Morning Wrap: Washington Analyst Brian Mitchell; "This Team Has Sucked for the Last Few Years"

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Give credit to former Washington football star and current CSN Washington football analyst Brian Mitchell. He did not hold back Sunday night when trying to describe the team after their loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27-7.

Among the gems used to describe the performance...and the team over the past several years:

"This team has sucked over the last few years and as a former player I'm embarrassed to watch this junk over and over again"

"Embarrasing. This is atrocious. It's despicable. It's pathetic. I think it's asinine."

He also went on to say that it doesn't start and stop with the poor play of franchise QB Robert Griffin III. Adding that everyone on the squad bore some responsibility.

Mitchell was amazed the team somehow managed to put up a crappy performance coming off a bye and playing what was widely considered the worst team in the league.

Well said Brian Mitchell, well said.

Your rant from CSNWashington.com:

MIke Shanahan vs. The World: Wednesday's Edition

This too funny not to post or laugh about.

Pity the poor Washington Redskins....or more specifically embattled Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan.

Shanahan has taken a ton of heat this season. From the teams 3-10 current record to his decision in last years playoffs to let QB Robert Griffin III play while hurt and summarily rushing Griffin back to play this season and the anxiety of his notoriously impulsive team owner Dan Snyder, it's coming from all sides.

Oh, did we mention the national media?

Today's adventure comes on the heels of him announcing that Griffin will sit out the rest of the season and backup Kirk Cousins will be the starter for the last 3 games.

Already many don't understand the move--Is Shanahan trying to get fired? Is he trying to protect Griffin from his horrible line, and himself? Does he think Cousins is better? Has he lost his mind?

All of those question and more have popped up on Twitter and other places.

On to today's presser--

Wednesday is traditionally "Open Lockerroom" day in the NFL and with that, the coaches do their weekly preview interviews for the upcoming game.

Which in the case of Washington, is a battle with equally disappointing Atlanta (3-10)....

But today's highlight was Shanahan--who provided some serious gems:

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"I don't talk to anybody off the record"---Uh, yeah

"Dan (Snyder) could care less about the other positions"---Interpret that as you will

"I don't know {if I'll be back next year} until I sit down with Dan. We'll find out what I think, I'll give him my opinions and he'll give me his opinions. Maybe we'll just hit it off and I'll get that 12-15 year contract. Maybe 3 years"---Uh, okay...

"I'm trying to be as honest as I can and I don't normally do that"--So what are you saying here?

Comedy gold Jerry, comedy gold.

A full story on today's adventures from CSN Washington RIGHT HERE

Video to come later--

Now is later, your video Courtesy of CSN Washington:

Shanahan Daring Washington To Fire Him, Now...

Or, if we paid attention to grammar...

"Shanahan daring Washington to fire him now..."

The football team has now heard, through their head coach's press conference, that he may sit his starting QB for the remainder of the season...

Drawing some raised eyebrows and cocked heads...

So, for the rest of the year RGIII-10 may be sitting while Daniel Snyder mulls over the idea that he may need a new coach- among other things...

Like a 100-percent healthy quarterback... or having Kirk Cousins battle Robert Griffin III for the starting spot in next season's training camp in front of a new coach...

But, there was discussion that Shanahan was so frustrated by the chumminess of the owner and the highly-paid QB that he had packed up his desk last season and was already ready to go...

He answered that question today by not answering it...
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And the clock continues to tick on he and his son's career in DC...

DEVELOPING: RG III To Pensacola To See Andrews

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And that is never a good sign those three words...

"Doctor James Andrews"

Redskins QB Robert Griffin III is heading down to Pensacola, Florida for further evaluation on his injured (and re-injured) right knee from yesterday's loss to the Seattle Seahawks...

Here's Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan defending yesterday's decisions...


“Right now, I really don’t know,” Shanahan said in the post-mortem press conference. “Everything right now is total speculation. …There is a concern.”

Here was the last straw yesterday...
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The HQ is thinking a re-blowing out of the knee and, at least, six months of rehab.

