Take Joe Out!

**Raveninwoodlawn** · 12-29-2013, 03:33 PM

Originally Posted by AlbionHero

Plus, taking him out in a must win would make him upset with the organization and that could cause far more issues then any potential injury problems in the long run.

Sometimes coaches and doctors have to protect players from themselves. Shanahan left RGIII in that playoff game last year because he said he wanted to play. How'd that work out for him and the franchise?

Frankly, I don't care if Joe is upset...he should be. But it's clear it would be because of play, but injury.

What is he going to do? Demand a trade because we don't want him out there with a bad MCL?

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**goldenraven54** · 12-29-2013, 03:34 PM

What worries me is not that it could potentially be career-ending, because I don't expect any injury to be that bad. But a serious injury to his leg might downgrade his play permanently. We don't want that to happen. I'd let Taylor play anyway. This offense was below-average at best during the first half. It's a "why not" situation imho.

**HoustonRaven** · 12-29-2013, 03:35 PM

Originally Posted by AlbionHero

Its not in jeopardy at all. He's a little hobbled, but nothing that guys like Roethlisberger has never played through. Just because hes a little bit nicked up doesn't mean we need to take him out in a must win game.

Either you don't remember the progression of RG3's injury or you're choosing to ignore it. He got his knee tore up because he had a nagging knee injury, played on it in a weakened condition and then got it blown out.

As a result, the Redskins had a banged up QB for the entire 2013 season.

**jjmccraven** · 12-29-2013, 03:35 PM

What and replace him with that Joke Tyrod?? Oh by the way, we need a backup OB too in the off-season.

**AlbionHero** · 12-29-2013, 03:35 PM

Originally Posted by Raveninwoodlawn

Sometimes coaches and doctors have to protect players from themselves. Shanahan left RGIII in that playoff game last year because he said he wanted to play. How'd that work out for him and the franchise?

Frankly, I don't care if Joe is upset...he should be. But it's clear it would be because of play, but injury.

What is he going to do? Demand a trade because we don't want him out there with a bad MCL?

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A minor knee injury and tearing ligaments are different things. If he is taken out, all we'll hear the entire offseason is "Ravens don't trust their 120 million dollar QB, Flacco is upset, Ravens are a mess, etc".

**steelerhater** · 12-29-2013, 03:35 PM

Originally Posted by Ravenswintitle

He isn't even being looked at. Think Pitt would pull their QB?

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Pitt doesn't have the piece of shit line that we do. Joe is getting killed back there.

**ERey** · 12-29-2013, 03:36 PM

Originally Posted by GOTA

How many torn ligaments is Joe playing with?

Yet...

**edtude** · 12-29-2013, 03:36 PM

My question would be who on the starting Oline today besides Yanda is in a Ravens uni next season? Oher is definiitely gone. Shipley was a wasted trade. Gradkowski I am just not sure if I have seen enough improvement and quite honestly I am really not sure about Monroe. Flacco is going to take a lot of heat for this season and my god it is a miracle he can still walk.

**HoustonRaven** · 12-29-2013, 03:36 PM

Originally Posted by AlbionHero

A minor knee injury and tearing ligaments are different things. If he is taken out, all we'll hear the entire offseason is "Ravens don't trust their 120 million dollar QB, Flacco is upset, Ravens are a mess, etc".

A minor knee injury led to the tearing of the ligaments. That's the point.

**AlbionHero** · 12-29-2013, 03:38 PM

I'd take him out if we go down by like 20 points in the 2nd half. But as long as the game is still winnable, you gotta keep your franchise QB in.

**GOTA** · 12-29-2013, 03:38 PM

Originally Posted by HoustonRaven

Either you don't remember the progression of RG3's injury or you're choosing to ignore it. He got his knee tore up because he had a nagging knee injury, played on it in a weakened condition and then got it blown out.

As a result, the Redskins had a banged up QB for the entire 2013 season.

So any time a player has a knee injury no matter how minor he should be benched? If there was a a case where Joe should have been pulled it was in the Lions game when it first happened and it was at it's worst.