With the play and talent of rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III people have been skipping around pretty happy in the nation's Capitol. Last Sunday kind of changed things a little. Griffin was leading the Redskins to what looked to be a tying field goal at the end of the game against the St. Louis Rams. A pass to receiver Josh Morgan had the Redskins in terrific position for that field goal. Instead Morgan retaliated for some perceived injustice by flinging the ball at a Rams player. Probably cornerback Cortland Finnegan. If there's ever a dust up he's usually involved. For one of the dumbest acts that I've ever seen on a football field, rivaling that of a Gramatica field goal celebration, Morgan was called for unsportsmanlike conduct. The Redskins were penalized 15 yards. It moved the ball from a fairly easy field goal to a near impossible field goal. Redskins lose.
They lost even more. I later learned that linebacker Brian Orakpo was lost for the season with a torn pectoral muscle. Defensive end Adam Carriker was also lost for the season with a torn quad tendon. Those are devastating blows to the Redskins defense. I don't recall ever seeing a team lose two players of such quality for the season in one game. Last year the Kansas City Chiefs lost safety Eric Berry and running back Jamaal Charles early in the season. I don't recall if it was in the same game. That killed a promising Chiefs season. the Redskins need players to step up to avoid a similar fate. A lot was expected of their rookie quarterback. There might be a little more now.
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