Kirk Cousins: I’ll be ready, but RG3 will start Week One

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Posted by Michael David Smith on June 24, 2013, 10:45 AM EDT

Redskins backup quarterback Kirk Cousins has spent the offseason working with the first-string offense while Robert Griffin III recovers from knee surgery. But Cousins thinks the chances are slim to none that he’ll be with the first-string offense when the season starts.

Cousins said Griffin has made significant progress in his recovery, and Cousins can’t imagine that Griffin won’t be ready to play when the Redskins open the season against the Eagles on September 9.

“Robert looked awesome, and I’m not just saying that,” he said on NFL AM. “He is a bit of a freak in terms of his athleticism, he has healed very quickly, he couldn’t practice with us, but he was on a separate field doing drills all spring during OTAs and minicamp. He looked really good. I think he’ll be on the field Week One. But my mindset is to be ready no matter what, and I’m getting ready all summer so I’ll be ready if called upon.”

Cousins played well when given the opportunity as a rookie, and he’s ready to do it again this year. But he sounds like he knows that if he wants to be a long-term starter, it will be elsewhere.

“I’m working hard for whenever the opportunity comes, and if I don’t get any opportunities with the Redskins, then so be it,” he said. “Some day it could lead to the potential opportunity to start for someone.”

The best-case scenario for the Redskins is that Cousins doesn’t get any opportunities in Washington.

 

[Midswat]

I'm all for throwing caution to the wind and getting the Predator/Steve Urkel love child back on the field as soon as possible.

 

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UclGVSpItIk

 

[lons]

I think he should be out there right now, even on this downtime, running and planting his feet, getting those knees toughened up ya know?

 

[ThoughtExperiment]

How are guys coming back from this so fast now? Has to be stem cells. Not that that's a bad thing, but it's more than "he's a freak".

 

[lons]

They are using parts from other pieces of their bodies to repair with. But they can only go to that well once or twice, before there is nothing else. Since this is the second or third time he's had to repair that. I'm willing to bet he's on borrowed time now. And all those saying Shannahan is a genius today will be throwing tomatoes at him this time next year for this should he have another injury of this type. And without his ability to run, I wonder how great a pocket passer he will be. The only reason he did so well last year was that ability to run. If he has to stay in longer, they don't have the O line for that. Should be an interesting year in D.C. if this all goes to shit.