Life Without RG3 Is Fine At Baylor. Bears Crush Mustangs In 2012 Season Opener

The post RG3 began Sunday night with the Bears crushing former SWC rival SMU 59-24.

The honor to take over the starting quarterback position goes to Nick Florence, who received and encouraging text for Griffin before the game.

"He just told me to be myself," Florence said. "I learned a lot from (Griffin). He's done a lot for our program. Just because he leaves, doesn't mean anything different happens here."

What happened was the Baylor offense looked just as good as last year.  Florence final numbers against the SMU was impressive completing 21 of 30 passes for 341 yards and four touchdowns. 

"I thought it was a good performance, but I want to get better.”  Florence said.  “I wanted zero incompletions. I thought it was a great first start, but I want to keep getting better. I had a blast out there."

"Nick was Nick, and that's what you are going to love about him.”  Baylor head coach Art Briles said.  “He's an intelligent, passionate, driven player that places himself second.”

Here’s a game story from KWTX-TV, Waco, Texas

Redskins go "All-In" for this years draft

Robert Griffin III

For a perpetually floundering team, it was the opportunity to make a commitment to win now. For the once promising club who struggled mightily last year, it was a chance to deepen the roster for the next couple of years.

The Washington Redskins made what easily will be the boldest move for this years NFL draft. They've acquired the St. Louis Rams pick, the second overall. In return, the 'Skins will give the Rams, their 1st and 2nd round pick this year and their 1st round pick the next 2 years.

The reason: Robert Griffin, III.

And  while it may seem like a "No-Brainer" for most any team, we really wonder if it is another reach for the Redskins, a team noted for their incompetence over the past oh...10 years or so.

The Redskins have one of the league's most annoying owners, Dan Snyder, who has no qualms about spending money, but never seems to spend it wisely. And they have perhaps the most "Over-rated" coach in the NFL, Mike Shanahan.

Griffin we, like most, think is a "Sure-Fire" can't miss prospect. He has all of the tools and seems to be incredibly smart. He's got personality and should be a star.

But will he be in Washington under the current regime?

We have our doubts. But we could be wrong. We really, really like RG3 and on almost any team, he'd be a MAJOR NFL star. And he may turn out to be one in the NFL, but right now...we aren't ready to proclaim this the "Great Trade" that most NFL writers seem to think it is.

Like everything else football related, we say evaluate it in 3-years.

Baylor over Washington 67-56 in Football

No, it wasn't a Basketball game. Though the score might indicate otherwise.

Last night the Baylor Bears beat the Washington Huskies 67-56 in the Alamo Bowl.

Yes, 67-56.

No, we didn't stay up and watch the game, which kicked off around 9 p.m eastern time, because we would have had to stay up way too late.

The game, featuring Baylor's Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin the III (RG3), also featured nearly 1,400 yards of total offense and a running back for Baylor (Terrance Ganaway) who ran for 5 TD's.

And for what it is worth, the losing QB, Keith Price of Washington, well he threw for 438 yards and 4 TD's...along with running for 3 more.

Here is your wrap up from the folks at KWTX TV in Waco, TX.

RG-3 for the Heisman win--Has to be the socks

RG 3's socks

Sometimes they get it right. Or at least in our opinion.

Quarterback Robert Grifin, III of Baylor is your winner of the 2011 Heisman Trophy. And he did it without the hype machine and hoopla that surrounded the other 5 finalists.

Of course the Superman socks he was wearing (picture) certainly helped endear himself to everyone.

Griffin lead the Bears to one of their most successful seasons ever as they went 9-3. He completed 72% of his passes for 36 touchdowns on the season, many of them were of the dizzying variety. And yeah, he ran for 6 more TD's.

Griffin, who has completed his degree work at Baylor and is looking to complete a law degree is a sure-fire 1st round pick in the NFL draft this spring. With his background as a 400 meter sprinter, his cannon-like arm, his intelligence and likeabilty make us think that he may very well be a future star in the pros.

