Andrews contradicts Shanahan on RGIII injury
 

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports...njury/1811689/

Interesting to see he didn't say anything for four weeks and waited until a playoff game to make an allegation. Someone is going to lose a client....fast.

Not sure who is going to lose who in your scenario. Athletes need Dr. Andrews more than he needs them.

No one needs someone who waits four weeks to make an allegation about something he is supposedly concerned about. Tony's article also omits admissions the doctor made about how Griffin has passed the tests etc. it cuts off the quote.

I'd be shocked if Washingon ever used Andrews again.

That's pretty shortsighted. They're not going to risk RGIII's health over this.

I'm not saying there aren't other great doctors in this country, but everybody goes to Dr. Andrews for a reason.

Doesn't Mike have a history of antics like this?

It appears some have an axe to grind against Shanahan. Pretty sure if RG3 couldn't play, and Shanny was told RG3 couldn't play, he wouldn't have played. TD sat out a quarter in the super bowl for the very same reason.

Speaking of shanny, they skins are rolling the Seabags, 14-0 in the 1st quarter. Your distraction didn't work Andrew.

You can clearly see that Griffin is playing hurt.

He has just thrown two TDs - the kid is sensational -- and Washington leads.

He's already taken some big hits. Will they carry him off the field?

Wasn't Shanahan fined recently for downplaying a players injury? If Shanahan actually did lie and say a player was cleared by a doctor when he wasn't he will probably get fined again. But as long as they win I doubt there really be much fallout from it. Though if I was the doctor don't think I'd want to keep working with the red skins if they are going to throw him under the bus making claims he cleared someone when he didn't

He was checking him out in the ice fishing box. I'm sure you mean after this year.

I sure he will be taken care of after this game...

LOL, not sure what you're beef with Andrews is, but this is completely irrational.

Is this a Shanahan thing?

Just saw someone posted about this earlier today in the Wildcard Sunday thread:

http://www.orangemane.com/BB/showpos...80&postcount=2

Time to dust off shanahans old lie detector and see whos the one thats really making up stories.

please, no one is ego driven enough to steer a athlete away from the best surgeon in the field just because his story differs.
you would have to be a complete moron to do something like that.

Wow. He just bent his leg in a way that wasn't natural.

He's been cleared by Dr Andrews. He said that he had passed their tests and so he's back out there.

And RGIII is now inevitably writhing in pain on the ground.

What the hell is Andrews supposed to say? He's one of the best sports medicine doctors in the world. You think he'd want his name attached to clearing Griffin if he were to go out there and get hurt?

Shanahan is a great coach. But honest when it comes to injury situations he is not.

Shanahan should be fired for what he just did to that kid. And his team.

He has been subsequently cleared by Andrews. This isn't on Shanahan.

Yeah, that was tough to watch. I hope the kid is okay.

The game in question was from earlier in December correct? For that game I'd say if what the dr said is accurate then Shanny was wrong to say he'd been cleared, but today's game he's been cleared. I can't help but think that's why the article got released so the dr could not only clear himself of liability but prevent a recurrence of anyone other than him clearing a player or making claims he did

Correct. The doctor was referring to a previous game. And in that same article he has said that, subsequently, RGIII passed their tests, so he cleared him.

You have to really spell this out for people here. The reading comprehension is so bad.

Are you even watching the game right now? You don't have to be James Andrews to know that the kid is hurt.

Hmmm:laugh: