Five starting QB’s were NFL rookies in week one. Indianapolis' Andrew Luck, Miami's
Ryan Tannehill, Cleveland's Brandon Weeden and Seattle's Russell Wilson, all four lost their debut game
and Washington’s
Robert Griffin III won.
Here's the Summary:
2012 Rookie
|
Pass
|
Total
|
Rushing
|
|
|
|
QB
|
QB Debut
|
Complete
|
Yards
|
Yards
|
TD
|
INT
|
FUM
|
Rating
|
RG3
|
19 of 26
|
320
|
42
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
139.9
|
Russell Wilson
|
18 of 34
|
153
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
62.5
|
Andrew Luck
|
23 of 45
|
309
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
52.9
|
Ryan Tannenhill
|
20 of36
|
219
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
39
|
Brandon Weeden
|
12 of 35
|
118
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
5.1
|
Tebow who? Jesus was wearing an RG3 jersey on Sunday!
Going into this game the Redskins had a 15-8 all time record
against the Saints and winning three of the last five matchups. Shanahan is 3-1
against the Saints and he has a 14-4 record in week one games; the winningest
of active head coaches.
We all have heard about bounty-gate in New Orleans, where head Coach Sean Payton has
been banned from team activity for one year. Payton’s presence is still visible
with the huge banner of his face giving off that scary eyed look that has the
caption “Do Your Job”. On Friday the appeals panel reinstated defensive end Will
Smith and linebacker Jon Vilma who were suspended for their roles in the bounty
scandal. Smith started on Sunday. Vilma was on the sidelines due to off season
knee surgery. But that wasn’t enough for the Who Dat nation and I’m sure they will all have nightmares of the
Sean Payton stare.
Even with the Redskins history against the Saints and the
Saints in franchise mayhem, Vegas still had RG3 and the Skins as the underdog.
But in typical Dan Snyder fashion, he managed to give Vegas another reason to
hate the Redskins and left most football fans shocked as the Redskins beat the
Saints 40-32 in the Superdome. Since Shanahan took over as the Redskins head
coach in 2010, this is the first time the team scored 40 points.
RG3 found WR Pierre Garcon in the middle for an 88-yard TD,
tying the second-longest scoring pass by a quarterback making his NFL debut and
the longest offensive TD for the Skins since 1987. RG3 finished the first half
with a perfect 158.3 passer rating; the first time a rookie has done that with
10 or more attempts.
I just hope RG3 isn’t so good that Shanahan decides he needs
to shut him down. No pun intended Davey Johnson, no pun intended…
History continued when my neighbor only knocked on my wall
twice (their way of telling me to stop hooting and hollering) and the concierge
didn’t call me to ask me to tone it down. Clearly, they must not have been home
the entire game- I was going nuts! What a turn around for Washington.
Peter King gave the Redskins a 6-10 prediction and most of
the “experts” had even less faith. It’s still early, but just knowing that this
team can throw, catch AND score is a fundamental breath of fresh air in the
Nations Capital. Now, that’s the real change we’ve been waiting for.
And how about those Foot Locker employees, I mean the replacement
refs. I like these guys! For once the Redskins are getting the calls and
getting them on the road too!
More history was made on Sunday as Shannon Eastin became the
first women to be a line judge in an official regular-season game for the St.
Louis-Detroit matchup. This is the first time in eleven years that replacement
officials have been called up while the regular officials are locked out. I
just wish she wouldn’t have tucked her ponytail under her cap after the
national anthem. Girl, you earned your spot, don’t be scared to show off your
ponytail! Wear it with pride and know you’re the best looking official in the
game.
Yes, week one made the history books, but it’s only one
chapter for the 2012 season. The key for Shanahan’s Redskins will be to finish
each game. Seeing is believing, and we saw on Sunday that the talent is there-
we just have to finish writing the history book one chapter at a time.
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