This escalated quickly.
So far, Shanny won't say if RGIII starts Sunday, won't say if he wants to coach team next year, won't say whether he wanted to quit in 2012.
— Judy Battista (@judybattista) December 9, 2013
Shanahan worried about getting RGIII injured for the offseason program, so may shut him down as precaution, though he says the QB is healthy
— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) December 9, 2013
It is clear Shanahan won’t be back with the Redskins, so this is more about annoying Dan Snyder than anything else.
To me the only reason you shut RG3 down is if you are planning on trading Kirk Cousins. If you aren’t you have to let RG3 take him lumps.