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Time Has Come For Washington Redskins To Trade Robert Griffin III

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By @petahrahgas

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Kirk Cousins’ fifth NFL start went about as well as any start could go for a quarterback in a losing effort.

Cousins’ final stat line in the Washington Redskins‘ loss was 427 yards, three touchdowns and one interception (and that INT was a crazy catch by the defender). So far this season — including the Week 2 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars which he entered in the first quarter — Cousins has thrown for 677 yards, five touchdowns and the lone pick. Robert Griffin III has become a master quilter this season and has quilted himself a delightful blanket to huddle under on the bench.

With all of Cousins’ recent success (and Griffin’s inability to stay healthy/return to rookie glory), don’t be surprised if the ever stupid and impulsive Dan Snyder ships RGIII right out of town. But the twist is, for once, Snyder might be doing the right thing.

Griffin isn’t a bust. He isn’t even really a bad quarterback. He’s not the best quarterback, but Geno Smith is a bad quarterback, and he isn’t Smith. Griffin was an overhyped quarterback coming out of college who Washington gave up way too much to get. But who’s surprised? This is the team that thought it was a brilliant idea to give Albert Haynesworth a seven-year, $100 million contract, so they’re used to wildly overpaying for players.

Griffin then exploded onto the scene (making all Washington fans feel better about the team’s absurd payment), had his awkward love/hate public relationship with Mike Shanahan, led Washington to the playoffs and then tore his ACL in what was arguably the worst team decision since Jim Irsay decided to send a first-round pick to the Cleveland Browns for Trent Richardson.

Since all that, RGIII has yet to return to his rookie glory and many believe that his rookie season was an anomaly. But Griffin hasn’t been bad; he just hasn’t been the No. 2 overall pick that was supposed to compete with Andrew Luck until their dying days in the battle for who’s the best quarterback of the future. Right now that battle is being fought by Luck and Russell Wilson. Wilson’s ring finger would like to tell you who’s winning.

There are definitely teams out there that would be interested in acquiring the possible star.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who have quickly realized that Josh McCown’s season in Chicago was a gigantic fluke, are certainly in need of a quarterback. Or how about the Arizona Cardinals? Though I guess that Drew Stanton guy looks pretty good. Or the irony of all ironies could occur and the St. Louis Rams, fresh off the second Sam Bradford ACL tear and Jared Cook starring in Pushgate, trade for the player they received a king’s ransom for back in 2012. Imagine if they ended up with all those picks (first-round pick in 2012, a second-round pick in 2012, a first-round pick in 2013 and a first-round pick in 2014) and the coveted quarterback. Les Snead would instantly win GM of the millennia.

Cousins looks NFL ready. He has looked more calm and poised in the pocket than Griffin ever looked and in Jay Gruden’s offense. I’d only expect Cousins to get better. Yes it seems weird to give up on your ‘franchise’ quarterback and go all in on a fourth-round pick, but for Washington, that makes the most sense right now. Sell high (or as high as you can sell right now) on RGIII and build around Cousins.

He looks pretty good.

Peter Rogers is a New England Patriots writer for www.RantSports.com. Follow him on Twitter @petahrahgas, “Like” him on Facebook or add him to your network on Google

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