Captain Kirk: Skins/Browns Wrap-up

With the 102nd pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, the Washington Redskins selected quarterback Kirk Cousins. At the time, the pick was scrutinized because the team had already drafted Robert Griffin III with the second overall pick of the draft. Most people thought Washington should have used the pick on an offensive lineman or a defensive back. Last week against the Ravens and this week against the Browns made us realize why we leave the football decisions up to Bruce Allen as the General Manager. After Cousins’ first back-up role in week five against the Falcons, I think I speak for everyone that we were worried about his second chance in last weeks Beltway matchup against Baltimore, especially since it was following the view of Griffin taking that nasty shot to the knee. Cousins was driven to shut all that down though as he came into the game to lead the Skins to an overtime win. Cousins wasn’t sure if he would get the start heading into Cleveland with RG3 still dealing with his LCL...