Your winner. Thanks for the embed code ESPN, appreciate it:

DEVELOPING: RG3 Leaves Baylor Game After Head Shot

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Texas Tech was playing their last game of the regular season and, simultaneously, was trying to get bowl eligible at 6-6 with a win over 18th-ranked Baylor at JerryWorld.

But the Bears had to finish the game without Heisman hopeful Robert Griffin III at quarterback...

Here's the hit to explain why...


Nick Florence had to take over for Griffin and was performing admirably- completing 9 of his first 11 for two scores. By the time the game hit the 59-42 score in the 4th quarter, both teams combined for over 1,000 yards in offense...

More when we know more...

Erin Andrews Gets A Bath In Waco, Texas.

Three are some things you just shut up and let the pictures do the talking. This is one of them. (Thanks Awful Announcing)



Yes the blue Gatorade that was splashed on Robert Griffin III of Baylor also engulfed Erin Andrews from the 4-letter.



Those of us at the OSG HQ are happy that Ms. Andrews didn't wear white. It tends to get nippy in Waco, Texas in late November.

We also remember another famous Gatorade bath 19 years ago. This one wasn't appreciated by Tim McCarver. Enjoy the flashback.



Damn I miss Charley Steiner doing "Sportscenter".

TWTW: Bee-Cee-Ess In Upheaval... Oke State, Clemson, Baylor, Oregon

Just when you thought everything would calm down for a weekend...

Nah...

Where to start...???

With Oke State already losing, that left things in the hands of Oregon...
And a lot of people were just rooting against Lane Kiffin and that toque he sported last night that made him look like he just celebrated his bar mitzvah...

USC went out to a big lead and held on as Alejandro Maldonado hooked a field goal attempt as time expired...
Nick Krupke goes into detail...
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The loss snaps a 21-game winning streak for the Ducks (now 9-2, 7-1 Pac-12) at Autzen Stadium, which was the longest in the nation. It also stopped Oregon's winning streak in conference games at 19.

NEXT!!!

If RG3 isn't back in the college football MVP trophy chase, we don't know what will make it happen...

479 yards passing, which broke his own single-game school record, and 551 total yards of offense in a completely ridiculous performance for a 45-38 win over Oklahoma.

Jenni Carlson and Travis Haney discuss...
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The ACC thought they had something in Clemson, but Dabo threw in a clunker of biblical proportions getting blown out by NC State...

The win for the Wolfpack ended Clemson's seven-game winning streak in the series, which dated back to 2004. (Thanks ACC Digital Network)



"I was really disappointed in the way we played," Swinney said. "There are no excuses. They wanted it more than we did. It is that simple.

"In the game of football, when you do the things that we did, you are going to get beat."

Like giving up 27 in the second...???
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And the HQ is throwing this one in because we can...
Apparently, Eff-Ess-Yew head coach Jimbo Fisher can't locate his offense...
Up early against Virginia, the Seminoles blew the lead and lost to Virginia 14-13 as a last-second field goal attempt went wide... (Thanks ACC Digital Network)



Gee... that NEVER happens to Florida State...
Here's some Mike London post...
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National Title Dreams Die For Oklahoma Thanks To Baylor. Bears Upset Sooners

Was it a Heisman Trophy night for Baylor QB Robert Griffin III?

All the talented Baylor Bear quarterback did on Saturday was throw for 479 yards and four touchdowns. The fourth, a 34-yarder to Terrance Williams with 8 seconds left, was the clincher in the Baylor's 45-38 upset win over Oklahoma.

“It’s another day at the office for Robert." Baylor head coach Art Briles said in a post game press conference after the game. "He’s been doing that for three or four years. When the ball’s in his hands good things happen because he’s very intelligent, very gifted.“

Here's the highlights from Waco, TX. (Thanks Big 12 Digital Network)



The loss to Baylor kills Oklahoma chances of a national title.

“We just didn’t play well enough to win." Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones said. "We had too many turnovers and too many penalties. That’s about it.”

Here's The Oklahoman's Damon Fontenot at Waco with a full report of the game. (Thanks newsok)