he shouldn't be in their -- change who we called him the second half. He should have been in there but the Robert will have to change the way he plays it doesn't come down whether Karl calls what play -- not. How Rollins has learned to get down the 2000 was injured he was scrambling was not what the option play that includes on the next game we went down he wasn't touched. So when you look at this you're watching Johnny -- still plays just like well we're pretty laid back guy hits and now he doesn't take hits and gets out of well. He's put up learned that they get the mindset. I have to be so tough out of his mind. CSN Washington dot com.
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Beltway Baseball: Why Strasburg will be just fineCSN Washington dot com. Are welcomed the beltway baseball here on CSN Washington dot com on chase Hughes and mark Zuckerman. And mark we've been through a month and a few weeks or overly down here. And the nationals as a team having kinda inconsistent but one thing that is really travelling fans and people around league starting to notice is it consistency of Stephen Strasburg. The numbers aren't that far off from what we've seen but it anyone who's watched him over the last few years and tell maybe there's something something a little bit off he's having trouble finding the strike zone. What do you make of the situation and do you think it is that they concern yeah I mean the thing is like you said the numbers don't look. It that far off feeds the pitching. for big league pitcher but he set such a high bar for so we've come to expect so much. Patted him it just doesn't quite look like what you expected the biggest thing is fastball command. You know he's not. Throwing strikes getting ahead in the count. The way it did it was so amazing about him as a rookie when he came back originally from the Tommy John surgery was the fact that. He could be a power pitcher while still having excellent coming that deadly combination. Just not quite there yet. Curve balls still excellent still excellent. I think you're seeing signs of improvement I think he's getting there but he still working on to think that it's mechanical mostly. And they they seem to determine and it's not physical it's mormons and you can see it on the on the field he's the body language that. He's impatient he gets frustrates easily and this just a matter of him being such a perfectionist. He's not used to not being great. He's used to being great not just good right exactly and I think that's that next step and take if he's really gonna become an ace of the World Series contender. It's about hey it doesn't matter what happens behind him Doesn't matter what run support I the umpire and I'm gonna go out I'm gonna beat no matter We're seeing there and do that right now I think it's time for Strasburg if he really wants to become an elite. Top. The line pitcher. That's what he needs you now quickly another guy who's had trouble as you can also I think might be a little bit more of a concern is his command has been quite there. I think it's curve ball isn't quite as sharp as it was last year this is something that might he might work out the kinks out. But he has been pride stuff yeah I mean an more erratic certainly had some fantastic start and that's really troubling ones I think his last start Pittsburgh may have been a turning point for them. Got a huge jam in the first inning lead off home runs very first pitch then he loads the bases. Nobody out. Battle back and get out six straight after that I can almost see a little something clicked inside and minutes that. Maybe this you Ozzie admitted afterwards and younger version him would have melted there. Let it spiral out control. That might be assigned an comes back next time that made it a big turning point mark let's talk about the catching situation we're moving through May and so far Davey has. Rotated kind of alternated and depending on the edge depending on the he said that at some he's gonna have to make a decision we saw over the weekend go back to back with Ramos. At some point. Maybe you and you think we're gonna see him go with the primary catcher I think so maybe not a true number one in the and a guy you know catching you know once or twice a week and I think he does. Number one wanna play the hot hand whoever it is. I think he hopes its problems he understands that everyone understands. That Wilson Ramos has higher ceilings and Kurt Suzuki put the whole package together offensively defensively he can do more so I think you're gonna start to see that. It Suzuki gets hot they'll play obviously. I think the preference be for to ultimately take over. I went into the numbers last week how the pitching staff has done with Suzuki and For some reason everybody but you done way better with over the past few seasons in their career ERA is. Are better with him in their career marks I don't I don't know I can't tell you why that is but that's the case yeah and I the pictures all insist they'll have both guys I don't know if there even where it. Yzerman tops they had success with Suzuki and it's amazing stats that would certainly something overtime that you have to look him. Now as we're getting close to the middle of may what we take stock with the division first the Braves came out really hot out of the gate. It was it was really at the point were you thinking all right who's gonna slow him down or what's gonna slow them down they didn't seem to have a weakness whatsoever. The nationals. Meanwhile your 500. But as they're starting to get things going they're not that far behind it could be much worse at this point oh absolutely mean if the nationals. Figure that April was their worst month but that's as bad against them they're going to be all right because they hover around 500. And the rays came back to earth and what's it was gonna happen next maybe not. To this extent you're surprised by that we're gonna play 900 ball. All right I think it was twelve and when you start here to me what's interesting is all of a sudden they're closer Craig Kimbrel. Most dominant closer in baseball last year and the first month this year he's blown three saves in days yeah giving up home runs. That's. Staggered problem right there I mean who knows just a blip. Or something long term about but also without Johnny Panthers won their top. Setup men and PG beaches and come back and just came back Heyward been out for a while there. BJ Upton knocked off to a good start the play and they got a lot of weapons are they're going to be good. Long term but they may not be quite easily as we and BJ Upton has been really bad and having having gas was really early on but. he's not looking like the next Mike Capps at this point about one thing I think it's interesting as the two best guys I think in their offense have to look at the numbers today. They've been Justin Upton and Chris Johnson who of course were with the team much yeah exactly they talk on all the offseason moves it made it mentioned Johnson as much damage in the Upton Brothers that night do you think getting Freddie Freeman back to deal with me that isn't fantastic all around first baseman. The Braves are going to be fine long term this can make good race really do believe that. CSN Washington dot com.
