RGIII is a good pocket QB. His throws are normally deadly accurate. I agree with Doc that he's not getting to his 3rd and 4th progressions, but a lot of times there AREN'T any - by play design. Option 3 is for RGIII to run for a first down.
He has a very accurate arm, and he throws perfectly well from the pocket. Shanahan and RGIII both said it didn't hurt his throws, but I think it did. If it didn't, then slamming his hand on his OL's helmet did, because his accuracy was lacking.
What really hurt him was that his timer went off to go for Option 3 (take off running for 20 easy yards) but he would visibly flinch at the idea of doing that and cycle back to option 1. The last sack before the muffed snap/fumble was like that. He could have run for 30 yards on that play if he was healthy, and he knew it.
It would be like taking all the tight ends and slot receivers off the field and then wondering why your QB is struggling to throw downfield consistently. Not to say he didn't hit guys in the hands still - he did - but they were harder passes and the receivers didn't make the plays.
Doc, next season mark it in your appointment book to watch RGIII play a healthy game. It's a treat. Watching the One-Legged Tebow version of RGIII isn't the same thing, any more than watching Secretariat limp around on a split hoof would be satisfying.
That said, I agreed that Seattle would win this game and that RGIII wouldn't be able to do his thing against this defense, and that proved out. Looking forward to the Atlanta game. The Falcons can be punched in the mouth (see: Green Bay a couple years ago) and they won a lot of games this year by one score (seven).
The Seahawks haven't gone down in a while. Developing quite the iron jaw...
The Falcons had better hit hard and prepare for another one score game if they win.
~G
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