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Per ESPN, RGIII to be shutdown for the season (1 Viewer)
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tdhartis
Footballguy
Seems to indicate that there is an injury which we don't know about, or at least confirm the chatter that he hasn't fully healed and shouldn't be playing.
Braktastic
Footballguy
I hate to be that guy, but do we really need a separate thread for this? The first page of the Shark Pool is literally littered with RGIII threads.
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Kool-Aid Larry
Footballguy
tested positive for melanin
Braktastic
Footballguy
fantasycurse42
Footballguy Jr.
Rumor floating around that RG3 couldn't get Shanny a discount at Subway - This is where it started to head south.
G
General Tso
Guest
This ain't your father's NFL. Gone are the days on Ronnie Lott chopping off his finger, Brett Favre playing 300 consecutive games, or Jack Lambert playing with enough painkillers to kill a small horse. No, today you have Darren McFadden, Aaron Rodgers, and now RGIII - and people not playing because they might get hurt.
fatness
Footballguy
PatsWillWin
Footballguy
Do people really think that this is about RGIII being hurt, or not palying well, or anything other than Shanahan putting a ##### slap on the kid who he probably feels has been sabotaging him?
Banger
Footballguy
He hasn't been playing well and hasn't all year. Seems overwhelmed. Last year he seemed to do everything right and was a step ahead. This year he's doing everything wrong and is a step behind.
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KellysHeroes
Footballguy
came back too early and was getting killed, hes actually lucky the season ends like this and not w/ another horible injury.
PatsWillWin
Footballguy
ryno1980
Footballguy
Shanahan knows he is the franchise qb. Why let rg3 continue to struggle? In baseball, you send a flailing starting pitcher to the minors. In football, you bench your starting QB.
The guy needs to have a little confidence left to come back strong next year. Let him sit and watch, be humbled if he hasn't been already, then get an entire offseason of work. Seems like Shanahan is genuine in thinking it's the best move for the franchise to me.
The guy needs to have a little confidence left to come back strong next year. Let him sit and watch, be humbled if he hasn't been already, then get an entire offseason of work. Seems like Shanahan is genuine in thinking it's the best move for the franchise to me.
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fatness
Footballguy
It's also about Shanahan giving the finger to the owner. Shanahan wants out; he won't be in Washington next year. This is just his big exit drama, trying to make himself look like less than a failure.
Hastur
Footballguy
11 years later, and ESPN shuts RGIII down....again!
They say it is a cost cutting move, but will honor his contract....huh?
They say it is a cost cutting move, but will honor his contract....huh?
zamboni
Footballguy
Maybe it's common to honor contracts in the broadcasting business - not sure.
What stood out to me is that he's still only 34 years old - many starting QBs today are well north of that.
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
It’s a bummer. I’ve really enjoyed RGIII on the sidelines. I think he’s one of the more insightful sports analyst out there.
His response on X was pretty hilarious… He posted the gif from Friday with the dad on the toilet asking “how are you gonna get fired on your day off?”
JohnnyU
Footballguy
Why do you think he was fired?
Because he was interesting and fun to listen to?
JohnnyU
Footballguy
That doesn’t make sense. Has to be something he was doing wrong I would think.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
Why do you think they fired Ponder? Did he suck at the job?
Supposedly because she dared speak out about men in women's sports. It is ESPN, after all.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
Hell, I didn’t know who that was and that it was a female. I don’t watch ESPN any longer, except for an occasional game. Never for anything else.
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Deamon
Footballguy
Have you not seen the croissant picture?
Grahamburn
Footballguy
It’s a type of French pastry. Flaky and delicious.
Deamon
Footballguy
Deamon
Footballguy
it was a joke.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
Edit Looked for myself why he got fired. Sorry if already posted.
ESPN has reportedly fired analyst Robert Griffin III (RGIII) just days after he publicly defended the Seminoles, who faced criticism for expressing their feelings about being left out of the 2023 College Football Playoff, according to Andrew Marchand of The Athletic.
“Anyone who is throwing shade at or trying to take cheap shots at Florida State for being left out of the College Football Playoff last year must be out of touch with reality. FSU wasn’t a team that was kept out because they lost a game down the stretch," Griffin wrote on Twitter. "They are a team that were kept out because their starting quarterback fractured his ankle. THAT’S NOT SOMETHING TO MAKE LIGHT OF,”
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The report states that his "stock had fallen," which makes you wonder if his outcries about the unfairness of the playoff selection process weighed in on the decision. Griffin was let go with two years remaining on his contract although ESPN still intends to honor his seven-figure salary.
RGIII’s wife, Grete Griffin, ran track and field at Florida State and graduated from the university. He has been a staunch supporter of the Seminoles, but it appears that the controversy surrounding the CFP has ruffled feathers within the broadcast company.
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BroncoFreak_2K3
sucker for Orange
BSPN strikes again
Desert_Power
Footballguy
He was awful. Good move from ESPN.
I didn't like him at all.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
I remember watching the first ever Sportscenter back in 1979. I was 20. Used to not miss very often. Sure has gone to crap. Shows what woke will do to your popularity. I quit watching ESPN years ago.
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
They started going downhill way before woke was a thing. Their non-game programming has been pretty unwatchable since the late 90s or early 00s.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
I used to like Roy Firestone. He seemed to disappear off the map. Pardon the Interruption wasn’t bad at one time. You know it’s bad when they hang their hat on Stephen A Smith yelling and screaming at you. Seen a few of his YouTube videos. Talk about a guy who has an inflated view of himself. He’s hard to listen to.
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Amen.
A lot of other issues and overall changing landscape to get peoples attention with so many other options.
Blaming it on being woke just shows what political party you are allowing to brainwash your thinking.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
No brainwashing, just fact. You have to know that their agenda hasn’t helped their viewership and bringing “P” into a sports channel was never a good idea. . They simply aren’t watched as much anymore. Yes, more than just wokeness, I agree. It’s a collection of several things.
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No, it's not a fact.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
Ok, I won’t argue about it. It’s a no win for everyone involved.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Yep. And it's a quick way to get this thread shut down.
Also, I think we already have a "ESPN sucks and nobody watches it anymore" thread.
RenegadeRoy
Footballguy
Lotta old men yelling at clouds in this thread.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
I agree. Best not go any further with that. It strikes too many nerves. Sorry I mentioned the “W” word.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
We like our sports to be sports
RenegadeRoy
Footballguy
Okay?
