Redskins ‘QB Controversy’ Is Figment Of Imaginations
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By DERON SNYDER
It’s bad enough that sports journalists around the country are shredding the Washington Nationals for the Shutdown Stephen Strasburg project. Most local media, however, seem to agree with the decision, probably due to our proximity and our inherent interest in the team’s long-term planning.
But there’s nothing like a good debate in sports, and Strasburg’s countdown is fresh and different — qualities that often are in limited supply for sports squawkers.
However, quarterback controversies are old, familiar and comfortable topics, predating the tussle between Oakland’s George Blanda and Daryle Lamonica. That’s probably why some folks in the media are trying to engender a competition between Robert Griffin III and Kirk Cousins.
Never mind that the Washington Redskins mortgaged their future and half of the practice bubble to obtain RG3. Never mind that coach Mike Shanahan emphatically named him the starter right after RG3 shook hands with the commissioner. Never mind that RG3’s name, image and jersey are plastered around D.C. like campaign stickers in a seven-way City Council race.
