2013-01-08

A Tale Of Two Athletes And One City

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" may be one of the more memorable lines in a Dickens novel but equally important is the ensuing "it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity" when considering the city of Washington.

It's interesting to contrast how the Nationals handled pitcher Stephen Strasburg and how the Redskins their promising young QB Robert Griffin III.

If they were aware of RGIII's knee condition, then they messed up bad. I can understand the desire for Griffin to want and go out and play but looks like there was a risk-reward miscalculation.

Some coaches and organizations simply don't value the health of their players nor consider the value of thinking long-term with rookies. It seems this way with the Redskins.

What do they have to show for it? A playoff loss and possibly a seriously damaged knee to their future QB.

The Nationals didn't think they could win and so decided to protect their investment, the Redskins thought otherwise and could potentially lose RGIII for all of next season if it's an ACL tear.

The Redskins foolishly believed they could ride an injured QB (who injured the knee in 2009) to an unlikely championship.

What will the lack of wisdom cost them?

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